Winter boating is difficult, but if you know how to stay safe and warm, you can have a ton of fun racing your boat, or going plain ice sailing. There are a few rules to ice boating, and Skeeter racing helps teach us those rules. Skeeter Boat Construction Skeeter boats are approximately 32 feet long […]

Shrink wrapping your #boat is a great and proven way to protect it during the cold and harsh months of winter storage. However it does need to be done correctly to prevent long term issues from arising the following season and thereafter. If shrink wrapping is not done correctly you may re-commission your boat the following year only to […]

Budget vs. Convenience Storing a boat or a yacht is important to help keep it in tiptop shape over the winter, or any other time you take it out of the water. The amount that the boat weighs can have an impact on storage, as can its foot length. Trailering Your Boat If you have […]

Like most marine product manufacturers Mercruiser offers a complete and diverse product line of marine engines and sterndrives that are specialized for the marine environment in which they operate. The manufacturing requirements for these products are based on the lowest cost method of assembly available as well as what yields the best overall product durability […]

With the cold weather getting colder, we thought it would be a good idea to go over some cold weather tips for keeping your boat or yacht battery maintained. Whether you have decided to keep your boat on the water all winter, or if you have decided to dry dock it, or to store it […]

This has been an interesting week of boating news, from the anticipated opening of the 2013 International Boat and Yacht Show to the addition of a marina engine shop to a museum. For this reason, we’ve decided to recap some of the most important events, news, and tidbits that you shouldn’t miss if you are […]

Draining the Seawater System Between the years of 1998 and 2001 Mercruiser decided to target the market regarding marine engine draining with specific focus towards making this step easier for the consumer. The thought behind this was that making the process of draining the engine more simplistic had the possibility of lengthening the boating season in […]

  When most people think about the name, “Lamborghini,” they think about the awesomely fast cars that can oftentimes make Porsche owners want to weep. In this case, however, the Lamborghini in question is the one that stemmed from Ferruccio Lamborghini’s original idea to turn the Lamborghini name into a luxury boat – and he […]

PPT Question & Answer Forum Question: I have a 1993 Mercruiser V6 with an Alpha Sterndrive. I live in the Midwest and have to deal with freezing temperatures every winter. Can I simply remove the drain plugs from the engine to prevent freeze damage or are there other items I need to be aware of? […]

A boat is probably the last thing one might think that someone would want to vandalize, unless of course the boat owner is just not a nice person. However, today, we’ve got an interesting news story for you concerning boat engines. According to a report published by the UK online magazine, The Engineer, a brand […]