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Popular Mechanics
October 1999
Cliff Gromer |
Putting On The Pressure ...And while one major outboard manufacturer is now struggling to stem the plague that's crippling its engines (and its reputation), along comes Yamaha with impressive new two-stroke technology for its 2000 model year engines....   |
Popular Mechanics
August 2000
Rich Taylor |
Power Play A no-holds-barred comparison test of the top five
outboards in which 2-stroke, 4-stroke, Ficht and
Optimax technologies slug it out head-to-head. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2001
Rich Taylor |
Blistering Four-Strokes For Bass Boats The engineering challenge is to build a powerful four-stroke outboard that's not too heavy to balance on the transom of a bass boat. Yamaha and Honda are the first to accept this challenge... |
Popular Mechanics
October 1999
Rich Taylor |
Jets Vs. Props Here's how to choose the right kind of package boat power. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2002
Rich Taylor |
100MPH! We take seven of the world's fastest bass boats and go fishing... |
Popular Mechanics
March 2004
Cliff Gromer |
Fast Glass The new wave of boats and motors for '04 hit the water with more power, style, technology--and a pop-up cabana. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2002
Cliff Gromer |
A Real Boat And A Rocket Ship Yamaha's new GP1300R 2-seater muscle PWC is touted as the fastest and most powerful model in its class. |
Popular Mechanics
January 25, 2005
Glenn Law |
Waterworks Clean-burning four-stroke outboards churn the mid-size trailer-boat market for 2005. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2003
Rich Taylor |
Bass Boat Alternatives A sterndrive bass boat turns heads on the water. This is a package that makes a lot of sense.A sterndrive bass boat turns heads on the water. This is a package that makes a lot of sense. |
| Boating |
Shootout! Entry-Level Waterbikes Three Water Pistols. One Super Soaker. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2003
Rich Taylor |
Fighter Jets The hottest new PWCs battle it out for Lord of the Lagoon. |
| Boating |
More New Gear: Evinrude Want red-hot acceleration in a midsized outboard? Try an e-tec 175 -- we ran one on a j&h performance b210, and it launched the 1,400-pound bay boat out of the hole fast. |
Car and Driver
March 2004
Frank Markus |
Tech Stuff: Diesel's Last Stand? Diesels now offer superior performance, fuel economy, and longevity, but have CARB and the EPA made outlaws of them? |
Popular Mechanics
September 2002 |
U.S.-To-Bermuda Record Breaker A Renaissance Prowler 306, powered by twin V6 Honda BF225 4-stroke outboards, sets a new record in the Bermuda Challenge. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2000 |
Deep Freeze Why put time and money into a boat that you're not going to use for six months? That's an all-too-common attitude when it comes to winterizing chores. Big mistake. Winter weather can wreak havoc (cracked blocks, corrosion, etc.) on a boat that's not prepared for hibernation... |
Boating
May 2006
Kevin Falvey |
Cobalt 343 Concept Boat Being the fastest kid on the dock doesn't necessarily mean you're the coolest. That takes something more, something unique, which is where this boat comes in. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2003
Rich Taylor |
Powder Toughs Snowmobiles go 4-stroke for quiet, smokefree riding -- at speeds up to 137 mph. |
Boating
November 2005
Eric Colby |
The Boat Doctor Q The twin 225-hp Yamahas on my Pursuit 2870WA won't hold full throttle at 5400 rpm... Q My Mariah 202 Shabah powered by a MerCruiser 5.7L Alpha has 285 hours on it... Whenever my 1999 Sea Ray 270's fuel gauge registers below two-thirds, I can add about 5 to 10 gallons... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2004
Rich Taylor |
The Churning A 650-mile adventure on the Tennessee River tests the big new 4-strokes from Suzuki and Yamaha. |
Car and Driver
December 2006
Tony Swan |
2006 Mercedes-Benz ML320 CDI 4MATIC This latest from Mercedes is so quite you'll never hear it coming. |
Boating
November 2005
Charles Plueddeman |
Sticky Situation Is winter fuel gumming up your outboard? Ethanol-laced fuel could be causing the problem. Here is a fix from Yamaha: a new 10-micron spin-on element for remote fuel filters, P/N MAR-FUELF-IL-TR. |
Boating
December 2007
Kevin Falvey |
Cobalt Yachts 46 The Cobalt Yachts 46's function, elegance, and top engineering -- a Cummins MerCruiser's Zeus propulsion system, for instance -- are linked. Each element isn't just the result of the others but, in fact, allows the others to flourish. |
Boating
September 2006 |
A Moving Tribute During its first half-century, the outboard was something you'd put only on a rowboat. Real powerboating was for the rich. But as outboards got bigger and better, the average American family could hit the water, too. |
Boating
December 2007 |
Yamaha AR230 High Output We've thought highly of the 23' Yamaha since it debuted in 2003, but the all-new version rolled out for 2007 blew us -- and you -- away, becoming the flat-out best-seller in its class. |
Boating
March 2004
Eric Colby |
Pershing 76: Boom Times Impress the neighbors with your new yacht--for only $4.7 million. A test drive of the impressive Pershing 76. |
Boating
January 2004
Lenny Rudow |
Pursuit 3370 Offshore: King Shark At the top of the food chain |
Boating
April 2004
Kevin Falvey |
Intrepid 323: Extra Effort A review of the Intrepid 323, that rare boat in which you actually get what you pay for. |
Boating
March 2008
Pete Mcdonald |
Trophy 2503 Center Console Trophy makes a lot of aspects of owning and operating the 2503 easy. |
Boating
May 2004
Kevin Falvey |
Fountain 38 LS: The Big Bad Wolf For the general habits of most boaters, the Fountain 38 LS proves near ideal. |
Boating
Kevin Falvey |
Grady-White Chesapeake 290 Smart, serviceable, and seaworthy aren't words thrown around lightly in boat reviews. But they apply 100 percent to the Grady-White Chesapeake 290. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2006
Glenn Law |
So You Want to Buy a Boat The top performers and the coolest gear in boating's most popular classes to maximize your fun afloat. |
Boating
April 2004
Dave Scroppo |
Rite of Spring How to prep your outboard engine from top to bottom. |
Boating
March 2006 |
Glacier Bay 2665 Canyon Runner Proof Positive: Play these Numbers and Win! This is the smoothest riding 26' project boat ever with the biggest fishbox ever. |
Boating
August 2005 |
Project Boat Blog A year's worth of inside information on the publication's summer project boats: The Robalo R260... The SeaStrike 240 CC. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2008
Charles Plueddeman |
Personal Watercraft Buying Guide (With Super-Shredding Video!) The ins and outs of buying a personal watercraft. |
Boating
December 2006
Lenny Rudow |
Grady-White Express 305 The concept behind making a 30' express instead of a 30' walkaround is to regain the interior space lost to recessed sidedecks, and this boat makes great use of that space. The cabin feels airy and usable, especially due to the V-berth design. |
Boating
December 2005 |
Boat Of The Year! The Intrepid 475 delivers an unparalleled combination of speed, efficiency, seakeeping, and ride quality. |
Boating
March 2003
Lenny Rudow |
Ever So Clever Boston Whaler 32: Your arsenal is at hand. |
Boating
April 2008
Daniel W. Long |
1,000 Miles in a Jet Adventures and misadventures during a cruise up the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in a Yamaha SX230 High Output. |
