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FOND DU LAC, Wis. – Mercury Marine this week introduced a new line of versatile and stylish inflatable boats at the 2012 Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show.

The first model in the series, the 18-foot M570, comes standard with a Mercury 115hp FourStroke. ...

FOND DU LAC, Wis. – Mercury Marine has introduced new branding that includes a refresh of its corporate logo.

Mercury understands the value of its logos and word marks and introduces this change to replace the previous logo in nearly all instances. ...

FOND DU LAC, Wis. – Mercury Marine will launch Ship’s Log, a free mobile app designed for boaters of all kinds, at the 2012 International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference trade show next week in Louisville, Ky.

Ship’s Log provides an easy method of recording and ...

Mercury Racing’s 565 - with digital throttle and shift (DTS), better fuel economy and more grunt – prompted more than a few questions. Mostly variations of: “How’d you do that?” We agreed to blog and provide some answers. In Part 1, I’ll discuss about torque and power. ...

I think of Stealers Wheel’s song, “Stuck in the Middle With You”, whenever I come across news regarding Australia’s 99 Psycho Clowns water ski racing team. The Mercury 1350 powered team dominated Round 1 of the 2012 Australian Water Ski Championships, Sunday, September 16. The race was held on Bramble Bay, North of Brisbane.
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One of my posts in our Virtual Tour series focused on consumer outboards. For the government, we build a “stealth” outboard that is rarely seen: the OptiMax JP. Developed for the U.S. Department of Defense, this multi-fuel engine runs on JP5, JP8, kerosene and Commercial Jet A aviation fuels ...

Outerlimits’ Mike Fiore was the first person I called upon seeing the Lake of the Ozarks (LOTO) Shootout results. Mercury powered Outerlimits won four classes. Mike won the NV2F1 (single engine production vee bottom) class with a top speed of 99 mph in Mike Everson’s 565 powered ...

Livorsi’s new Triple Trim Switch for Arched Controls gives you even more control at your fingertips. Trim multiple drives, tabs or jack plates without taking your hands off the throttle. The triple trim knob profile is designed for comfort and ...

FOND DU LAC, Wis. – Mercury has unveiled a new graphics package for its highly regarded OptiMax Pro XS lineup of outboard engines.

The OptiMax Pro XS, which ranges in power from 115 – 250 hp, remains the engine of choice among serious anglers. After ...

It was 5:12 am when my first email of the morning arrived: “Leaving the dock now. We took MONSTER TORQUE w us.” It was Stuart Hayim signaling the start of his around Long Island record run. Stuart’s brand new 42 MTI was powered with Mercury Racing 1350′s and M8 drives. And ...

Continuing from Virtual Tour - Part 6: Propellers…we’ll review the evolution of surface piercing propellers, culminating with our amazing CNC Sterndrive Cleavers.

I first reviewed my classic literature collection for information regarding the evolution of surface piercing propellers. Copy ...

Reigning SST 120 World Champion Chris Fairchild won the 2012 SST 200 UIM/APBA World Championship Sunday, July 22. The championship consists of four heats of racing at the PNC Trenton Roar on the River outboard tunnel boat race, an annual event that takes place on the Detroit River ...