The Outboard Blog

There’s nothing quite like setting off on a beautiful fall day and enjoying the changing colors from the open water. In fact, some of the best le …

Posted by Rex Alan

With Ice Fishing season drawing close boaters turn to the task of laying up their boats for the winter. This article covers how to protect a …

Posted by Art Vandelay

Gas prices are high right now, so every dollar you save on fuel can be put to better use, like buying fishing tackle, for instance. Modern ­direct …

Posted by Capt. Rex Alan

15 Things You Need to Know Before Repowering Your Boat Whether it’s a financial matter and a new boat isn’t an option or the fact that a given ow …

Posted by Captain Spot

The skeg of an outboard or sterndrive gear case provides much directional stability and steering ease. Whether caused by running aground or due to som …

Posted by Capt. Rex Alan

Jack plates perform two key functions. One is setback, which distances an outboard from the boat’s transom, allowing the propeller to run in less-tu …

Posted by Art Vandelay

Unless you are an expert welder who also happens to have access to a hydraulic press, the chances of your completing a major boat propeller repair or …

Posted by Rex Allen

Nautical charts show all the features necessary for your safe navigation from here to there. To get that information, however, you must know how to re …

Posted by U.S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration 2014

Nothing is more exhilarating that the smell of the sea and the wind in your hair as you sail carefree under a warm sun. If you enjoy boating, there’s …

Posted by Alan Stanwyk

Removing a sterndrive is important for annual service and inspection. Here, we detail the five basic phases of removing a  MerCruiser Bravo dr …

Posted by Fletch F. Fletch

It’s time to head back to the dock. You drop the throttle, and your engine revs up like crazy, but your boat doesn’t move. Or maybe it moves very litt …

Posted by Igor Stravinsky

It can be the best of times or the worst of times. Your first day out on the water after a long winter has the potential to be the best of the year. O …

Posted by John Cocktolstoy

Today, many outboard motors are available in colors to complement the shade of your boat. Honda, Mercury and Suzuki, for example, all offer their ou …

Posted by Gordon Liddy

Don't let you this kind of day be ruined by a boat that won't start! Check out this list of 25 reasons why your boat motor won’t turn ov …

Posted by Peggy Lee Zorba

Shrimp-stuffed potatoes are a delicious spin on the tried and true twice-baked potatoes with which most of us are familiar, only in the same sense tha …

Posted by Blaine Garrett