Once upon a time, a 200 hp outboard was huge. Today, there are boats with a half-dozen 600 hp V-12s strapped onto the transom. But how did we even get here? And where are we going? Ever since Gustave ...

Shopping for an outboard sounds simple until you realize how many bad purchases start with a good intention. A buyer picks a motor that looks right on paper, installs it, […] ...

Boating is a popular recreational activity, and it could also be used as a form of transportation for moving between coastal and river areas. Since we often don't see a boat's method of propulsion and ...

The first outboard was actually electric (left). The 12-cylinder block for Mercury’s 600-hp Verado shows how far outboard technology has come. World History Archive/Alamy stock photo Once upon a time, ...