SNIP: To me, seems like all the boating magazines, give a false report of vessels. Have you ever read a bad report on a boat? I haven't. According to boating magazines all NEW power boats are GREAT,. and have no problems. REPLY: Well, most boating magazines stay in existence from their advertising and guess who is a chief advertiser in magazines promoting power or cruising magazine: power boats whether motor yachts or trawlers. Surprise, Surprise! And the builders of the BIG expensive boats have the deep pockets to pay for full page and multi-page advertisements. Voila. There is a symbiotic relationship between boating magazines and boat/yacht builders. They need each other. Magazines promotes new boats because the builders buy the ads which keep the magazines in business. This is not rocket science. DHS Duluth