Reviews
Testing the Allied Boat Works RB-19 and RB-20
On October 8, 2011, BoatingLocal’s Mike King and I drove to Portland, Maine, where we met up with the team from Allied Boat Works (a BoatingLocal sponsor) in order to test the company’s rugged RB-19 and RB-20 Downeast-style skiffs...
New Book Covers Small-Boat Cooking and More
“No ‘fridge? No galley? No problem!” is the theme of the latest book by small-boat expert and author Paul Esterle. “Cooking Aboard a Small Boat” by Paul Esterle is designed to help the owners of small boats dine as...
New Map Documents New England Shipwrecks
BoatingLocal was recently sent a copy of National Geographic Map’s new Shipwrecks of the Northeast map, and it is pretty remarkable. This handsome map illustrates the more than 5,400 known shipwrecks that have occurred on the Atlantic coast of...
Calvin Beal 38 a True Downeast Classic
Share this Article On For a century, Beals Island in Downeast Maine has been Ground Zero for the design of lovely, able, and fast “skeg-built” lobsterboat hulls. Calvin Beal, Jr. is a member of that long line of designers....
New Mercury 150 Outboard is Light Yet Strong
Share this Article On Competition among outboards in the broadly popular 150-hp class just got stiffer. Mercury has introduced a versatile, naturally aspirated 150-hp 4-stroke outboard that somehow becomes the lightest in its power class (455 lbs.) while offering...
Tideline 190 CC Power Cat: A Great Boat for Northeast Waters
Share this Article On Let me start by saying that I’m a big fan of bay boats. These shallow-draft center console skiffs are ideal for fishing inshore waters, serving as a cross between flats boats and deeper-vee center consoles....
Hobie Debuts Mirage Revolution 11 & Quest 11 Kayaks
Hobie Cat’s new Mirage Revolution 11 was unveiled last month at the International Convention of American Sportfishing Trade show in Las Vegas, where it received the New Product Showcase Best of Show award in the Boat Category. The Mirage...
Beneteau Swift Trawler 34
Just because a boat is “manufactured” on an assembly line in a huge plant doesn’t mean that it won’t show off its builder’s craftsmanship. A corporate builder like Beneteau is large enough to front the capital for a lamination/extrusion...
New Schooner Book Reviewed
Working Waterfront: Anyone with a love of old sailing vessels will enjoy this interesting and informative book, published by the Mystic Seaport. What makes Fly Rails and Flying Jibs unusual is that it combines a series of superb photographs...
Tideline 19 Power Cat
The Tideline 19 is based on a stable, smooth-riding catamaran hull, but sports lines that resemble those of a monohull, as well as a stylish bow flare. The 19 is constructed of all-composite materials using advanced resin-infusion techniques to...
