outboards

Are Two Outboard Engines Really Better than One?

There was a time when asking this question was downright silly. For anyone who ran a boat big enough to…

8 years ago

The World’s Most Powerful Outboard: Seven Marine 627

The title for the world's most powerful outboard has been owned by Seven Marine, with their 557 HP outboard, for…

8 years ago

Strange Outboard Problems (And how to fix them)

Today's outboard motor is a completely different beast than those of yesteryear. And it's no wonder - remember the days…

9 years ago

More New Outboard News: Yamaha F115 is Lighter, Quieter, More Efficient

  Since its introduction in 1999, the Yamaha F115 was always a sweetheart of an outboard. There are an awful…

10 years ago

Why Get Electric Start in a Small Outboard?

I used to think it was just plain wimpy to get an outboard of 25-hp or less, and use an…

10 years ago

New Outboard Engines: Evinrude Breaks the Mold

Outboard engines went through a major-league change, when modern four-strokes hit the market (See Outboard Smack-Down: Two-stroke versus Four for…

10 years ago

Joystick Control, for Outboard Boats?

Why not? We've become used to seeing joysticks in pod drive applications on boats in the 30-foot-plus range, and anyone…

10 years ago

The Triple Outboard Engine Craze – Is it Crazy?

The knee-jerk reaction to this question is, invariably, yes - putting triple outboards on the transom of your boat surely…

10 years ago

Choosing the Best Small Outboard Motor

When it comes to small outboards in the 2.5 to 25 horsepower range, you have a lot of options to choose…

10 years ago

Outboard Smack-Down: Two-stroke vs. Four

Both two-stroke and four-stroke outboard engines have, as a rule, come a darn long way in the past decade or…

11 years ago