Tested: Cutwater C30 Command Bridge
It’s no exaggeration to say that boats built by Fluid Motion, LLC, are taking the market by storm. In a matter of only a few years, the Ranger Tugs and Cutwater brands are selling like hot dogs on the Fourth of July. Many boat manufacturers have found the last few years challenging, but the Cutwater […] Read More
Tested: Carver C43 Coupe
What do you want in your next boat: sleek looks, spacious interior, well-designed layout, efficient yet fast hull and ease of operation? You get all that in the new Carver C43 Coupe. The swept-back style makes the C43 look fast, even at dockside. And the high freeboard forward not only knocks down the sea and […] Read More
Top Boating Towns
Chattanooga, Tennessee A revitalized riverfront is the springboard for things to do in this picturesque and diverse Southern town. It connects to parks, restaurants, shops and downtown attractions like the nationally recognized Tennessee Aquarium — home to 10,000 animals, an IMAX theater and the River Gorge Explorer excursion boat. Whether you’re a history buff, […] Read More
A Fall Cruise of the Tennessee River
If we needed a reason to cruise from Chattanooga to Knoxville in October, we found one in a newspaper headline: “Experts Predict Good Display of Fall Colors.” And later, an even better reason in a quote from a foreign visitor, engraved on a boulder along Knoxville’s Riverwalk: “Looking up and down the river, I wondered […] Read More
‘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
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