Boating Magazine

Applications for the Sea Tow Foundation National Boating Safety Awards are now being accepted. Courtesy Sea Tow Foundation The Sea Tow Foundation, a national non-profit dedicated to reducing boating-related accidents and fatalities, in partnership with it

Four Winns' H33 and Jeanneau's TH33 share the same length, price and mission. Courtesy Four Winns/Jeanneau It's a dilemma that happens all the time. A prospective buyer likes two boats that are about the same size and price. So how do they decide which on

N2K allows for data to be shared across marine electronics. Courtesy Garmin NMEA 2000, otherwise known as N2K, is a universal networking system that allows marine electronic units such as GPS, AIS, engine-control modules and more to share certain digital

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The 2026 Great Loop Challenge will be run aboard a custom Portā DARK:30 Velocity powered by Honda Marine, developed and custom built by marine innovator Scott Portā. Courtesy Great Loop Challenge Combine the thrill of offshore boat racing, the adventure o

It's not a matter of if, but when you'll lose a hat while boating. Tim Bower It may have been a stray gust of wind. Or perhaps I tilted my head just right as I waved to those girls in the ski boat. I could blame the invisible hand of a mischievous King Ne

Optima builds deep-cycle (above, left), and dual-purpose (right) lithium marine batteries the author tested for engine starting and light "house" duty. Courtesy Optima Batteries Last fall, I replaced the two AGM dual-purpose batteries aboard my Regulator

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Eddie Smith founded Grady-White Boats in 1968 at age 26. Now, rather than sell the company to eager buyers for hundreds of millions, the CEO Emeritus has created a purpose trust that will flow all company profits to charity. Generated With ChatGPT Editor'

A boat's NMEA (or "N2K") and other networks display and offer control of most systems aboard. Courtesy Raymarine What seemed like electronic sorcery 30-some years ago was the overlay of a waypoint "lollipop" on our radar screens. That simple round circle