Cool cowlings — they seemed to be ubiquitous at this year’s Miami International Boat Show. As I strolled the docks, I was struck by just how many custom cowlings I saw, tricked out with various hues to match the boats on whose transoms these big outboards sat. (As you might figure, these were big boys — 300-hp and larger.) So, strictly for fun and since we all love bling, I snapped some shots just to share.
![Mercury Verado 350 engines](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/on_blackwater_img_9175-1024x683.jpg)
![A quad of Yamaha 350 outboards](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/on_a_hydrasports_53_suenos_img_9272_0-1024x648.jpg)
![Mercury and Yamaha 350 outboards at Miami Boat Show](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/on_scout_boats_img_8873-1024x870.jpg)
![Three Suzuki 300 outboards at MIami Boat Show](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/teaser_7-3.jpg)
![Three Seven Marine engines at Miami Boat Show](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/on_an_intrepid_475_panacea_img_9211-1024x736.jpg)
![Honda's concept outboard engine at 2017 Miami Boat Show](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/img_9149_p-649x1024.jpg)
![Evinrude 300 outboard engine at Miami Boat Show](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/img_9124-694x1024.jpg)
![Quad of Yamaha 350 outboards](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/on_hydrasports_42_siesta_img_9264-1024x812.jpg)
![A quad of Mercury Verado 350 outboards](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/on_a_nor-tech_340_sport_center_console_img_9277-1024x467.jpg)
![Yamaha 350 outboards at the 2017 Miami Boat Show](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/on_a_skeeter_sx240_img_9018_p-683x1024.jpg)
![Quad of 7 Marine 627 outboard engines](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/on_a_hydrasports_53_suenosimg_9250-1024x534.jpg)
![Mercury Racing 400 outboards on the 2017 Miami Boat Show](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/on_a_deep_impact_img_9177_0-724x1024.jpg)
![Mercury Verado 300 outboards on a Belzona](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/belzona_img_9231-1024x683.jpg)
![Yamaha 350 outboards at the 2017 Miami Boat Show](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/boat_unknown_img_9213-1024x887.jpg)
![Quad of Mercurcy 400 Verados on an MTI-V 42](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/on_an_mti-v_42_img_9242-1024x488.jpg)
![Trio of Merc Verado 350 outboard engines](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/on_formula_350_img_9010-799x1024.jpg)
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