“Ethanol-blended fuels such as E10 and E15 are approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the automotive market, but ethanol damages marine engines and fuel systems due to the corrosive properties of alcohol,” parts and accessory operations director David Kennedy said in a statement. “Unlike automobiles, most marine engines are only operated intermittently. Today’s […]

Mercury Marine today announced the introduction of an 8.6-liter sterndrive — the Mercury Racing 520 — that bridges the gap between two of its other 8.2-liter engines, the 430-hp MerCruiser for recreational boats and the 525-hp Mercury Racing engine.  READ MORE……

Mercury Marine introduced a new line of Bravo Three propellers designed especially for higher-horsepower diesel applications. Mercury said the Bravo Three diesel propeller line is ideal for heavier boats powered by 250-hp to 350-hp diesel engines and matched with Bravo Three drives.  …….READ MORE

A federal appeals court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency is overestimating the amount of fuel that can be produced from grasses, wood and other non-food plants in an effort to promote a fledgling biofuels industry……Read More

Brunswick Corp. today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012, announcing a fourth-quarter net loss of $16.1 million……Read More

An appeal of the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to allow E15 into the fuel supply was denied this week in federal court……READ MORE

Volvo Penta of the Americas will be releasing new products that will follow along the theme of the V8-380 gas sterndrive that earned it an innovation award at IBEX in October……Read More

Another warmer-than-average November is prompting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to announce that 2012 is “virtually certain” to be the warmest year on record, or 140 years of record keeping, in the contiguous United States. “It appears virtually certain that 2012 will surpass the current record (set in 1998 at 54.3 degrees) as the […]

Mercury Marine made the first in a series of payments on a $50 million loan it received three years ago from Fond du Lac County in Wisconsin. The Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corp. received a check Dec. 24 for $3,274,500 from Mercury. It is the first of 10 scheduled annual payments, according to […]

This is NOT what we want to be thinking about but it’s probably an accurate statement. The death of rain and snow over the past 12 months that has helped drive down water levels on the Great Lakes likely will continue to plague the region into the start of the 2013 boating season, projections show……Read […]