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| View in browser BoatTEST Newsletter November 5, 2023 Hello Boater, Most Popular News Items of the Week Monday #1 Galeon 325 GTO: Bold Styling, Practical Engineering The Galeon 325 GTO combines the exterior sunning space of a large bowrider with the comforts of a weekender suited for four. Inventive engineering adds to the aft sunning space with a lounge over the outboards.More...   Find a Dealer Galeon Yachts Tuesday #1 Boston Whaler 325 Conquest: Fish, Cruise, Dive - or Simply Mess About The Boston Whaler 325 has the same solid build as all the Whaler clan and she’s a true multi-mission machine, equally at home with lines out 50 miles offshore or sliding up to a hidden beach for a swim and a picnic. She can overnight four thanks to a mid-cabin and convertible V-berth. See Our Video...   Find a Dealer Build & Price It Wednesday #1 Cruisers Yachts 50 GLS Huge Bowrider Sleeps 4 The Cruisers Yachts 50 GLS has far more open deck space than most in class, including fold-out balconies around the aft deck. She also fits two staterooms below. The aft beam expands to 21’ (6.4 m) with the balconies deployed. See Our Video...   Find a Dealer Cruisers Yachts Thursday #1 Blackfin 400 CC: 1600-Hp Upscale Fishboat The Blackfin 400 CC includes value-added features like lithium-ion battery banks replacing the generator for AC and other house electrical needs, captain’s chair seating for six behind the center console and accommodations for two below. See Our Video...   Find a Dealer Build & Price It Friday #1 Sea Ray SPX 210: An "Entry Level" Bowrider The new Sea Ray SPX 210 is the most affordable boat in the company’s line, and a good place for any new boater to start.  We will be testing her soon, but in the meantime take a quick tour with Capt. Trip as he gets a tour of this new boat from Sea Ray. See Our Video...   Find a Dealer Build & Price It 5 Most Popular Reports of the Week Monday #1 Boat vs.Car Depreciation Boats don’t depreciate as fast as cars, but they do gradually fall in value. Here are the factors that affect their value most to help you get the best deal, from Sean Horsfall of Len’s Cove Marina. More...   Learn More Tuesday #1 Lithium Ion Batteries, Pt. 1 Lithium-ion batteries are becoming more popular because of their light weight compared to conventional batteries, and also due to their high output and extended lifespan. More...   Read More Wednesday #1 Lewmar Pro Fish Windlass BoatTEST Recommends a Horizontal Windlass Our experience is that among mid-size boats, the #1 equipment troublemaker is the vertical windlasses. What you see above is a Lewmar Pro Fish “Horizontal” Windlass.  “Horizontal” because the shaft is horizontal. It uses gravity at both ends to keep the rode where you want it.  We wish more builders would install this type of windlass and make everyone’s life easier. See Our Report...   Price & Order Defender Catalog Thursday #1 29 Boats Sunk, Many Feared Lost Standing Watch The first cat 5 hurricane ever recorded on the Mexican west coast trapped and sank many boats and some are just now being pulling up from the bottom after last week's disaster. 47 are dead and 54 are unaccounted for. More...   Read More Friday #1 Are Your Thru-Hulls Secure? A three inch hole just a few feet below the waterline can sink a 60’ boat in just a few minutes. Here’s how to make sure it doesn’t happen to your boat. More...   Read More This Week's Accidents Read Archived Reports Life is Better On a Boat! Dinghys, Sailboats, and Yachts around the Faraglioni Rocks in Capri, Italy! Please share your "Life is Better on a Boat" photos with us and we’ll send them around the world to 150,000 other BoatTEST members! Email Us Thanks for following us! We'll See You On The Water.  Some or all of the content contained in this newsletter may be sponsored. BoatTEST makes all possible efforts to ensure all material that is published in this newsletter is true and accurate. BoatTEST.com, 8A Halidon Ave, Newport, RI 02840 Manage preferences |
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