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Marine Engines

Learn about the newest and time-tested boat engines.

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Yamaha’s Hydrogen Experiment

Yamaha teams up with Roush to develop first-ever recreational hydrogen outboards—will they fly?

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Power Trip: Mercury Racing’s History and Legacy

50 years of Mercury Racing has flown by as if strapped to a QC4v 1750­—an ode to a full throttle evolution.

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Boating's Fuel of the Future?

In the race to clean power, electricity is in the lead. But how do we generate the necessary juice on board without burning fossil fuel? One superyacht builder has an answer.

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The Innovators

An Inside Look at Volvo Penta's Plan to Change Boating

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Mercury Racing Unveils 500-hp Outboard

The high-performance division of Mercury Marine marked its 50th anniversary with the introduction of the supercharged V-8 outboard.

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EXCLUSIVE: Volvo Penta Debuts Hybrid Propulsion Prototype

Power & Motoryacht traveled to Volvo Penta's test facility outside Gothenburg Sweden to test the company's prototype hybrid-propulsion system. Is the Swedish power player poised to change the world of marine propulsion again?

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A Tesla Engineer Re-Imagines the Day Boat

What does it look like when a Tesla engineer reimagines the day boat? We check out the R30 to find out.

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E1 Electric Racebird

An electrifying chat with Mercury Racing’s Stuart Halley.

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BREAKING: Mercury's New V10

Editor-at-Large Charlie Levine reports from Lake X on Mercury’s new line of modern, light-weight V10 outboards. Learn more here and stay tuned for more reporting from his on-the-water testing.

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Review of SilentJet, Hinckley's Hybrid Electric Boat Propulsion System

Nearly three decades after the original Hinckley Picnic Boat changed the game, Dasher is back but with all new tricks up her sleeve -- it can run in full silence with its trademarked SilentJet technology.

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Electric Invaders

On a Norwegian adventure with the crew of Viking-inspired engineers at Evoy, Simon Murray discovers not only the fanatical dedication behind the race to build the fastest electric boats in the world, but the true meaning of “skol!”

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Testing the Seakeeper Ride

The previously top-secret Seakeeper Ride aims to usher in a new era of boat stabilization. We were among the first to test this new system.

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Exclusive First Test of Hinckley’s SilentJet

Decades after the original Dasher brought jet propulsion and joystick maneuverability to the masses, it is once again rewriting history, this time with a hybrid heart.

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Rare Formula One Engine Lives On

A one-off Ferrari Formula One engine modified for hydroplane racing lives on—almost 70 years after breaking the world speed record on water.

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Hydrogen Powered Boats

The Kiwis defending the America’s Cup have engineered a foiling powerboat with a “Back to the Future” powerplant.

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Iron Man

At an early age, Mike Hingst fell in love with old boats and putt-putt marine engines. This intrigue led him to collecting and restoring them.

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Mercury Announces its First Electric Outboard

Mercury’s electric Avator outboard represents a new evolution for the company.

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Yamaha’s Harmo Electric Outboard is No Ordinary Powerplant

Yamaha’s Harmo e-outboard debuts in the United States, and boatbuilders are testing the technology.

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RaceBird: The Electric Boat That Could Change Powerboating

The RaceBird, a foiling race boat with an electric outboard, is ready to make its landing as part of a new global series.

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Swedish Iron/Maiden Voyage

Power & Technology: Scania Enters the Recreational Boating Market.

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Engine Mount Maintenance

We love engine mounts, perhaps the hardest-working hardware in your engine room. Here's how to make sure they love you back.

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HARMO Electric Boat Motor from Yamaha

The 121-pound HARMO uses a rim drive and impeller to generate 225 pounds of thrust, about the same force as a 9.9-hp gas outboard.

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E-Motion 180E Electric Outboard

Meet the World’s Most Powerful Electric Outboard. Vision Marine Technologies hopes to revolutionize recreational boating with the new E-Motion 180E.

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Caterpillar C32B Triple Turbo Marine Engine

Caterpillar announces its new C32B Triple Turbo, the most power available in a 12-cylinder package on the water today.