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Features include comprehensive editorial from well-known marine writers, new and second hand boat tests, boating news, readers' stories and letters, diary dates plus equipment engine, travel, angling and DIY.

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Pick the perfect prop

Tests & Features >> Special Features

Finding the right prop is a very dark art, particularly for planing boats. But if you can get to grips with the basics, some light should begin to shine. John Cooke explains . . .

Finding the right prop is a very dark art, particularly for planing boats. But if you can get to grips with the basics, some light should begin to shine. John Cooke explains . . . Nothing in the world attracts so many myths and old wives’ tales as the propeller.…

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The Trusty 23

Tests & Features >> Boat Tests

Upon his visit to test the Trusty 23, Stuart Field discovers a ‘little ship’ to rekindle the fire in an old sailor’s loins.

Upon his visit to test the Trusty 23, Stuart Field discovers a ‘little ship’ to rekindle the fire in an old sailor’s loins. Over the years, we have learned that there is no such thing as a ‘typical’ Boat Mart reader’s boat. Indeed our readers are as diverse as the…

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Mid-summer sport

Tests & Features >> Angling

The best of the fishing might still be a month or so away but that does not mean sport is poor right now because it is anything but.

The best of the fishing might still be a month or so away but that does not mean sport is poor right now because it is anything but. Out on the briny blue, you can almost choose what fish to target, each with some certainty of success. From bass and…

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Mariner 700 Sport Fisher

Tests & Features >> Boat Tests

Stuart Field takes a first look at the Mariner 700, the hotly anticipated new prototype fisher from ABC Marine.

Stuart Field takes a first look at the Mariner 700, the hotly anticipated new prototype fisher from ABC Marine. The Mariner 700 Sport Fisher was first seen at the 2010 Birmingham Boat Show, where it towered over the Kruger boats also exhibited by ABC Marine. It inevitably aroused a hell…

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Whether you intend to buy a boat or spend the summer simply enjoying lazy days on a boat, Boat Mart is the magazine for you. It's not only packed with boats for sale and boat accessories, but has pages and pages of buying advice, boating news and top tips to help you really make the most of your boating.

We all love checking out the latest new boats, and we've got two great ones for you this month with the Mariner 700, a fisher from a debut British boat brand plus the Trusty 23. We've yet more new boats with three good buys at a very affordable £5,000. We are the home of affordable boating after all!

Power boats, fishing boats, whatever takes your fancy you will need the right kit on board your boat. Our Top Gear pages highlight the best new equipment for boaters, and we also show you how you can save money with the right prop.

Also in this issue we have those all important mid-season tips for boat anglers, a guide to osmosis and a couple of practical projects to keep you busy including fitting and maintaining a steering system.

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COMPETITION: Find The UK's Greatest Outboard & Win Yourself A New Outboard!

COMPETITION: Find The UK's Greatest Outboard & Win Yourself A New Outboard!

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Yamaha’s first ever outboard, the quest is on to find the country’s oldest, greatest, strangest and most interesting outboard engines. Running until 1st September...

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Pacer Racing Yachts Coming to Southampton

Pacer Racing Yachts Coming to Southampton

Cove Marine, based at Portland, the venue for the 2012 Olympic Marina, will be showing two South African built Pacer racing yachts at the forthcoming Southampton Show.
Designed by Simonis Voogd,...

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Close Encounter of the Whale Kind

Close Encounter of the Whale Kind

A tourist from Botswana on a nearby ship off the coast of South Africa witnessed and captured the pictures of a lifetime as an endangered Southern right whale leap out of the water and smashed into a 32ft...

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The Trusty 23

The Trusty 23

Upon his visit to test the Trusty 23, Stuart Field discovers a ‘little ship’ to rekindle the fire in an old sailor’s loins.
Over the years, we have learned that there is no such thing as a ‘typical’ Boat Mart reader’s boat. Indeed our readers are as diverse as the boats they own and yet I’m certain that this feature will strike a chord with every one of us, because the Trusty...

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Mariner 700 Sport Fisher

Mariner 700 Sport Fisher

Stuart Field takes a first look at the Mariner 700, the hotly anticipated new prototype fisher from ABC Marine.
The Mariner 700 Sport Fisher was first seen at the 2010 Birmingham Boat Show, where it towered over the Kruger boats also exhibited by ABC Marine. It inevitably aroused a hell of a lot of customer interest, so when an invitation arrived to give the pre-production prototype its first...

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Finnmaster 59 SC

Finnmaster 59 SC

The 59 SC majors on style, but is there substance beneath the swagger of Finnmaster’s latest open boat? Boat Mart sent Alex Smith to find out. There’s something gratifyingly simple about an open sports boat. In this boat there’s none of the bulk or weight of a cabin. There’s no hard top to catch the wind, clutter the deck, wallow in the turns or trap the engine noise. With boats like these...

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Pro-Line 23 Express Cuddy

Pro-Line 23 Express Cuddy

Thinking of buying a boat? Stuart Field heads for Portland to test a boat from a renowned American builder you might not have heard from before. While Pro-Line may not be a name that springs immediately to mind when thinking of sports fishers, these boats have been built in America since 1968 when fishermen Dan Atwood and his father founded the boating company. Just a couple of years later, the...

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Nord Fisher 170

Stuart Field gets the exclusive UK test of the debut fisher from Sprint Boats.
Over the decades we’ve tested literally dozens of new boats from first time builders. Sadly, many of these boats together with their builders have disappeared into the mists of time, never to be heard from again. But if the Nord Fisher 170 is anything to go by, I’m pretty sure that one new builder,...

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Suzuki to Show Three New Outboards at Southampton

Featuring Suziki’s Lean Burn Fuel Control technology three new outboards, announced earlier this year, will be on show for the first time at this year’s Southampton Boat Show continuing the update of existing engines. First seen at the Miami Boat Show the...

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Multi-Coloured Audio Players Pack A Punch

Although we frequently carry news of the latest Yamaha outboards we rarely get to hear of other revelations from this multi faceted manufacturer. So try the following for size. Great music is all about light and shade and Yamaha look set to top the colour charts...

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C A Clase's New Monitors for Southampton

C A Clase, the UK's leading distributor of marine electronics, will present the Nauticomp Infinity II and Infinity PRO marine monitors at the PSP Southampton Boat Show for the first time. Combining cutting-edge display technology with an easy to use interface,...

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Quicksilver alloy boats

For some reason, the lightweight aluminium boats sold by Quicksilver seldom get mentioned in boating articles - and that’s a great shame because these tough all-purpose craft represent remarkably good value for money.
Quicksilver’s V Hull boats have...

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WHAT WILL £5000 BUY YOU?

Smartwave AV3500
When it comes to budget boats that really perform (and which are absolutely bombproof) you have to go a long way to beat the Kiwi-built Smartwave craft. In just a few years, these roto-moulded polyethylene boats have attracted a strong...

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TECH TALK - Osmosis

The three GRP issues
Despite its excellent suitability as a boat-building material, GRP has three important characteristics. Firstly, to a greater or lesser extent, all resins used in boatbuilding are permeable, which means they will allow water to enter;...

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