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Story and select photos by DinaRella / Additional photos courtesy of Kris De Ramos, Mercury Marine Middle East & Dubai Boat Show
Based on its persistence, perseverance, and perpetual prediction of future trends and technological advancements; Mercury Marine’s commitment to reshaping the...
Story and select photos by DinaRella / Additional photos from Outerlimits, Boyne Thunder Poker Run & OSO classifieds
We started talking about the Outerlimits SC 37 during its construction phase in the summer of 2020 back when RDP toured the Bristol, Rhode Island, headquarters with national...
Story and select photos from DinaRella / Professional photos from Mercury Racing
Adding to the fury, fame and flurry of fastboat assets introduced at the 2023 Miami Boat Show, Mercury Racing made heads spins with its pair of party treats before the five-day affair even opened its gates. The...
Story and select photos by DinaRella / Professional photos provided by Mystic Powerboats
Balancing an inner core of true performance and an exterior which exudes pure class and comfort galore – the M5200 is the Essence of Perfection. The sheer size of the mega center console conceived with a...
Story and photos by DinaRella / Additional photos from XVI Power, JBS Racing, Ryan Walker and Tomas Velazquez
Detroit-based Sixteen Power (XVI) opted for that laid-back island with a big reputation for throttles-forward action, using the 2021 Race World Offshore-produced Key West Worlds to...
Story and photos by DinaRella / Additional images from Adrenaline Powerboats
Adrenaline Powerboats have a knack for standing out, whether running loud and proud at WOT churning up the waters, or eliciting oohs and ahhs in off-mode stirring up the crowds on the quays. This past March, Adrenaline...
Story and select photos by DinaRella / Additional photos courtesy of DCB, Florida Powerboat Club, G Harris & Y Alemán
YES it was another edition of the Miami International Boat Show (MIBS), but NO, it was not just another powerboat roped off slip 327 on Ramp 3 – it was the radical...
Dixxon Flannel Eliminator 28' Fundeck:
Interview with Jake from Eliminator:
Story and select photos by DinaRella / Professional photos courtesy of Fast Loud Photography
"No one ever asks you to start your outboards,” joked John of Black Thunder Offshore Marine, as we chatted on the Sea Isle Marina demo dock of the Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show (MIBS)...
It’s no secret that many marine companies are exploring the possibilities, potential and feasibility of electric engine power for mainstream recreational boating applications. For example, Nautique/Correct Craft appears to be on the verge of making its electric powered wakesport boat a reality...
Story by DinaRella / Photos by DinaRella, Mercedes-AMG and Cigarette Racing Team
The New Crew
Cigarette Racing Team lit up the summer of 2021 with a pair of smoking hot revelations! First was the late May drop that the quintessential manufacturer of offshore powerboats had been sold from...
Here’s a Cool Piece of Boating History You Might Enjoy
First Company to produce ONE MILLION OUTBOARDS – History was made on November 6, 1952 when Johnson Motors produced their one-millionth outboard – a 1953 model 10 hp Sea-Horse. Commemorating the occasion are Clarence Johnson (left), and...
If anybody has been out boat shopping in the last six months, it’s obvious that both new and used boat inventories are very slim, if non-existent. Once the pandemic gripped the nation a little over a year ago with lock-down orders, people scrambled to find ways to recreate safely outdoors and...
Dominate players in any industry often make mistakes and suffer the consequences, but the Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) paid the ultimate price.
For more than a half century, the dominate force in the recreational marine industry was the Outboard Marine Corporation, better known to...
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Story by DinaRella / Photos by DinaRella and Outerlimits Powerboats
No matter the situation or subject matter, OUTRAGEOUS and MANUFACTURED best characterize the year 2020, and it will be forever marked as mind-blowing. The same could be said about Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats...
It's not often something comes on scene that makes everyone pause and take a second look. I'm choosing the word "everyone" because sometimes things come along that are impressive to the enthusiasts and the buyers, and sometimes things come along that are impressive to the industry. A quick...
Story by DinaRella / Images by DinaRella and courtesy of Nor-Tech
By and large, just the notion of Nor-Tech and the Bahia Mar in the same sentence means one thing: It's October and drooling is underway on the HI high-performance dock at Fort Lauderdale's International Boat Show. But, not this...
Story by DinaRella / Photos by DinaRella, Florida Powerboat Club & Mercury Racing
Inside the house of high-performance sit two heroic residents whose high-octane contributions echo widely and wildly among us. They are Don Aronow and Stu Jones. Without doubt, Don Aronow put the POWER in...
Dan and Lisa Buhr 28 Fundeck Tablerock Lake Missouri
This is the first full composite 28 Fundeck featuring :
Coosa transom, bulkheads and stringer
PVC interior
New truss style bimini top
American flag and pole
Mercury racing 600SCI
Words and Photos by Tom Leigh (Tommy Gun Images)
In the world of performance boating, new designs often come as an adaptation to and extension of new propulsion technology. The resurgence of outboard engine technology from companies like Mercury Racing and their 400R and now 450R four-stroke...
I recently had the pleasure of talking with Randy Waters the owner of this beautiful new M28, and I gotta tell you he is one hell of a nice guy, with one hell of a boating resume! Randy hales from OK, and this particular boat will be spending most of its time on Lake Eufala. It's no surprise...
Story by DinaRella / Images by Foley Loaded Media, Pete Boden & Jaguar Marine
One thing is for certain if electing the electrifying Miami International Boat Show's high-profile, high-performance dock as a launch pad to let loose a new breed of boat -- IT'S GONNA GET NOTICED! The prime stretch...
DCB has completed and delivered a "custom" M33 for Chad and Diana Budge! Now all DCB's are built to the owners specs so technically all of them are "custom." The reason that I used the word in the opening statements of the article is to say that this DCB truly isn't like any of the other...
It has long been known that DCB has owned the West Coast as the top tier boat mfg out here, and it's refreshing to see that the Brand is becoming more and more popular across the country! The latest M33R was custom built for Scott James of Greenville SC!
The boat will be used in several...
Recently Eliminator was contacted by an interested party to build a Speedster, it wasn't until the conversation got a little deeper that they realized this wasn't going to be a typical or traditional kind of build. The boat itself is to be used as a Tender for a 69.3 Meter "Mega Yacht" that...
Just last week DCB repowered one of their M28’s from 300’s to the new Merc 450’s!
Pictured here with the original 300’s
With an additional 300 hp (150 per side) the boat picked up an incredible 20 mph gain! Taking the boat from 113 mph to a blistering 133!
Pictured with the new 450’s...
Nordic has completed tooling on their latest model the new 31! The boat is the little brother to the 355 that was debuted in January at the Los Angeles Boat show! read article here
Thane added these little winglets on the side to give the boat a longer and sleeker / low profile appearance...
