Month: August 2015
‘Thru-Boating’ the Mississippi River
Just like there’s more than one way to skin a cat, traveling the entire length Mississippi River can be done in a number of fashions. Every year, in fact, hundreds of people “thru-boat” Old Man River in everything from handmade rafts to luxury yachts. No one way is better than another, but regardless of how […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Discovering Colorado’s Twin Lakes
“This was once a narrow, stream-cut valley,” said Jim McMillen as he guided the Molly Brown through the cut and into open water. “The glacier changed all that. A slight chop slapped against the 28-foot jonboat’s hull as we left the lee of the recessional moraine between the upper and lower lakes. Gusty west winds […] Read More
Striper 200 DC
Boaters of the “have your cake and eat it too” variety will like this new dual-console model from Striper. It’s designed to let you fish hard and play hard, with a solid list of standards and even more options to help you enjoy all-day fun on the water. The 200 is built with Striper’s one-piece […] Read More
Bayliner Element XR7
We’ve talked before about the crossover of pontoon boats and runabouts (see the Marker One M27 in our June issue). Bayliner continues the evolution with the latest addition to its Element line, which combines the space and comfort that pontoon buyers are drawn to with sportier looks and performance. The key is the patent-pending M-Hull […] Read More
Tested: Yamaha 190 FSH Sport
If there’s one style of boat I feel most qualified to review, it’s a center console. I cut my boating eyeteeth on the Aquasports and Makos that pioneered the popular design, and I continue to own boats in the segment today. So, when I heard that Yamaha was offering a new jet-powered center console this […] Read More
Tested: Cruisers 390 Express Coupe
“When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun.” That’s hall-of-fame quarterback Joe Namath talking about the new Cruisers 390 Express Coupe. No, not really. As far as I know Broadway Joe has never set foot on the boat, but if his qoute were talking about this next generation model, he’d be spot […] Read More
Backing into a Berth
I know boaters who will calmly charge into the dead of night amidst soul-shaking weather to deliver a boat or catch fish. But, when they back into a berth, they become nervous wrecks. OK, sometimes that concern is justified, especially when squeezing between a pair of lawyer-owned goldplaters whose skippers are staring at you through […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
A Weekend in the Bass Islands
Two centuries ago, near the soaring granite monument that now marks the spot on South Bass Island, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British war fleet with an enormous upset victory in the Battle of Lake Erie, after which he sent word to Gen. William Harrison that, “We have met the enemy, and they are […] Read More