The Environmental Protection Agency today waived a limitation on selling fuel that is more than 10 percent ethanol for model-year 2007 and newer cars and light trucks. The waiver applies to fuel that contains as much as 15 percent ethanol, known as E15. The decision excludes marine engines and other non-road engines, such as those […]

Mercruiser announced last week that for a limited time certain products will be eligible to receive 2 years of additional Mercury Product Protection (making for 3 full years of warranty) at no additional charge. Read More Available V6 Models Available V8 Models

Check out this video demonstrating how to fully WINTERIZE your Volvo Penta 5.7L GXi Marine Engine and SX Sterndrive. Volvo Penta Winterization

Mercury MerCruiser recently issued a product safety recall of certain sterndrive packages that require the replacement of the intermediate shift cables on 2010 model Alpha and Bravo sterndrives, the company said. Select this Link to read the full article

Warm versus cold manifold refers to the temperature of the cooling water that is introduced into the exhaust manifolds on a marine cooling system. This specific system feature can apply to raw water (also known as open cooling) systems as well as Fresh Water (also known as closed cooling) systems. The benefit of warm manifolds deals […]

The short answer is yes in most cases reducing engine exhaust back pressure WILL improve the overall level of performance and can also improve the life expectancy of the engine. I’m asked on a regular basis as to what upgrade options are available for 4.3L and 5.0L engines specifically. In most cases the best starting […]

I don’t normally throw out a lot of advertisements on our blog page but this is a pretty good deal. Mercury is currently giving away free Throttle/Shift Cables with the purchase of a 4000 or 4500 Remote Control. http://tinyurl.com/25e6tjr

Topic: Gear Ratio and Propeller Pitch Selection Guide.   Question #1: How do I select the correct gear ratio and propeller combination when upgrading my current product? Response: There is no basic answer to this question while the reality is that nothing replaces having good data to review when making selections. No matter how much […]

The latest report released by Soundings Trade shows that used boat “Brokerage” boat sales were down a little for July 2010 as compared with July 2009. Speaking for those of us here in the Mid-West, I suspect this is due to the lack of good, high quality used boats. With the new boat sales market still […]

I’ve had at least 10 people ask me about this subject again this week. I’m not sure what’s triggered the rush on this subject again this week but thought I would go ahead and provide the link to where we addressed it again for those interested. The link on the website goes into detail regarding this topic […]