Outboards

News, reviews and features on outboard engines for powerboats, commercial vessels and racing craft.

2026

Suzuki Marine will be exhibiting on stand P132

Suzuki Marine Returns to the Southampton International Boat Show with Major On-Land and On-Water Presence

September 11, 2026

Diagram of ACEL Power's integrated electric propulsion system showing outboard motor, battery pack, smart charger, onboard computer, digital throttle and smart key

ACEL Power: The $10 Million Startup Betting on 350HP Electric Outboards

September 8, 2026

Revue, a Yamaha-powered Class 3B offshore raceboat, airborne at UKOBA Great Yarmouth, 1982

How Yamaha Outlasted Evinrude, Johnson and OMC

August 17, 2026

Twin Suzuki DF350A outboards powering a Ranieri boat at speed

Suzuki’s Outboard Margin Falls to 23.2% Despite 16% Revenue Growth

August 14, 2026

Vintage British Seagull outboard motor advertisement featuring a seagull perched on the engine with the slogan I'm telling you

“I’m Telling You!”: The Story Behind British Seagull

Four OXE Marine diesel outboard engines in black, shown from the side against a light grey background

Boating Industry

OXE Marine’s Engine Sales Fell 90%

Selva Marine outboard motor lineup with Italian tricolour branding

Selva Marine’s White Whale 300: The Outboard Built Start to Finish in Italy

Honda McLaren Performance M300 outboard engine studio shot

Honda’s McLaren M300 Outboard Now Sold as a Standalone Repower Engine

Caudwell Marine AX300 diesel outboard North American support expansion

Caudwell Marine Strengthens North American Support Ahead of AX300 Diesel Launch

Suzuki-powered Coulam 6.1 CRV casualty recovery vessel prototype on display at Seawork 2026

Boating Industry

Suzuki-Powered Coulam 6.1 CRV Prototype Shown at Seawork 2026

Cox Marine CXO300 and CXO350 V8 diesel outboards, 300hp and 350hp variants

Cox Marine CXO300: The Diesel Outboard Built From Scratch

Axopar AX/E Spyder with Evoy Storm 300hp electric outboard

Big Electric Outboards: Where Are We?

Caudwell Marine AX300 300hp turbocharged V6 diesel outboard engine

The AX300: Caudwell Marine’s 300hp Diesel Outboard

Mercury 808hp V12 concept outboard on display at the Miami International Boat Show, February 2026

Mercury Looks to Extend Its Position at the Top of the Outboard Market

Thundercat inflatable racing boat airborne at Fistral Beach Cornwall

Tohatsu Marks 70 Years of Outboard Production

Shaun Torrente with Vision Marine Technologies electric outboard platform

Vision Marine Technologies Files 16th US Patent for Electric Outboard Reverse Thrust

Force Outboards service manuals and Seloc repair guide from the 1984-1999 era

Force Outboards: The Budget Motor That Divided a Generation

The Mariner-powered Pobjoy Mint Two — Peter Bloomfield's offshore Class 3D Stapley catamaran in 1980

Whatever Happened to Mariner? The Merc-a-ha Story

Blacker Tests Mercury 250 APX at Carr Mill Dam

Mercury in Britain: How Big Is the Market, Really?

Mercury’s 808hp V12 Concept Signals Power Evolution

February 1, 2026

Mercury Outboard Revenue Up 26% in Q4 Despite Trump Tariffs

Mercury Outboard Revenue Up 26% in Q4 Despite Trump Tariffs

February 1, 2026

Andre Faye Solvang

Mercury Marine: 2,000 Layoffs, the $1.16 Billion Reckoning and Recovery

January 9, 2026