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Nimbus T8:

Tender Meets Weekender

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DOUBLE LIFE While 'T' stands for Tender, highlighting the T8's design for easy mothership access via her wide walk-around deck, she excels beyond this primary role. The T8 is also a capable and distinctive day boat, featuring accommodations below for comfortable weekend trips.

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Aquila Moloki 47:

Offshore Ready Cat

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TAMING ROUGH SEAS Built for robust offshore performance, the Aquila 47 Molokai comes with various power choices for owner customization. The hull effectively mitigates wave impacts in choppy seas. Corroborating the smooth ride, Capt. Trip noted the near absence of hull slap during on-water testing.

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Sovereign Boat Club

Scout Dorado 277 Dual Console

Special Fleet Pricing to the Speedy

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REMARKABLE STANDARD AMENITIES on the Dorado 277 include the hardtop and windshield wiper with spritz, the UltraLeather seat upholstery, standard faux teak decking at the transom, two-way dinette seating, electric toilet with headroom, fresh and raw water washdowns, inductive phone charging, power steering, Seakeeper Ride interceptors, completely finished bilge liner and Scout's signature broken sheer and tumble home transom. Ask about special SBC pricing.

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Lessons Learned from

Rescue of 4 Sailors

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ABANDON SHIP! Lesson #1: Always stay with a small boat (this was not the Titanic.) Lesson #2: Many “sinking” boats don’t endup sinking. Lesson #3: Have a PFD for everyone aboard. Lesson #4: Don’t go boating without a 5-gal. bucket.  Become a VIP member and dive into 2 years of Accident Archives -- and learn.

RESCUE REPORT

Will Chinese Outboards Engines be Cheaper? 

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OUTBOARD MARKET SHAKE-UP. A significant shift may be underway in the outboard engine landscape. This new 115hp four-stroke incorporates technology previously associated mainly with established Japanese and American manufacturers. What does this level of componentry signal about global engine production and potential market disruption? Explore the technical specifics and implications.

ENGINE INSIGHTS

Great Loop Adventure EP 35

Big Boat, Big City: SeaShine Takes on NYC!

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Join the Boomershine family as they swap serene seas for the slightly more chaotic waters of New York Harbor!  Watch as they dodge dolphins, wrestle with whale sightings, and ponder the age-old question: "Will our giant boat actually fit under that bridge?"

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Life is Better on a Boat 

Enjoying Riviera Beach Florida with Sovereign boat club Saxdor

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Life is Better on a Boat - Photo Contest

Most days, we feature a new Life is Better on a Boat photo and we even sometimes share on social media. Submit yours for the chance to win a coveted BoatTEST hat! Winner announced the last Sunday of the month.

 

(Bonus points for showing people enjoying life on a boat.)

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