Boating

Boating is the world's foremost magazine for boating enthusiasts. Written by experts for those who love the sport, the editorial covers the waterfront -- from runabouts to sportfish convertibles to luxury showpieces, and everything in between.

Boating

THERE’S A TRICK TO IT • Use this tip to improve your skill at docking, trailering, anchoring, handling lines and more.

Cheyenne Lee • Spearfishing Record Holder and Member of Team Salt Life

SPRING COMMISSIONING • It’s the most wonderful time of the year—the time to get the boat ready for the season. For boaters, it’s like Christmas and Independence Day rolled into one. To help ensure a trouble-free launch, let’s see how ready you are.

INSULATED TUMBLERS • It used to be that you took whatever can or bottled beverage you wanted to drink on board and threw a koozie over it. Now it seems like boaters everywhere prefer chilling their drinks in insulated tumblers. Here are three to check out.

SUNCATCHER ELITE 324 SS

FOUNTAIN 32 NX

GH GEAR HEAD

5 REALLY BAD BOAT NAMES

OUT OF FUEL • Boaters are routinely rescued due to a lack of fuel.

TWO RULES FOR USING A WINDLASS • A windlass works best when you run your boat in concert with the capabilities of this labor-saving accessory.

SURF AND TURF • Our watersports expert goes hiking with wakesurfing legend Ashley Kidd.

Q&A

WE TEST STUFF

INSTALLING AN ILLUMINATED BOAT NAME • Installing an illuminated boat name is a simple way to add a unique look to your vessel.

UPHOLSTERY RENOVATION • Expert advice for reupholstering a boat from scratch.

ANCHOR WINDLASS VS. ANCHOR WINCH

DOMETIC SEASTAR XPA STEERING • Electric power-assist ushers in a new era in DIY marine steering upgrades.

NOR-TECH 392 SUPER FISH • Superb fishability designed by tournament fishermen and exciting creature comforts on a rocket-fast boat bring the sizzle.

REGAL LS6 SURF 2.0 • Powered by Volvo Penta’s Forward Drive, this boat delivers a runabout’s speed and ride quality while also providing high-level wakesurfing capability.

STARCRAFT SVX 210 IO • Value-priced, feature-filled, and with boarding ladders fore and aft, this sterndrive deck boat offers broad appeal.

PURSUIT DC 246

AXIS T250

PARKER 2200 CC

INDMAR ECOJET • Indmar’s EcoJet pontoon propulsion system proves quiet, nimble, safe and eco-friendly.

38 spring fling • TIPS THAT WILL GET YOUR BOAT READY FOR THE NEW SEASON

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

SIMPLE SAFETY

VOLVO AQUAMATIC MERCURY OUTBOARD • TWO ENGINE CHOICES, TWO FUEL TYPES, TWO SOLACE BOATSVAND ONE EPIC TRIP TO DISCOVER REASONS FOR CHOOSING WHICH POWER OPTION IS RIGHT FOR YOUR NEXT BOAT.

SIONYX NIGHTWAVE D1 • For more than 50 years, marine radar has served as a reliable means of detecting obstacles on the water at night. But over the past 15 years, evolving imaging technologies—including thermal and night-vision cameras—have emerged to help augment radar when boating in the dark.

SIMRAD NSX SERIES MFDs

CONNECTOR CARE

NICE TRY • A young buck has a lot to learn.