Power & Motoryacht

By Simon Murray In 1974, the magazine Popular Mechanics featured a new technology that was just beginning to make its way into pleasure boats. In a story titled “This Kill Switch Can Save Your Life,” the author explained why the nascent lanyard ignit

Every paint manufacturer, whether marine paint or house paint or automobile paint, offers color chips that help you visualize how the finished project will look in that color. I always choose an overly intense color using chips: The yellow that looke

By Jeff Moser I tend to glorify the past, recalling only the pure joy of being young with little responsibility, forgetting the challenges I faced. It’s in my wake—so why not forge onward? Case in point: those fine summer evenings so long ago aboard

The first thing I thought to myself as I boarded the Jupiter 43 SF was how big the boat felt, even for a 43-footer. It wasn’t just its length or 12-foot, 6-inch beam that gave it that feeling. Even the handrails seemed thicker, while the helm display

By Capt. Bill Pike It certainly was a big day in Gothenburg, Sweden. Abaft the boat I was standing upon—a 68-foot Azimut with an almost unnoticeable little sensor mounted under the hardtop overhang—there were literally thousands of spectators gathere

By Bill Prince Hullside windows are all the rage on any contemporary powerboat big enough to have Dolby 7.1 and LED tape lighting. The temptation for a builder to distinguish its otherwise repetitious 60-foot floating tennis shoe express coupe with a

By Bob Arrington The ability to handle a vessel at sea is a skill many boaters are proud to have, but nothing compares to the confidence one gains with the ability to maneuver in close quarters. Then again, few things compare with the fear that comes

By John Brownlee Fish tagging has been around in one form or another for many decades. But it took the formation of the Cooperative Game Fish Tagging Program to organize what had been local efforts and begin the process of channeling these efforts in

There’s a story that’s been repeated around our office for years. It seems the late Power & Motoryacht Editor-in-Chief Richard Thiel was responsible for helping a little company called Seakeeper get its start. The details of the story vary, as they s

By Capt. Bill Pike Many marine paints these days consist of two, three or even more parts. Two-part polyurethanes, for example, often require the addition of a reducer, meaning you have three components, not just two, that need combining, typically w

By Jeanne Craig Located about one mile from the ICW, Hampton is a convenient location for crews on the move. There’s plenty to do too, including tour the Virginia Air & Space Center. At this time of year some boat owners in frost-friendly climates ar