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Repower without regrets
Our guide to buying new outboards can help you make the right decision at the right price
The twin 200-hp direct-fuel-injected 2-strokes on Wally Szeezil's Contender 27 have logged 900 hours in their nine-year lifespan. Well-maintained 2-strokes are capable of running longer, but Szeezil's starboard engine began faltering intermittently last year, which got him thinking that he may soon have to repower his 2001 center console.
Outboards 2010
Advances in Weight, Efficiency and Power
The production of next-generation 4-stroke outboards keeps zipping along, with manufacturers throttling forward and offering lighter and more fuel-efficient engines. In late 2009, Yamaha launched a lineup of V6 outboards and a new lightweight 3-cylinder 70-hp engine. For 2010, Suzuki focuses on its midrange 4-strokes, with new 40-, 50- and 60-hp engines. And Honda continues the re-engineering it started with its BF90 in 2006, offering an improved, lighter 115-hp engine. That’s not to say the 2-stroke segment has been idle. Evinrude has launched a high-output 15-hp E-TEC and Mercury has four new OptiMax 2-strokes
Renewal comes in a refit
The economics - and the enjoyment - of overhauling his 21-year-old Mako appealed to this boat owner more than buying new
Though new-boat prices have softened during the recession, some boaters still aren't comfortable laying down big money for a new vessel in a struggling economy.
Count Jim Spalt among them.
Power and Sail
EdgeWater Power Boats is building performance racing/cruising sailboats for Summit Yachts
Tough times can make for some strange bedfellows, but Peter Truslow says it's really not that strange that EdgeWater Power Boats is building a performance racing/cruising sailboat.
Call it technology transfer. Or diversification. Or exploring new markets. Or keeping his Edgewater, Fla., plant humming in the deepest recession since the Great Depression.
Navigating today's electronics market
A Q&A with veteran installer Dave Laska
- What's the typical life cycle on navigation electronics?
Manufacturers usually forecast a five-year "market" life cycle for a particular model or series before introducing a new model.
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