John Page Williams
John Page Williams is the long-time Senior Naturalist for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Maryland. In addition to his contributions to BoatingLocal.com, he serves as Editor-at-Large for Chesapeake Bay Magazine and contributes boat reviews to Boating Magazine & MadMariner.com.
Judge 37 Oxford is Seaworthy, Efficient
It’s one thing for a boatbuilder to produce a seaworthy, efficient, attractive hull, but another to create several different cabin/cockpit configurations on it without wrecking its balance. Judge Yachts has now met that challenge with its 37 Oxford, sister...
Cobalt 296 Offers Family Fun and Comfort
Cobalt has refined its already classic 29-foot bowrider to make even more efficient use of space. New features include an L-shaped bow settee that provides comfortable rear-facing seating as well as 2 forward-facing lounges; pillow seat-backs in the spacious...
Stingray 235CR Offers Plenty of Comfort, Space
Stingray’s 235CR sport/cruiser combines a weekend-ready cuddy cabin with a spacious cockpit and an aft sunpad/swim platform. With a 270-hp Volvo Penta V-8 and DuoProp outdrive, the boat tops out at around 50 mph, but its patented Z-Plane hull...
New Dual-Resin Bottom Paint
Interlux’s new Fiberglass Bottomkote NT antifouling paint uses a dual-resin blend to deliver durable and fast-drying protection from marine fouling organisms, according to company data. Fiberglass Bottomkote NT is touted as being as durable as traditional hard antifouling paint,...
Whaler 345 Conquest is Company’s Largest Cabin Boat
Boston Whaler’s largest cabin boat, the new 345 Conquest, is unsinkable, just like its little sisters. The 345 features a pilothouse that offers shelter for early- and late-season boating/fishing or an air-conditioned area on steamy summer waters. Rigged with...
Jones Brothers Cape Fisherman 23 Light-Tackle Edition
Most 23-foot center consoles require at least a 250-hp 4-stroke to power them adequately, but many light-tackle fishing guides who run 23 Cape Fishermen from Jones Brothers Marine rig their boats with Yamaha’s F150. Why? First, the F150 is...
