Along with the cleat hitch and the clove hitch, the extremely popular bowline knot is an essential knot for anyone who likes to spend time on the water. And there are very good reasons for that. It’s quick, easy to ...

Keeping up with scheduled oil changes is important for maintaining the peak performance of a hard-working Mercury® MerCruiser® engine. A Mercury Authorized Dealer is always an option for oil-change service, but if you take pride in working on your own ...

Barry Stokes, former host of Let’s Fish TV has been fishing professionally for 40 years, and he’s got a great tip that will help you get your boat in the water faster and easier, and with less anxiety. In this Mercury ...

To attempt to summarize or categorize Kim Sweers is an exercise in frustration, if not outright futility. No matter what you say, it’s bound to be reductive. Marine industry leader, mother, social media guru, philanthropist. Most people would be happy ...

If you’re not already immersed in its world, “waterskiing” likely brings a couple of sepia-tone images to mind: The celebrated old ski shows at places like Florida’s original Cypress Gardens, and midcentury family gatherings Up North. (If you saw the ...

One of the best things about the lineup of low-horsepower FourStroke outboards from Mercury – those rated at 20hp and below – is their portability. Weighing between 41 pounds (2.5/3.5hp) and 99 pounds (20hp), they’re easy to install and remove ...

Few things are as comforting as a hot bowl of chowder on a cold winter day, and while clam chowder has easily become one of the more popular of chowders, fish-based varieties have been a staple among seafarers and landlubbers ...

At some point when you are out on the water, you may encounter another boater in distress. While life-threatening boating emergencies are rare (and would warrant an immediate call to local first responders), it’s not uncommon for boaters to run ...

For many anglers in the northern part of the country, the arrival of freezing temperatures in late fall and early winter signals a shift in fishing opportunities. As boating weather ends and Mercury outboards get winterized, lakes start freezing over ...

Boat clubs, which give a group of people shared access to a fleet of boats, are a relatively new way to enjoy the boating lifestyle. Before Freedom Boat Club pioneered the concept in the U.S. in 1989, boaters typically either ...