
Pocket Explorer
An RV trip inspires a concept for a towable vessel that opens up vast areas for exploration.

An RV trip inspires a concept for a towable vessel that opens up vast areas for exploration.

Diesel outboards give the classically styled new Hylas M47 sprightly performance.

The military-grade Life Proof 35 Full Cabin can do many things that trawlers do—at more than twice the speed.

The Ranger Tugs R-25 combines get-there-fast speed with cruise-anywhere creature comforts.

Engineers at Pursuit know a few things about boats designed for many purposes. This builder was one of the first to put cruising features on its center console models when demand for the combo really started to pick up steam a decade ago.

A collection of vintage outboards and the group of men who breathe life into the past.

What can Life Proof Boats do that your trawler doesn’t? Find out here on our tour with CEO Micah Bowers.

Back Cove’s first outboard-powered offering adds punch to a classic profile.

Evinrude built the first outboard motor, and an empire that endures today.

Here’s how pointy boats with outboards could make cruising cheap again.

The three-stateroom, semidisplacement model has a range of power options and a low air draft.

A solar-power system on our classic trawler lets us spend time moored or anchored with more than enough juice to meet our energy needs.

America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association has been helping boaters complete the ultimate voyage for a quarter century.

The steel-hull Nightfall, designed by William Garden, connects generations of this family through a love of cruising.

Larry Graf, the founder, designer and lead engineer of Aspen Power Catamarans, talks about Aspen’s proa hull designs and adventure cruising on his own creations from the Arctic to the Sea of Cortez.

With her vertical bow, reverse raked windshield and indoor-outdoor living space, the Galeon 430 EXP defies categorization.

It is called a razor because it shaves away unnecessary complexities, providing a simple solution to complicated questions.

Remembering Lifelong Marine Journalist Chris Caswell

A Master of Quiet Cruising

This imposing 55-footer is a comfortable, well-appointed coastal cruiser primed to take on more ambitious journeys.