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Pages & Passages kicks off with 19 winter reads from January through March. From five-star favorites to overhyped disappointments, here are my honest reviews, ratings, and recommendations to help you...

After six weeks on the hard, three shipments from Finland, and countless hours of troubleshooting, we finally left Lauderdale Marine Center—only to discover another Oceanvolt motor issue on our way out....

After six weeks on the hard at Lauderdale Marine Center, three shipments from Finland, one new Oceanvolt motor, and two replacement saildrive legs, Water Wings is finally back in the water. But before...

Days turned into weeks. The Florida heat got heavier, the bills got larger, and somehow we were still sitting on the hard at Lauderdale Marine Center waiting for our second shipment attempt from Finland. After...

A damaged replacement shipment, crushed motor components, and shocking warranty realities turn our Lauderdale Marine Center haul out into a much bigger Oceanvolt nightmare.

What started as a a quick haul out at Lauderdale Marine Center to diagnose and potentially replace our port Oceanvolt motor, quickly spiraled into a full-blown saga involving endless shipping delays, more...