PowerBoat Television

Highlighting everything about the power-boating world from: feature destinations to cruising suggestions to vacation ideas; to new and used boat reviews; to DIY tips and projects. PowerBoat TV covers it all whether it be about how different motors push an 11-foot RIB or how to winterize your engine or showing you an unseen part of North America. The primary focus of every episode, and the longest segments, are the feature destinations. These have included: cruises on sport yachts through the Welland Canal or in the Thousand Islands; riding Sea-Doos down the Colorado river or WaveRunners across Lake Nipissing; houseboating the middle of the Canadian prairies in Saskatchewan or in the rugged solitude of Lake of the Woods; and a behind-the-scenes look at Mercury's historical testing ground in central Florida, the private and legendary Lake X! While not a stuck to a rigid formula, most episodes follow a breakdown of: Feature (part 1), new boat review, used boat review and/or DIY project, and Feature (part 2). Though some episodes veer from this to have additional feature segments. There have been a variety of hosts in the three decades the shows has aired. Started by Ted Rankine in 1990, hosts have included Matt Spencer, Mike Gridley, Steven J. Bull, Jon Blaicher and Drew McMillin. Each have brought their own experiences and skillset, but the one thing they have in common is a love for all things boating. The primary shooting format, though additional cameras are sometimes used, is single-camera with a reality/travel style.