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Installing Clear Acrylic Livewell Lids Swapping in a clear acrylic livewell lid lets you more easily keep tabs on the health of your live-bait supply. Boat Test: 2024 Solara S-250 DC The Solara S-250 DC is versatile enough to handle everything from fishing trips to boating adventures and watersports. Boat Test: 2024 Checkmate Pulsare 2400 BRX The Checkmate Pulsare 2400 BRX looks great while pulling ­water toys and offering a ­good-size group a thrill ride. Cox 350 Diesel Outboard The Cox 350 diesel outboard is quiet and powerful and offers buckets of torque along with efficient fuel consumption. Suzuki Marine Unveils New Stealth Line Outboards Five new outboard models combine performance with a bold new look. Boat Test: 2024 Zodiac Medline 7.5 GT The Zodiac Medline 7.5 GT is a rigid-hull inflatable that touches all of the bases while showcasing its style. Advertisement Boat Tests Boat Test: 2024 Solara S-250 DC The Solara S-250 DC is versatile enough to handle everything from fishing trips to boating adventures and watersports. Boat Test: 2024 Checkmate Pulsare 2400 BRX The Checkmate Pulsare 2400 BRX looks great while pulling ­water toys and offering a ­good-size group a thrill ride. Boat Test: 2024 Zodiac Medline 7.5 GT The Zodiac Medline 7.5 GT is a rigid-hull inflatable that touches all of the bases while showcasing its style. Boat Test: 2024 Supra SV The Supra SV creates pro-level riding surfaces in a package that’s easy to maneuver, trailer and fit in a garage. Boat Test: 2024 Centurion Fe22 The Centurion Fe22 offers full-on wakesurfing performance and numerous amenities in a more affordable package. Boat Test: 2024 MasterCraft XT25 The MasterCraft XT25 combines a large, clean wave with ample storage and room for even the largest of crews. Boat Test: 2024 Axis A245 The Axis A245 is a stylish, high-performance watersports machine ready for anybody that wants to have a ton of fun. Boat Test: 2024 Formula 457 CCS The 457 CCS delivers a combination of performance, luxury, versatility and great opportunities for owner personalization. Boat Test: 2024 Tidewater 3100 Carolina Bay Tidewater’s 3100 Carolina Bay, the world’s largest bay boat, can fish skinny or blue while also offering comfortable cruising. 2024 Boat Buyers Guide Boating Magazine’s 2024 Boat Buyers Guide features the top new boats on the market. Find all of the new boat reviews, boat pictures and videos. Read More 2024 Water Sports Boat Buyers Guide The 2024 Water Sports Boat Buyers Guide provides the widest variety of reviews and videos of watersports boats. Read More Videos Boats and Engines Cox 350 Diesel Outboard The Cox 350 diesel outboard is quiet and powerful and offers buckets of torque along with efficient fuel consumption. Suzuki Marine Unveils New Stealth Line Outboards Five new outboard models combine performance with a bold new look. Yamaha F350 Outboard The new Yamaha F350 is packed with the latest technology and offers the best power-to-weight ratio in its class. Balise Pontoon Boats Launches New pontoon boat company, Balise, promises a new experience on the water. Fishing Boats While as many fishing boats today use outboard power as diesel inboard engines, and outriggers aren’t made from bamboo any more, we still provide the best fishing boat reviews for angling boaters. Pontoon Boats Pontoon Boats now come in such a wide variety of styles and are built with an equally wide variety of activities in mind. What’s the best pontoon boat for you? Runabout Boats Typically a runabout is an open boat, but it may have a flush-deck cuddy cabinand is sometimes known as a sport boat in that configuration. Watersport Boats Whether you and your crew waterski, wakeboard wakesurf-or all three-here you’ll find the widest variety of watersports boats. More Boats Advertisement How To On Board With: Brian Grubb Brian Grubb is a wakeskating pioneer whose drone tow into a BASE jump in Dubai helped set a new bar for the sport. Installing Clear Acrylic Livewell Lids Swapping in a clear acrylic livewell lid lets you more easily keep tabs on the health of your live-bait supply. Captain of Dive Boat That Caught Fire Sentenced to Four Years Disgraced boat captain, Jerry Boylan, abandoned ship first, didn’t try to fight the fire and left his 34 passengers to die in the blaze. How to Make DSC Fully Functional on a VHF Radio Integrating GPS with VHF is a key step to ­activating DSC functionality. Here are four ways to make it happen. Dealing With a Fouled Propeller There are a few ways to clear a fouled prop. Here are some things to remember depending on your particular situation. Is It Ever Okay to Break Boating Rules? On most days boating rules are pretty straightforward, but here are three scenarios where breaking the rules might be okay. Boating Gear Choosing and Using a Marine Loudhailer Loudhailers enhance communication and improve boating safety. Here’s how to choose and use the right one for your boat. Four Top Inflatable PFDs Tested Inflatable life jackets are lighter and more comfortable to wear. Learn how four of the top models performed during testing. Base-Layer Shirts for Boaters Wearing a base-layer shirt can help stave off the chill of early-season boating. Here are three worth considering. We Test: Savvy Navvy Mobile App This free navigation app includes weather, AIS data, tides and currents and more. Celebrate 406 Day With the United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard recognizes April 6 as 406 Day to help boaters remember to register their EPIRB or PLB. Six Tools for Spring Make-Ready Spring commissioning involves a variety of tasks. These six tools will help you get your boat ready for the season. Cookie Settings SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscribe Renew Digital Edition Customer ServicePrivacy Policy Contact Us Careers FOLLOW US Email Newsletters Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube FIRECROWN BRANDS Boating Cruising World Sailing World Salt Water Sportsman Sport Fishing Wakeboarding Yachting Many products featured on this site were editorially chosen. Boating may receive financial compensation for products purchased through this site. Copyright © 2024 Boating Firecrown . All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is...