This eliminates conventional sterndrive or outboard-powered boats. Sea Ray’s SLX 260 Surf is designed specifically for the wake surf market, with a Mercury Bravo Four outdrive that positions dual ...

Here, aboard his 50-foot Team USA catamaran. Getty Images The craft’s 330 horsepower MerCruiser sterndrives pushed it to 70 mph, a taste of speed that left Johnson searching for more.

Why? Rain water can enter the exhaust hub, freeze, expand and crack the housing. Older inboards and sterndrives are particularly susceptible to freeze damage because the engine block drains can be ...

“I spent a lot of my time offscreen doing that.” The craft’s 330 horsepower MerCruiser sterndrives pushed it to 70 mph, a taste of speed that left Johnson searching for more. In 1986, he drove a brand ...

You’ll find the bellows in the latter part. While an inboard uses a rudder, a stern drive changes direction when the lower unit moves when you turn the steering wheel. That’s what makes a part like ...