The engine is probably the most valuable component of your boat. The best way to protect that investment is with quality marine lubricants. With more than 70 years of experience engineering premium marine lubricants, Quicksilver® understands what it takes to deliver the level of performance,...
No matter the brand you own, Quicksilver® products are perfect for maximizing the life and performance of your marine engine. Quicksilver parts, lubricants and accessories are designed to meet the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specifications and vital preventive maintenance needs of all leading marine engine brands....
Thanks to the evolution of four-stroke engine technology within the marine space, maintaining many of today’s most popular outboard, sterndrive and inboard engines is easier than ever. For many four-stroke engine owners, the most critical maintenance task is to change the engine oil and filter...
If you spend enough time on the road towing a boat and trailer, you’re inevitably going to have a flat tire or some other misadventure. It’s simply going to happen at some point. But if you’re prepared and equipped, such a happening can be a...
Automotive oil definitely does not belong in the sump of your marine engine – outboard, sterndrive or inboard. Here’s why. The inner workings of your boat engine might look like those of an automotive engine, but your boat engine operates in a much different environment. In...
A few simple maintenance steps can help ensure a great boating season. Spring has arrived and we’re all eager to get on the water, but before you splash your boat, it’s smart to take some time to tend to a short preseason outboard engine maintenance checklist. By...
High-performance two-stroke snowmobile engines lead demanding lives. These potent powerplants are expected to start in sub-zero cold, lug through wet spring snow and endure a 10-mile wide-open blast across a frozen lake, all while delivering reliable performance through radical changes in elevation and temperature. Using...
Caution, courtesy and common sense help keep public trails open and sledders safe. Snowmobiling can be an exhilarating activity. Exploring the expansive woods of New England, the winding trails of the Midwest or the deep powder of the wild Rocky Mountains is a fun pastime enjoyed...
Floyd Clinard and Tony Cruse are the real deal. Day jobs for the first nine or 10 hours of the day, then in the shop until the late hours of the night. Cold fried chicken gnawed on with greasy hands. The distinct scent of gear...
When it’s time for off-season storage, don’t forget to give your kicker outboard a little love, in the form of an oil and filter change. Because auxiliary outboards spend most of their life at idle or very low rpm, it is common for condensation to...
Well they don’t call it the Alabama Rollercoaster for nothing. The lows really made us appreciate the highs and there was no feeling greater than making the MotoAmerica Stock 1000 grid and finishing the race on Sunday. The two-man-crew made up of Mark Hein and Kim...
Automotive and marine engines are engineered to run quite differently. In order to meet emissions and fuel economy standards, automotive engines are calibrated to run within a certain RPM range and seldom see any heavy loads. Most of the time they are running at low...
The famous yellow mustard flowers are blooming around the banks at Kentucky Lake this week at the Bassmaster Elite, and that means the bass should be biting. Straight-shooting veteran anglers Greg Hackney and Jacob Powroznik preview the event that begins Friday and concludes on Monday near...
When I [Jacob Powroznik] was growing up, if I wanted to learn about fishing, I looked to the men in my life to teach me. Just as many of the other professional anglers did. If one of my idols was fishing in a tournament, we...
Austin, Texas (April 22,2018) Austin, Texas and Circuit of the Americas (COTA) hosted Round 2 of the MotoAmerica season. It was an abbreviated race weekend for MotoAmerica as they shared the venue with MotoGP. This stop is MotoGP's only US appearance so...
Braselton, GA (April 15, 2018) One Fifth, One Fourth, One Crash, and One Gremlin. That was the essence of the inaugural race for the Quicksilver LEXIN Hudson Motorcycle Racing Team in MotoAmerica's Round 1 at Road Atlanta. Our Superbike hero, Bobby Fong, had a strong first day by placing...
ODDS: 7-1 “Not known for being the most emotional guy, Powroznik was literally moved to tears when he slipped past Michael Laconelli to win the 2017 Bassmaster Classic Brack on Pokegama Lake. The cannonball he did off the end of the dock following the post-tournament interview,...
After loosing Rich, Wayne, Mike and Simon continued on to Peru and are seeing some of the most beautiful scenery and saw snow for the first time since Alaska! Here's the latest on their journey! February 28 at 7:02pm: So there we were.. BUCKETS of radiator fluid leaking everywhere!...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mercury Marine Eric Reilley Marketing Manager 920-929-5208 Eric.reilley@mercmarine.com Quicksilver and Hudson Motorcycles team up for 2018 MotoAmerica race series FOND DU LAC, WIS. (March 5, 2018) – The MotoAmerica Race Series announced a whole new look for 2018: four new classes (SuperBike, SuperSport, Stock 1000 and Junior Cup) and...
February 19, 2018: We filmed this on our way to Medellin, Colombia yesterday. For those wondering why only three bikes: Rich made the hard decision to fly home to Alaska since his KLR did not make it through the Darien Gap. While he will be sorely...