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Friday, February 28, 2025

I Learned About Boating from That - OODA Loop
 There was a United States Air Force fighter pilot who is broadly recognized as the greatest fighter pilot who ever lived. This despite having only flown 22 missions in the Korean War, never firing his guns and never claiming a kill. How could this be? And what could I

by: Capt. Gregg Clark

tags: Applicable Everywhere, BoatTest, Education, How To, Marine Industry

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

High-Stepping High-Performance Hulls Stepped hulls can offer an effective blend of speed, efficiency, and style for high performance recreational powerboats when engineered properly. Stepped hulls have repeatedly proven to improve top speed of a given design up to 15%, or alternatively to improve fuel efficiency when run at less than

by: BoatTEST

tags: Boat Design, BoatTest, Hull, Performance

Thursday, January 30, 2025

How to Sell Your Boat Fast -- or, for More Selling your boat is a big decision. Unfortunately, selling a boat can sometimes be a long process—but there are some tricks to follow to sell your boat fast, and also, how you can sell it for more. Here are the basic steps to follow when selling your boat: Determine if

by: BoatTEST

tags: Boat Ownership, BoatTest, Financing, How To

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

I Learned About Boating from That - Trawler Trouble In August of 2016, I was taking a number of my yacht club's junior water polo players and a few parents to a nearby yacht club for a water polo match aboard my 56’ Vicem, Serenity. Not long after entering the harbor in Stamford, CT, I heard a “Pan-Pan” distress

by: Capt. Gregg Clark

tags: Boating Safety, BoatTest, Distress Calls, Feel Good Story, Save a life

Saturday, August 17, 2024

Bayliner’s New D-Series Deck Boat Bayliner announced yesterday the release of the redesigned D-series deckboat. The new D-series is a sportier version of the former DX model and is intended for everything from cruising to watersports with notable smart upgrades like a sleek new hull, elevated bow and modern exterior

by: Bayliner

tags: Boat Design, BoatTest, Great Lakes, Lifestyle, New Boat Models, Personal Watercraft, Powerboating

Saturday, August 10, 2024

Choosing Marine Radar for Your Boat, Part 1 If you’ve been wondering if you should add a radar system to your boat this year, the answer is probably “yes.” And if you’re wondering if it might be time to upgrade your existing radar, that’s probably also an affirmative, especially if your present

by: Frank Sargeant

tags: Accessories, Appliances, Boat GPS, Boat Technology, BoatTest, Electronics, Great Lakes, Navigation

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Offshore 65/70: Highly-Customized Trawler The Offshore 65 CE can be built to the buyer’s specifications to a greater degree than we see with many other builders. For example, this 65-footer has a 19'6" (5.94 m) beam, which we often find on 90' (27.43 m) vessels. Customized details include headed decks in the heads, four

by: Offshore Yachts

tags: BoatTest, Great Lakes, Luxury, New Boat Models, Yacht

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