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Environment

PowerLines: Cleaning up our Act

Mike Milne
Apr 21, 2016
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By Mike Milne The past two decades have brought a wave of environmentally friendly engine technology onto the waterfront, and the test team at Boats&Places and PowerBoat Television has been there to evaluate and experience it. We’re pretty sure clean...

Trailer-boat Road Trip Basics

Mike Milne
Apr 8, 2016
1096 views

He laughed and said that in a decade of patrolling the highway that was the first time he had seen anyone doing that! By Mike Milne Nothing tunes up your maintenance awareness and skills like a long road trip with a boat and trailer in tow. It’s a good rem...

Watercraft

New Engines Big and Small

Mike Milne
Jan 22, 2016
2888 views

By Mike Milne The most exciting recent developments in personal watercraft have been smaller, lighter and more affordable machines. BRP started the trend – actually a re-invention of the PWC marketplace – by introducing the Spark in its 2014 Sea-Doo line...

Tow & Trailer

A new Tacoma, old Toyota values

Mike Milne
Jan 21, 2016
863 views

By Mike Milne When GM launched the resurrected mid-size Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon for 2015, it seemed only a matter of time before Toyota would refresh its aging Toyota Tacoma. The result is on the market for 2016. It may bring some non-believers...

Environment

New Player on the Green Scene

Mike Milne
Jan 21, 2016
664 views

By Mike Milne The Clean Marine program, which encourages marinas to adopt environment-friendly practices and programs, may have some competition. Developed by in the late 1990s by Boating Ontario, then called the Ontario Marine Operators Association, the...

Features

Secrets of Horsepower

Mike Milne
Jul 23, 2015
1891 views

Measuring and Managing the Power that Helps You Enjoy Boating By Mike Milne Most power boaters simply see horsepower as the factor that makes a boat go faster. For some, that’s all they want to know. But for others, knowing how horsepower is generated, cal...

Taking It All With You

Mike Milne
Jul 23, 2015
857 views

By Mike Milne When it comes to bragging rights pickup truck manufacturers too often get hung up on towing capacity, playing the “mine is bigger than yours” game. Don’t get me wrong. Tow ratings are important. You have to feel secure and confident on the ...

Smaller is Bigger than Ever

Mike Milne
Jun 15, 2015
1010 views

By Mike Milne In the past couple of years, the big news in personal watercraft has been small. It has never been easier to get onto the water in a new PWC. First there was the 2014 Sea-Doo Spark, with new materials, efficient smaller engines and a price tag...

Fit for Cruising

Mike Milne
Apr 2, 2015
511 views

By Mike Milne Many power boaters have regular fitness routines at home —visits to the gym, classes at a fitness club, or home-based exercises, but out on the water for an extended cruise, they often leave thoughts of fitness behind. A holiday on a boat, ...

Pushing the Water-Jet Envelope

Mike Milne
Mar 25, 2015
702 views

By Mike Milne There’s something about water-jet propulsion that seems to fuel innovation. The development of personal watercraft, for example, has spawned significant innovations in boating during the past 25 years. I don’t have enough space here to d...

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PowerLines: Cleaning up our Act

Trailer-boat Road Trip Basics

New Engines Big and Small

A new Tacoma, old Toyota values

New Player on the Green Scene

Secrets of Horsepower

Taking It All With You

Smaller is Bigger than Ever

Fit for Cruising

Pushing the Water-Jet Envelope

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