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title: New Aviara AV32 | New Wellcraft 355 | Tie a Cleat Hitch
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Every week, BoatTEST publishes news items on about 25 boats and products. Readers have asked which ones are the most popular each day.

| View in browser BoatTEST Newsletter June 12, 2022 Most Popular Boats of the Week Every week, BoatTEST publishes news items on about 25 boats and products. Readers have asked which ones are the most popular each day, so below you can find the answer.   Monday #1 Aviara AV32 New Dayboat Design Hits America In case you haven’t noticed, there is a new dayboat design emanating from northern Europe. Aviara is the first American brand to create its own version, the AV32. Powered by twin outboards, she is a “must-see” for anyone contemplating this new boat type. More...   Watch Our New Test Video Builder's Website   Tuesday #1 Beneteau Antares 9 Weekends Away with the Family Beneteau’s Antares 9 is a 29’6” (8.99 m) twin outboard-powered express cruiser with dual missions of day-boating and coastal cruising. She carries an affordable price tag and has indoor and outdoor dining areas plus a private head. More...   Watch Our Test Video Builder's Website   Wednesday #1 Ocean Alexander 27E Ready for Serious Expeditions Ocean Alexander’s 27E is an 88’9” (27.05 m) motoryacht designed for adventure and global exploration. Her aft deck measures 224.96 sq. ft. (20.9 sq. m). That’s large enough to hold two RIB tenders plus other gear. More...   Watch Our Test Video Builder's Website   Thursday #1 Sailfish 245 DC Affordable and Offshore Capable The Sailfish 245 DC has a high freeboard for her length and a cockpit depth forward of 32” (81 cm) and aft of 27” (68 cm). Her windshield is also high, which will provide good weather protection. She essentially has everything a larger boat has but in a smaller space. Base price is $128k and we outfitted her to our specs with hardtop, etc., for $175k. More...   Watch Our Test Video Builder's Website   Friday #1 Regal LS36 A Yacht for All Reasons Regal’s LS36 is a 37’3” (11 m) day yacht that can be open or closed for three-season cruising. She can also be a multi-latitude yacht. More...   Watch Our Test Video Builder's Website   Ranked the #1 Boat Show of the Year by BoatTEST Members With bands going from morning till late, free cocktails, exotic cars, planes, helicopters and toys of all kinds, there is not a boat show in the U.S. that can match the Steelpointe Yacht & Charter Show in terms of fun and excitement. The show runs from June 17-19 in Bridgeport, CT.  For a VIP invitation, click here...     5 Most Popular Reports of the Week   Monday #1 How Fast Should Diesels Be Run to Max Engine Hours? Every diesel-powered boat owner wonders how fast the engines should be run and how many hours of service can be expected. The answer is: “It’s complicated.” But here are some basic guidelines that will get you on the right track. More...   Read More   Tuesday #1 Bering Yachts B145 New Explorer Series Bering Yachts has launched the new B145 yacht, M/Y Heeus. She was built at the Bering shipyard in Antalya, Turkey, and the 145’ (44.2 m) explorer yacht is the first hull in the flagship B145 range of expedition vessels. Read more here...   For more information, visit the builder's website.   Wednesday #1 Wellcraft 355 A New Direction Wellcraft — which is owned by Groupe Beneteau and has catered to the fishing boat market for the last 20 years or so — has taken a bold step with the introduction of the new 355. It is obviously not a serious fishing boat. Further, the new 355 appears to have been inspired by the successful designs from the Nordic countries. Those boats are being sold as “commuters” that take the boat owners from their primary residences to their summer houses on islands and archipelagos in the Baltic and the North Seas. More…   Get all the details at the Wellcraft website.   Thursday #1 Tips to Protect Your Investment Navigation electronics, outboards, tenders and other expensive items that are easy to cart off make your boat vulnerable to bad guys. See these tips on keeping your boat safe. More...   Read More   Friday #1 Maritime Knots The Cleat Hitch: Do It Right The cleat hitch is the most basic of all marine knots, yet only one person in 10 does it correctly. Don’t be embarrassed if you have been piling many wraps of line on a cleat all of your life because most veteran boaters do it wrong. Note the clean, simple look of the properly tied cleat hitch above. This is as secure as the hitch will ever get no matter how many wraps you put on the cleat. And in an emergency, it can be thrown off in a jiffy. More...   Read More   Photo Of The Day "Inlet Outing" by Forest Johnson To learn more about Forest or to order a print of this image, click here.  Share your boating photos with us! 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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