Marine-electronics brands continue to load chart-plotter displays with greater networking capabilities, more-detailed charting, enhanced screen clarity, new wireless functions, and increasingly ...

Maybe you own an older boat and don’t want to replace it but would love some “new boat” features such as assisted docking or a ­Dynamic Positioning System? Or maybe you’re selling your boat and think ...

The hardest part of becoming a boater is taking that first step. To be a real boater, you have to actually buy a boat, a prospect that can seem daunting. With so many choices and styles, it’s hard to ...

Once detached from a marine engine, a sterndrive or outboard lower unit is unwieldy and heavy, making repairs and storage awkward at best. Some boaters use bench vises to grip the skeg and keep lower ...

We’ve all been there. A headwind pipes up, and choppy, rough seas dance between you and your destination. You throttle up; you throttle back. You try to help your boat find its comfort zone, and you ...

Find cruiser boat tests, photo galleries and videos of cruising boats, plus cruising boat buying information, boat tests and more. Join Patrick Sciacca, Editor in Chief of Yachting magazine, for an up ...

New gelcoat finishes project a radiate shine, but over years that new-boat gloss can grow dull and chalky. Polishing helps bring back the luster, and applying quality marine wax products help protect ...

Boating’s Boat of the Year (BOTY) ranks as the most prestigious honor a recreational boatbuilder can be awarded. BOTY is announced annually during an event at February’s Miami International Boat Show, ...

Iron castings, such as exhaust manifolds and risers, fail from corrosion as they cool and contract. Many a boat that runs well has been put in its slip on Saturday afternoon only to have water siphon ...

Travel enough by boat, and you’ll notice that commercial fishermen in a geographic region have similar boats that are well-suited to targeted species, fishing methods, and local waters. Head down the ...

At 24 feet, 2 inches and 7,500 pounds, Malibu’s flagship M242 combines with 4,719 pounds of equivalent ballast (with the Power Wedge III deployed) to quickly and easily kick up professional-level ...

The first time I ran a boat with a step hull, I was a bundle of nerves, my mind abuzz with stories of stepped racing hulls, throttles pinned, the ­driver hanging onto the ragged edge of control, each ...