SlashGear has traditionally focused on advancements in terrestrial transportation like cars and motorcycles, but we've devoted plenty of space to discussion of marine engines as well. We've presented ...

Unlike most vehicles, commercial boats can be considered a "power source sold separately" mode of transportation. Smaller boats such as canoes mostly use paddles, but anything larger requires an ...

Mercury Marine has just announced the launch of its two newest electric outboard motors, the Avator 20e and Avator 35e. The news follows the launch of Mercury’s first entry in the lineup, the Avator 7 ...

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 ...

The Ilmor ION electric outboard motor, developed by Ilmor’s Advanced Technology Group, hopes to power the next generation of light electric watercraft from tenders to pontoon boats. The new electric ...

Not everyone own boats. While it might start that way, the passion consumes everyone until they understand the ins and outs of their personal watercraft like the back of their hands. Eventually, most ...

There is nothing quite like a day on the water in Canada – calm cottage lakes, salmon runs off the West Coast, or the wide-open Great Lakes on a summer weekend. But every boater knows that an ...