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Friday, August 28, 2026

Choices are important and inevitable when it comes to boat ownership. The most important is what type of boat you want, but this question has many other factors that apply when making the right decision: What are the waterways you are going to boat to/out of? Where can you store your boat in order to do so? How are you going to move

tags: 707, 827 Coupe, 907 Coupe, Boat Dealer, Dealership, Great Lakes, Hull, hull design, Iron Boats, narrow hull, naval, RIB, Rigid Inflatable Boats, Scandinavian

Saturday, January 24, 2026

As a boat surveyor in the Detroit metro area, I know firsthand that the Great Lakes are beautiful but our climate is unforgiving. If you’re new to boating and thinking about buying a used power or sail boat, here are my top five things to check so you don’t end up with an expensive mistake. 1. Check for Water Damage

by: Mike Drouillard

tags: Boat, Boating Safety, damage, fiberglass, Great Lakes, Hull, mistake, Powerboating, safety, sailboat, Service & Repair

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

Friday, April 28, 2023

Mississauga, ON: Yacht Solutions Inc. introduces Sea-Speed, a revolutionary bottom paint for boats combining superior performance, durability and antifoul protection. Environmentally friendly with unmatched hull performance, Sea-Speed is the only manufacturer of a hard finish made of Silane - Siloxane marine coating new to the marine

by: Gregory Marlo, Yacht Solutions

tags: Boat Dealer, boat protection, Boating News, Boating Technology, Hull, Paint, Service & Repair, yacht

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Make sure to get a glimpse at the first ever Hinckley 35, which will be making its debut at this year's Newport International Boat Show. Let's see what makes a Hinckley yacht worth the wait.

tags: Hull, New Boat Models

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

What makes MJM Yachts so advanced? Is it their design? Their superior materials? Their engineering? It's actually all of the above and more! Find out for yourself.

tags: Hull, New Boat Models

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Vicem Yachts, the renowned Turkish yacht builder, announced the successful debut of the first two hulls in their new 50 classic line. Read more about them and why they are so successful.

tags: Hull, New Boat Models

Friday, January 24, 2020

Crestliner Boats has been awarded a 2020 Minneapolis Boat Show Innovation Award for their Active Performance (AP-X) Hull design. Crestliner Boats, a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) took top honors in the Aluminum Fish Category. In 2019, the Aluminum Fish award was given to another Brunswick Boat Group brand, Lund Boats,

tags: Awards, boat show, Hull

Friday, August 9, 2019

AMC Customs is proud to offer boaters IGL Ecocoat marine – a specially formulated coating that adheres strongly onto gelcoat, polyurethane, and acrylic paint. It is the company’s highest performance coating in terms of QUV Accelerated Weathering testing, which refers to the world’s most widely used accelerated method

tags: Hull, Lake Erie, Polishes & Waxes

Friday, November 23, 2018

Protecting your boat from scratches and dents is a basic concept, but not always so easy. Some are perfect for pontoons, while others are needed for deep V-style hulls, while still others may be needed for differing dock designs. Some install at the dock permanently and then others are needed for travel. They can be heavy or awkward,

tags: Accessories, Hull

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