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title: Hi Boater — Most Expensive Superyacht Ever? | 10 Minute Boat Inspection | Salt-Away - Does it Work?
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Before Buying a Boat -- New or Used -- Take 10 Minutes to Give the Vessel a Quality Inspection. We Tell You What to Look For.

| View in browser Hello Boater, The Most Popular Videos & Reads of the Week Monday #1 Boston Whaler 280 Dauntless XL Bay Boat w/Offshore Capability The Boston Whaler 280 Dauntless may be the largest designated “bay boat” on the market and one of the fastest with twin 300-hp outboards. She can float in 18” (45.72 cm), drive up, and with a 160-gallon (605 L) fuel tank, she can reach bluewater fisheries out of many ports. See Our Video-> Find a Dealer Build & Price Tuesday #1 Kadey-Krogen 48 AE Authentic Trawler for Ocean Cruising The Kadey-Krogen 48 AE is a smaller version of the much-heralded Kadey-Krogen 58, offering several different arrangement plans to meet owners' needs, whether it's for couples cruising, for children and grandchildren, or for exploring the world. See Our Video->   KK 48 AE Info Kadey-Krogen Wednesday #1 Nimbus T8 Fast, Safe, Smooth and Scandinavian The Nimbus T8 combines a practical Scandinavian dayboat design with a sea-kindly running surface and upscale comfort touches to create an all-purpose dayboat that also functions nicely as a yacht tender or sport boat. Top speed exceeds 52 mph with a 300-hp Mercury. See Our Video->  Find a Dealer Nimbus Boats Thursday #1 True North 34 Timeless Style Plus Added Panache The True North 34 combines classic Down East workboat style and functionality with the comfort and convenience of an outboard-powered couples’ cruising yacht. Note the oversized windows and the tumblehome on the transom. See Our Video-> Find a Dealer True North Yachts Friday #1 World Cat 260 DC-X Quick Planing, Fuel-Efficient Easy Rider The World Cat 260DC-X is perfect for offshore fishing with its catamaran stance, twin hulls, and high freeboard. It offers comfort features for 2024 like a stowaway bench seat and fold-down transom aft. Take a sneak peek. See Our Video->   Find a Dealer Build & Price 5 Most Popular Reports of the Week Monday #1 Pros and Cons of Center Consoles Is a center console the right boat for your family? Here are the pros and cons from Len’s Cove Marina on why a CC might be the right boat for you — or why it may not.   Read More Tuesday #1 Top Seven Need-to-Knows Before Exploring the Great Loop Here's how to make sure you, your boat and your crew are ready to take on all or part of this legendary 6,000-mile journey through the waters of the U.S. and Canada. Read More Wednesday #1 Salt-Away How Does it Work? Salt-Away is proven effective and used on all boats in BoatTEST's Sovereign Boat Club to flush engines and spray topsides. But how does it work and why is it better than water? Watch Our Video-> Salt-Away Website Contact Salt-Away Mail Order from Defender Thursday #1 Lürssen Superyacht Sells for $358.5 Million Earlier this year, the 115.10 m (377.6’) superyacht was sold to Canadian billionaire and former ice hockey goaltender Patrick Dovigi for a rumored $358.5 million (€330 million). Lurssen is a premier family-owned superyacht builder in Germany. One wag quoted Dovigi  as saying, "It's only money—what the puck?" Read More Friday #1 A 10-Minute Boat Inspection Check for Tell-Tale Signs of Quality Can you see a woven roving pattern, waves in the finish, or a washboard effect in a hullside? These issues usually don't diminish the strength of a hull; rather they indicate how much TLC, time, and money went into creating the boat's tooling. Check out more tips for a quality inspection.   Read More This Week's Accidents Read Archived Reports Life is Better On a Boat "Robbie staying “cool” in Rubicon Bay, Lake Tahoe" We invite you to share your captivating photos of "Life is Better on a Boat" with us.  Email Us Thanks for following us! Questions? Please write to editorial@boattest.com 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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