Lowe is offering its Bay series in three lengths, 18’ (5.49 m), 20’ (6.1 m) and 22’ (6.71 m). The company packages the Bay 22 with a 200-hp Mercury outboard that can be offered in a choice of colors to match a boat. A pad-bottom design helps the boat run 55 mph and Lowe builds her with a new, improved interior substructure. For fishing the flats, she has a shallow draft and there are raised casting platforms fore and aft. To learn the rest of the details, see our boat show video here...
The BlueNav Bluespin electric propulsion system is a clever invention that for now will help us transition from the ICE age to the Electric Age, which is probably a decade or so away. We discovered it at the METS Trade show in Amsterdam last November. It essentially creates an easy-to-retrofit hybrid system, but the inventor points out it is also ideal for new boat builders to incorporate in their boats at low cost.
The unit consists of a retractable electric motor that lets a captain switch from fossil fuel to electric propulsion at the touch of a button. The shaftless, gearless motor is housed in the ring, with the rotor sitting within the surrounding stator that is also ring-shaped and creates prodigious torque. Since the blades are mounted to the rotor ring, there are no tip vortices to make noise and create drag. Watch the video and see the invention working. More...
When we tested Fountain’s 43 NX center console, the largest engines offered were quad 400-hp Mercury Racing outboards and they pushed the boat to a top speed of 73.4 mph. Fountain now offers her with quad Mercury Racing 450Rs that bump the top end to 82 mph, according to the builder, and give her a range of more than 380 miles at 40 mph. It’s worth noting that the 400-hp engines are built on a 2.6-liter V6 powerhead. The 450s are 4.6-liter V8s and that extra displacement will come in handy pushing a boat that weighs more than 17,000 lbs. (7,711.07 kg) as tested. More...
The 2019 Viking 44 Convertible, Haley Adyson, is a classic inboard battlewagon ready to head offshore and fish for big game. She’s powered by twin 1,000-hp Volvo Penta D13 inboards and is a one-owner boat that has been professionally maintained. Fishing highlights include Release Marine helm chairs and rocket launchers and electric teaser reels. Belowdecks, she has a full-beam master stateroom as part of accommodations for four. More...
CL Yachts had a successful Miami boat show selling several yachts we’re told and a quick look at our video of the 76 will explain why. The CLA 76 is built with foam coring, carbon fiber, E-glass and infused vinylester resin. Cabinetry and bulkheads are cored with Tricel honeycomb, an expensive material but super strong and light. The result is a 77’7” (23.65 m) long motoryacht that weighed 110,854 lbs. (50,283 kg) as tested, making her one of the lightest in class. More...
The Galeon 425 HTS is a 44’ (13.41 m) express yacht that will most likely end up on the shortlist of a buyer looking to move up to his/her first boat longer than 40’ (12.19 m). She’s equipped to make her easy to drive with interceptors that can be set to automatic, so the trim is taken care of. When the time comes to pull up to a dock or into a slip, the Volvo Penta IPS joystick will give a captain confidence. More...
Marinco has been making shorepower cords for decades and the EEL models have a new design that makes them easier and safer to connect. Traditional shorepower plugs have a threaded ring that secures them in place. They can strip or break, but EEL stands for Easily Engaged Lock and it clamps in place with patented Jaw Clamp Technology. It even has a built-in light that makes it easier to line up.
After falling overboard near Southern California’s Channel Islands, Scott Thompson swam 5 miles to safety.
A Southern California man is lucky to be alive after falling out of his sea urchin boat and then swam more than 5 miles to safety at an offshore oil platform. It’s a remarkable story about perseverance, mental strength, a friendly seal and luck that Scott Thompson shares. More...
As soon as word got out that SBC had its second Regal 33 SAV, memberships were taken and this club boat is half sold out. Don’t miss another opportunity to get access to a boat valued at more than $400k through an affordable annual or seasonal membership with the Sovereign Boat Club. Check her out atSovereignBoatClub.com.
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