USCG has updated standards for life jackets simplifying consumer selection and manufacturer design and construction red tape.

Electric propulsion allows a reimagined center console layout and Arc boats used that as a foundation of the design of its Arc Coast center console. This new boat also features a reimagining of the ...

Boating Magazine's BoatingLAB Director, Randy Vance, compares four electric marine motors, from primary propulsion to trolling and auxiliary use.

Here are six of the hottest boats around that surfers — and boarders — will want to get behind this season.

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 ...

Learn the rules of the road for when you encounter another boat. From head-on to overtaking, this guide will improve your boating safety.

Volvo Penta offers a two-year warranty, extending to three if part of a repower. Courtesy Volvo Penta It’s not uncommon, but it sure is a downer. You’ve detonated your MerCruiser or Volvo Penta ...

A float plan is a document, digital, written on paper, or even verbal, that you leave with a responsible individual that details your boat trip’s destination, purpose and timeframe. This can aid in ...

Choosing the right rain jacket will keep you protected from foul weather while boating. Learn more about the nine jackets we tested and how they fared.

Bombardier Recreational Products recently renovated its Palm Bay, Florida design center. Find out what that means for future innovation from BRP.

Saxdor Yachts just launched its new 400 GTS at the Cannes Yachting Festival in France. Saxdor, the Finnish builder known for its “adventure” style boats with signature snubbed bows and narrow beams, ...

With the weight of the engine placed in the stern, but with the stable tracking of inboard running gear, a V-drive proves ideal for generating the big wakes, steep ramps, smooth faces and clean alleys ...