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Extreme Win
The 11 boats entered in Class 6 are deck to deck at the start of the OPA Offshore Race at the 19th annual St. Clair River Classic in St. Clair, Michigan July 27-28. Chuck Broaddus, owner and driver of Broadco, celebrates after winning the Extreme Class at the St. Clair River Classic (inset at right). Broadco is a 40-foot MTI catamaran with two 1100-hp Scorpion engines. Broaddus and throttleman Jay Muller earned a come-from-behind victory, after overcoming mechanical problems at the start of the race.
Happy anniversary, Princecraft! The Quebec, Canada-based boatbuilder celebrates 60 years of building quality aluminum fishing, pontoon and deck boats in April 2014. For more information, visit princEcraft.com.
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Mercury Marine Enertia ECO Propellers Save fuel — and the environment — with the new Enertia ECO propellers from Mercury Marine. This propeller was specifically designed for highhorsepower, outboard-powered boats, offering boaters a 10 percent increase in fuel economy at cruising speeds. “As marina gasoline prices have continued to rise, customers are increasingly focused on fuel economy,” says Jared Reichenberger, Mercury Propellers brand manager. “We realized an appreciable fuel economy gain could be found in the design of the propeller itself.” The 10 percent fuel economy gain boaters get with the Enertia ECO translates into actual dollars, as the typical offshore boater averages nearly 100 hours on the water each year. And at today’s gas prices, this propeller alone will save more than $550 per year — or more than $5,500 over 10 years. The Enertia ECO also helps extend a boat’s range, lengthening the time between fill-ups. The propellers will be available in right- and lefthand rotation across four pitches — 17, 19. 21 and 23 inches — beginning in January 2014. For more information, visit mErcurymarinE.com.
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Don’t leave the dock without making a safety list and checking it twice — on your smartphone, that is. The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) developed a boating safety app called “Boat Essentials-USCG Safety Gear.” It’s essentially a safety checklist intended to help boaters identify the required and recommended safety items
to stow on board their boats. ABYC took home an Innovation Award for the app in the “Safety Equipment” category at the International Boatbuilders’ Exhibition & Conference, held this past September in Louisville, Kentucky. The app can be downloaded for free at the Apple iTunes store online. A printed checklist is also available and can be obtained by calling ABYC at 410-990-4460. For more information, visit aBycinc.org.
race photos by paul kemiel