Scout 255 LXF
When Steve Potts built this first 14-foot creek boat in 1989, it’s doubtful he imagined that 30 years later he would build a 53-footer powered Continue reading
Crownline E 285 XS
Boat Tests
Sweetwater 2286 SFL
Sweetwater is the Godfrey Pontoons Boats value line. With many other companies, value models are fairly spartan boats, but the going trend is more luxury Continue reading
Crownline E 215 XS
Crownline’s motto, “Our standards are their options,” is spot-on when it comes to the E 215 XS. The upscale standard features rolled into its nationally Continue reading
Coach 250 RE
If the word Coach is on the side of a pontoon, no matter the model — we tested a Coach 250 RE — we know Continue reading
Ranger VS1660
Since Ranger’s splash into the aluminum boat market in 2013, its aluminum line keeps expanding, and for 2019, the builder from Flippin, Ark., unveils its Continue reading
Yamaha EXR Waverunner
Rec-Lite is a relatively new category of personal watercraft and is used to describe sleds that are smaller and less expensive than a full-sized PWC. Continue reading
Berkshire 23RFX Arch STS
Berkshire’s 23RXT Arch might be part of its midlevel STS Series, but that’s misleading, because this pontoon is all about sporty luxury. Berkshire offers a Continue reading
Hurricane Fundeck 236SB OB
Back in 1973, Hurricane pioneered a new boat concept that would forever change the way many people went boating. Called the FunDeck, it featured a Continue reading
MasterCraft XT22
MasterCraft introduced the surf/wakeboard/ slalom-capable XT22 last year and already the builder is tweaking the boat to make it even better. An all-new interior look Continue reading
Bullet 21SST
Most full-time bass pros who run a Bullet boat use the 21XRS, which is 10 inches longer than the 21-foot-long 21SST I tested, but if Continue reading
Starcraft SLS 5 SP
The best-selling pontoon in Starcraft’s lineup just got more attractive for 2019 with the addition of the SP Appearance Package, which changes the look inside Continue reading
Cobalt R7 Surf
For years wakesurfing has been the fastest growing watersport. At first, it was the exclusive domain of direct-drive ski boats; they get Continue reading