Cable throttle and shift controls still dominate the boating market for outboard, inboard and sterndrive engines. Cables from brands such as Dometic Marine (previously SeaStar) and Uflex provide smooth, reliable service for years, even decades, but they might eventually wear out, corrode or oth …

It was as if outboard-powered boats everywhere came to idle last night and a quiet calm descended upon our waterways after news broke that BRP is ceasing production of Evinrude outboards.According to BRP President and CEO José Boisjoli: “Our outboard engines business has been greatly impacted b …

Two of the most indispensable items on board a cruising yacht are a dinghy and an outboard motor. At anchor or on a buoy, of course, they are your only means of getting ashore. They also have a thousand other uses. For example, they can allow you to motor across to friends’ boats, collect supplies, …

Whether it’s a financial matter and a new boat isn’t an option or the fact that a given owner loves the layout of his current model and the engines are just tired, more people are looking at repowering.The cost of outboard motors in the past few years has many owners considering repowering their boa …