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-injection outboards are now significantly more fuel efficient, however, there are a few tricks to help you squeeze another mile or so per gallon, which …

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 …

Many areas of the country have waterways that are too shallow for conventional outboards. In other places, rocks, stumps and sandbars just beneath the surface conspire to “help” boat owners send their local mechanic’s kid to college. There are two options for remedying such situations: Buy a jet out …

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 read a chart. Several outstanding boating safety organizations teach people how to use nautical charts, and every boater should use those opportuni …

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 little, almost like there’s no propeller on the engine. You shut down the engine and tilt the drive up to check, and, yes, the prop is still there. So wha …