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Tested: Harris V270
For the record, I own a Harris pontoon boat. It’s a 20-foot FloteBote model of mid-1990s vintage and my everyday fishing craft. I keep it at a local, all-pontoon boat club comprised of about 100 members who dock our craft along the shore of a local water supply impoundment. My FloteBote is a basic, no-frills […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Cruising The Great Horseshoe
A book excerpt from “Halcyon Days: Cruising America” by Bill and Ellen Fiero. We were in Eufaula to service engines and provision. The town, built on the bluffs over the Chattahoochee River and on the site of a former Creek village, is one of the beauties of Alabama. Brilliant azaleas and dogwoods bloomed along the […] Read More
Profile: Parks Marina in Okoboji, Iowa
The main attraction of the Okoboji area of the Iowa Great Lakes is its beautiful blue water, and there may be no better place to gather and enjoy the glacier-carved hotspot than Parks Marina on East Lake Okoboji. The marina is home to The Barefoot Bar, featuring lake views, food, live entertainment and a tiki […] Read More
SkipperBud’s Expands in Illinois
SkipperBud’s, rooted in the Midwest and founded in Wisconsin, is adding a new on‐water location in Lake County, Illinois, in the resort town of Antioch. SkipperBud’s – Sequoit Harbor is on beautiful Lake Marie, a glacial lake that is part of the 14-lake Fox Chain O’ Lakes, just south of the Illinois/Wisconsin state line. Sequoit […] Read More
Safe Harbor Buys Brady Mountain
Safe Harbor Marinas has acquired Brady Mountain Resort & Marina, located just west of Hot Springs, Arkansas. The company had previously operated the marina. Safe Harbor is the nation’s largest owner and operator of marinas, with 35 properties in 14 states. This acquisition is the latest in its continuing effort to expand and diversify its […] Read More
Suntex Acquires Laurel Marina
Suntex Marina Investors, LLC, based in Dallas, is the new owner of Laurel Marina in Bristol, Tennessee. The marina will now be managed by Anchor South Investments, based in Knoxville and a wholly owned subsidiary of Suntex. In conjunction with the announcement of new ownership and management, Suntex has promoted Jim Yancey from vice president […] Read More
Trophy Boat Brand Returns
Honda Marine, a division of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., and H2O Sports Manufacturing, LLC have announced a new agreement to revive the iconic Trophy boat brand to be powered exclusively by Honda Marine engines. Honda Marine is a marketer of a complete range of outboard marine four-stroke engines. H2O Sports Manufacturing is a boat […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Choosing the Right Fuel
I hardly need to tell you about the importance of proper boat maintenance, and I certainly don’t need to tell you about the enormous amount of time, energy, and money that go into it. But I will tell you about an often-overlooked element of proper boat maintenance that could help you save on all three […] Read More