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Performance Tech: Why Does My Boat Porpoise? ▼

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By Jim Russell, P.Eng

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to know why your boat has a tendency to porpoise? And nice to know how you can improve or eliminate a porpoising problem? The causes of porpoising and how to correct it are frequently mystifying accounts. Here is an explanation of porpoising, how to design to mitigate the potential for porpoising and how to fix it when it’s a problem.

What is Porpoising?
Porpoising is the cyclic oscillation of a boat in pitch and heave, of sustained or increasing amplitude, occurring while planing on ...

The Future Of Skilled Technicians In The Industry ▼

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By Rick Mackie

I’ve led many tours of Mercury Racing over the past 28 years. People are constantly amazed to see our skilled labor handcrafting outboards, sterndrives, propellers and accessories. Some of the more common questions asked are, “where does your labor comes from and how do they learn their skills?”

Our employees come with a strong skill set and work ethic in place. ...

Outrageous Turbine-Powered Talon 21 Tunnel ▼

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We all know that occasionally some pretty spectacular items show up on Ebay, and this turbine-powered Talon 21 has to be one of the more unique and incredible boats that I have seen to show up there.

I have always felt that Talon boats were one of the most beautiful and unique tunnel boat designs. There is no mistaking a Talon's aggressive, almost spaceship-like futuristic hard angles that give them such a compelling look. I suppose if I were going to drop a helicopter engine into a ...

R&R Prop Shop Takes The Reins of Mazco Propeller ▼

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Kevin Taylor of R&R Prop Shop and John Mazar of Mazco Propeller announced the acquisition of Mazco propeller by R&R Prop Shop effective October 7, 2016.

All of the Mazco Propeller operations are being moved from Missouri ...

The Fastest Outboard Drag Boats in the World ▼

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Photos by Kevin Kearney

Jasper, Tennessee is a well-known place for almost everybody here at Scream And Fly. The Outboard Drag Boat Association's world championship final race of the year takes place there, and the very best in the sport converge there to battle it out at the Nickajack Dam lake, which is absolutely ...

Scream And Fly Tours Bob's Machine Shop ▼

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In every sport, there are icons. These icons will always epitomize the very essence of what makes every sport great, and the excitement its fans and participants feel universally. These icons represent both the people and the machines; and when it comes to performance boating, the boats themselves are nearly as unique as the people that pilot them.

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Livorsi Adds Colors And Underwater Lights To Trim Tabs ▼

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Mounting the LED underwater light directly on the trim tab makes installation of underwater lighting much easier. Wiring is routed through the tab transom plate for a clean installation. This gives one the ability to trim the tab down into the water or at the surface of the water, giving one different options in lighting effects. The robust stainless steel bracket holds 4” or 6” lights ...

The Pirates of Lanier Poker Run is a three-day event that raises money for two Georgia-based children's charities - Camp Sunshine and Boys and Girls Club.

This pirate-themed event is massive on every scale, beginning on July 14 with the Meet ...

The Three Lakes Shootout is a yearly event held at Three Lakes, Wisconsin that features races, raffles, music, and partying - the required elements that make this one of the very best events of the year. There is an airport fly-in event, Chain of Lakes tour, Sledfooter's ...

The old guard at this website will remember that Tanner Park in Copiague, Long Island was the quite literally the birth place of Scream And Fly. Back in the mid-1990s, many of us would converge on Tanner Park for the Wednesday night runs. When the high tide was timed right ...

The Club BRP Evinrude 2017 event was held in Milwaukee, WI from June 25-27, with the primary focus being the launch of the new Evinrude G2 150-200-horsepower engines, including the G2 150 H.O. These engines represent the new generation of smaller V6 outboards, building on the technology of the larger 200 H.O. to ...