Boat Reviews

Wally Launches 2,400-hp 58X Outboard

By Peter Janssen on May 23, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Wally just launched their first outboard boat, a Wallypower 58X driven by four 600-hp Mercury Verados that hits a top speed of more than 50 knots. The new 58 manages to keep all of Wally’s iconic clean lines, and it still has the massive aft deck with fold-down bulwarks and swim platforms that flank the outboards to create a beach-club affect all the way aft. The original Wallypower 58X made its U.S. debut at the Palm Beach show in March, with twin 600-hp Volvo IPS800 pod drives. That boat had a top speed of 38 knots. The new outboard-powered version,…

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Put the Right Gas in Your Tank: BoatUS

By co_admin on May 23, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Here’s a timely warning from BoatUS about the need to make sure you’re putting the right gas in your boat at the pump: SPRINGFIELD, Va., May 22, 2023 – Today’s gas station pumps no longer provide clear and transparent information to help consumers make the right fuel choice. Dispensing pumps have become a marketer’s dream, chock full of attention-grabbing video screens blasting amplified sound that visually plaster a captive audience with a mishmash of eye-catching advertisements from two-for-one coffee to $1 hot dogs. With all that distraction and summer boating season kicking off this Memorial Day weekend, Boat Owners Association…

Kadey-Krogen Buys American Tugs

By Peter Janssen on May 23, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Kadey-Krogen just keeps on growing. In the past 46 years, the company has built 640 full- displacement trawlers in Taiwan, creating a loyal group of owners who are interested in cruising both the coastal water and the oceans around the world. Recently, Kadey-Krogen expanded, starting a new series of Summit Motoryachts, with a 54 and a 62 performance cruiser designed by Michael Peters. Now, the Kadey-Group announced that it just bought American Tugs, based in LaConner, Washington, that makes five models from 36 to 48 feet. Announcing the acquisition, Tucker West, president of the Kadey-Group, said, “They have a healthy…

Iliad Launches Long-Range 53S Power Cat

By Peter Janssen on May 22, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Iliad is celebrating the global launch of its new 53S power catamaran this week at the Sanctuary Cove show in Australia, a long-range cruiser with impressive space and performance. The profile of the new Iliad is marked by a low, sporty, modern look. Inside, there’s a large L-shaped lounge on the port side, opposite the helm station with two seats. A large, U-shaped galley is aft, facing a dining area for six to eight people. The galley is equipped with upscale European appliances, and has an island bench, full-size fridge and freezer, and extra storage. A standard skylight overhead lets…

Arksen 85: Ready To Tackle the World

By Peter Janssen on May 18, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Arksen, the highly creative, fairly new British builder, just launched its first 85 Explorer that’s built to cut through ice and survive a 360-degree rollover. It also has a range of 6,000 nm at 7 knots, according to the company. The key to the new 85 is Arksen’s all-aluminum, lightweight, slippery, fuel-efficient, semi-displacement hull developed by Rob Humphreys Yacht Design and subjected to some sophisticated testing. The hull, which has broader and flatter aft sections, is meant to be indestructible, and it’s built to commercial specifications, meeting the UK’s Workboat Code for unrestricted ocean voyages. The interior is by Design…

Riviera 585 SUV Makes Debut Down Under

By Peter Janssen on May 17, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The new Riviera 585 SUV, with its clean, low, sleek profile, will make its world debut at the Sanctuary Cove show in Australia starting May 25. The largest builder in the Southern Hemisphere, Riviera showcases its SUV line as a combination of an offshore performer and a social gathering and entertaining venue. The 585 is a three-stateroom, three-head cruiser, made for everything from an overnight to a weeks-long (or longer) voyage. (It also has a crew quarter with a dedicated laundry, although that space can also be used for extra storage.) One of the most distinguishing features of the new…

Nordic Tugs To Show Latest 40 Pilothouse

By Peter Janssen on May 17, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Nordic Tugs just launched its latest 40 pilothouse cruiser, and it will be on display at the show in Anacortes, Washington, this weekend. With its nostalgic looks, full keel and solid build, the Nordic Tug is a serious pilothouse cruiser. It can be handled easily by a couple, but it also can sleep six people on a cruise and hold many, many more for onboard entertaining. Powered by a single 370-hp Volvo diesel, it tops out at more than 17 knots, and has a range of about 1,000 nm at 8 knots. The first Nordic Tug, a 26, was introduced…

Sealine Launches 40-Knot Sport Cruiser

By Peter Janssen on May 16, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Sealine just launched its latest sport cruiser, the S335v, with a five different layouts, lots of space, and 40-knot power from twin 300-hp Mercury V8 Verado outboards. The new Sealine is designed by Bill Dixon from the UK and made by Hanse near Greifswald on Germany’s Baltic coast. It’s one of Sealine’s 12 models from 33 to 53 feet. The new S335v has an open deck layout with sun roofs over the helm deck and the cockpit. There’s seating on the foredeck and on a large U-shaped settee aft in the cockpit with a table that can be converted to…

First Sargo 45 Flagship Heading to U.S.

By Peter Janssen on May 15, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The new Sargo 45, the flagship of the Finnish builder’s fleet, is heading for Liberty Landing Marina in New Jersey, where it will be the first 45 in North America. After commissioning there, it will cruise up the Hudson and take the basic Great Loop route to Chicago or Duluth, where it will be put on a truck and driven to the Inside Passage Yacht Sales docks on Lopez Island, Washington (unless it’s sold along the way). A tough, user-friendly, all-season cruiser, the Sargo 45 has wide side doors opening to the pilothouse, plus a gate in the hull side…

New, Cruiser-Friendly Offshore 54 PH

By Peter Janssen on May 10, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The new Offshore 54 Pilothouse is the latest iteration of a popular cruising design built for easy handling by a couple. Offshore says the 54 is the “finest Offshore yet,” and that’s saying something since the company has built more than 300 yachts since its founding in 1948. The 54 PH has a semi-displacement hull with a fine entry for parting the waves and a full keel for directional stability and protection for the props. Standard power comes from twin 715-hp Cummins with straight shafts, producing a top speed of a bit over 20 knots and a cruising speed of…

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