The New Sportboat Magazine Is Out...
01-24-2011, 03:48 PM
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I found it at our local grocery store and bought it. Kind of the same stuff as Powerboat.
If there is a magazine for this small niche of boating - quite often the boats being tested are for a small percentage of people within this small niche who can afford the MTI/Skater/ 1075 / turbine equipment...
I like to idea of entry level power plants (496/525) with the occasional over the top boat review... Its just a more realistic read versus a "wow, if I win the lottery...." read. Ya know what I mean?
Also, I think ride alongs would be a great read..
I boat the California Delta once a year (Big Cat Poker run) and for me it is the best boating I do. I go all over in a years time but the Delta is always my favorite. I think if a writer writes about (not the Big Cat Poker run) but writes about a weekend in the Delta -it would be eye opening. I've never done LOTO or the Great Lakes and I don't know if I ever will - but I'd like to read about what it offers i.e.- hang outs, speed areas, types of boaters, crazy party areas..stories like only writers can tell...
If there is a magazine for this small niche of boating - quite often the boats being tested are for a small percentage of people within this small niche who can afford the MTI/Skater/ 1075 / turbine equipment...
I like to idea of entry level power plants (496/525) with the occasional over the top boat review... Its just a more realistic read versus a "wow, if I win the lottery...." read. Ya know what I mean?
Also, I think ride alongs would be a great read..
I boat the California Delta once a year (Big Cat Poker run) and for me it is the best boating I do. I go all over in a years time but the Delta is always my favorite. I think if a writer writes about (not the Big Cat Poker run) but writes about a weekend in the Delta -it would be eye opening. I've never done LOTO or the Great Lakes and I don't know if I ever will - but I'd like to read about what it offers i.e.- hang outs, speed areas, types of boaters, crazy party areas..stories like only writers can tell...
01-24-2011, 09:59 PM
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I subscribe to about 20 mags and all of them have become very thin.
It is a sign of the times......but support your favorites becuase when things turn around and things are good again...those mags will be back thicker than ever!
01-25-2011, 07:19 PM
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01-25-2011, 08:55 PM
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Picked up my issue of Sport Boat at Borders last night also. Its geared more towards the average performance boater. I'm ready to subscribe if it goes yearly.
01-27-2011, 06:02 PM
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I picked this up at a Jewel/Osco and thought it was a pretty good read. Hope it goes to subcription because $6 an issue is kind of crazy.
04-22-2011, 12:01 PM
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picked up a copy today
Looked OK for the first go at it
Looked OK for the first go at it
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