BEYOND GOLD. Captains Gregg and Shelley take their turns testing and inspecting this exciting new cruiser that packs performance and luxury into a package where virtually everything is just plain cool. Three staterooms and two heads — or, turn the third stateroom into a lower salon... or perhaps something else.
TEST VIDEO. From her welded, military-grade aluminum hull to the oversized rub rails, massive hullside fenders, heated shock-absorbing helm seats and fully-enclosed pilothouse, the Arksen 28 is built for adventurous owners to go where the spirit moves them. Weather be damned. She's gas to drive and run up on the beach.
TEST VIDEO. The Galeon 375 GTO combines performance (56.3 mph with twin 600-hp Mercurys) with premium features including fold-out balconies, sliding stern lounge, cockpit galley, sunroof and a helm that could be in a G550. She sleeps four.
KEEPING STERNDRIVE ENGINES ALIVE. Why is it that you can get 150,000 miles out of an automobile engine, but the same block in a boat is often a mess after five years? The above photo illustrates why people prefer to pay more for an outboard engine. If you can get to it, our 10 steps will keep your engine running for years.
SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED. Video taken by the underwater investigators was leaked by an Italian newspaper and appears to show that a water-tight hatch from the lazarette to the engine control room was shut and the door to the engine room itself was dogged down.
ON TOP FROM DOWN UNDER. Team Emirates New Zealand trounced the British challenger in the 37th running of the America's Cup held this year in Barcelona. Their boat simply went faster and pointed higher, a combination hard to beat. America's Cup racing is now more like Formula 1.
Tony Fleming and crew continue their exploration of southeast Alaska aboard Venture, visiting the 600’ tall face of Dawes Glacier and chilling their drinks with 10,000-year-old ice as harbor seals watch from a distance.
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