Reviews

New App Tracks Fish Buzzards Bay Fish Kills New App Tracks Fish Buzzards Bay Fish Kills

A team of scientific and educational organizations led by Woods Hole Group has developed a smart phone app to study fish kills in Buzzards Bay. The impetus for the app came after a Woods Hole Group field team came...

» May 2nd, 2012
Feel Free Juntos Kayak is Lightweight, Rugged, Affordable Feel Free Juntos Kayak is Lightweight, Rugged, Affordable

The lightweight (60 pounds) Juntos sit-on-top, tri-hull kayak from Feel Free is a great option for solo fishermen and all around paddlers. The 11’ kayak is made of durable rotomolded plastic and comes with a small middle hatch and...

» April 18th, 2012
Fair Lead Nautical Dog Collars Fair Lead Nautical Dog Collars

The Fair Lead, the Rhode Island-based company that makes dog leashes with a nautical flair, has introduced a line of rugged, handmade collars ready for wet and muddy use. The collars are made of marine-grade materials, and come in...

» April 16th, 2012
Stingray 195RX Bowrider is Family Affordable Stingray 195RX Bowrider is Family Affordable

Building a 20’ bowrider with I/O power for family use is nothing new. What is new, though, is offering a well-built model with an up-to-date clean engine (a catalyst-equipped, 135-hp MerCruiser 3.0 MPI ECT with Alpha sterndrive), heavy-gauge marine...

» April 12th, 2012
Cobalt A28 Blends Best of Past and Present Cobalt A28 Blends Best of Past and Present

There’s undeniable romance in the mahogany inboard runabouts of the 1940s and ‘50s, but their modern counterparts from top-quality builders like Cobalt Boats are undeniably faster, more efficient, cleaner and more durable. Modern design systems, materials, and construction techniques...

» April 5th, 2012
Eastport 32: Concept to Creation Eastport 32: Concept to Creation

Tom Weaver and Mick Price were having a beer at the Boatyard Bar and Grill in Annapolis, Maryland, one afternoon in late 2006 when they got to talking about designing their ideal powerboat. Close friends and business partners, they...

» March 30th, 2012
Everglades 230 DC Can Handle Fishing & Family Everglades 230 DC Can Handle Fishing & Family

Everglades Boats has entered the “family fishing boat” market with its new 230 Dual Console. Like all of its Everglades sisters, this boat is built with the company’s unsinkable and virtually indestructible RAMCAP structural foam-filled system, with the hull...

» March 7th, 2012
Boston Whaler 285 Conquest Boasts New Design Boston Whaler 285 Conquest Boasts New Design

Boston Whaler’s 285 Conquest has been completely redesigned. The boat’s running bottom, sporting 19 degrees of transom deadrise, carries halfway forward, where it makes a quick transition with the chines, rising to present a sharp entry for parting steep...

» March 7th, 2012
Morris Yachts Unveils Civilian 44-Footer Morris Yachts Unveils Civilian 44-Footer

Morris Yachts, which was selected by the U.S. Coast Guard to build eight 44’ sailboats for the Coast Guard Academy’s Cadet leadership training program, has unveiled its “civilian” version of the David Pedrick-designed sail-training sloop. Two of the new...

» February 29th, 2012
Gulls Gotta Go Unleashes the Gulls Cat Gulls Gotta Go Unleashes the Gulls Cat

One the new products making its debut at the 2012 New England Boat Show is a bird deterrent device called the Gulls Cat by Gulls Gotta Go. Created by Gulls Gotta Go founder and avid boater Bob Alves, the...

» February 16th, 2012