… if you’re feeling the pinch, you could go fully integral and add external amplifiers later. Wi-Fi is currently better than Bluetooth because Bluetooth can have trouble streaming high-quality audio … Fusion have leveraged the digital world to produce a system with impressive functionality and connectivity. Whatever we played, it sounded terrific, even faced with […]
Volvo Hybrid and Electric Power Trains
Volvo plan to make self-docking a retrofit option. Complex software aside, the system itself is reassuringly straightforward. Volvo Hybrid and Electric Power Trains Volvo have been building hybrid trucks for some time, so it was inevitable that they would eventually transfer their know-how into the marine world, as Dave Marsh reports … Although all-electric […]
Volvo Penta Set Electric Power Deadline
Volvo Penta Set Electric Power Deadline Volvo Penta have issued a clear statement of intent with the news that by 2021 they will provide electrified power solutions for both their land- and sea-based business segments. Underpinned by the success of hybrid and all-electric technology introduced by the Volvo Group, Volvo Penta’s electrified solutions will demonstrate […]
Mirka Introduce New Surface Abrasives
Mirka Introduce New Surface Abrasives Mirka are extending their range of paper-backed abrasives for GRP and other surfaces by introducing multi-hole discs in their Gold and Q Silver Ace ranges, designed to improve the discs’ performance by increasing their dust extraction capabilities. The new multi-hole pattern reduces clogging of the abrasive surface, increases the […]
Fischer Panda Busy at Crick
Fischer Panda Busy at Crick Fischer Panda UK demonstrated their full system capabilities in supplying reliable, cost-effective electric drive solutions to their inland waterways customers at the Crick Boat Show in May. Reflecting the increasing interest in alternatives to traditional petrol or diesel drive systems, the Fischer Panda stand was busy with visitors enquiring […]
Dyena Launch New Vessel/Crew Monitoring System
Dyena Launch New Vessel/Crew Monitoring System Since releasing their original device in 2012, Dyena have continued to advance their vessel monitoring systems, supplying government agencies including the Royal Navy and the US Navy, and commercial wind farm operators such as E.ON and RWE. Dyena’s new OFFSHORE system provides an off-the-shelf solution for vessel and […]
Garmin Launch Enhanced Live Scanning Sonar
Garmin Launch Enhanced Live Scanning Sonar Garmin International have announced the launch of Panoptix LiveScope – a live scanning sonar that gives anglers higher resolution and easier-to-interpret images of structure, bait and fish swimming below and around the boat than before. Garmin’s Panoptix sonar technology delivered live sonar images in real time – forwards, backwards, […]
Garmin Introduce New Wireless Camera
Garmin Introduce New Wireless Camera Garmin have announced the introduction of their new GC 100 marine camera, a wireless camera solution designed for mariners who want to keep an eye on areas inside or around their boat. Featuring a small, compact footprint with a discreet, weatherproof design, the GC 100 streams high-quality 720p HD video […]
Garmin Introduce New Communication Systems
Garmin Introduce New Communication Systems Garmin have announced two new additions with built-in GPS to their marine communication product line-up: the AIS 800 transceiver with Class B/SO and the VHF 315i marine radio with Class D digital selective calling. Both systems complement the latest Garmin GPSMAP. The 25W VHF 315i marine radio is easy to […]
Shark Seating
Shark Seating With advances in engine technology and better hull designs pushing performance boundaries ever forward, the human factor often gets overlooked. It is not for the lack of choice in offshore seating that many of us choose to stand astride a jockey seat with our knees taking the impact, but the cost. There are […]
Garmin Busy at LBS
Garmin Busy at LBS Garmin introduced a number of new products at this year’s London Boat Show, ranging from chartplotters and touch screen multifunction displays to solid-state pulse compression radars, transducers and dive computers. Products included Garmin’s ActiveCaptain, a content management system with unlimited access to cartography, automatic delivery of the latest software and […]
Torqeedo and BMW Cooperate on New Drive System
Torqeedo and BMW Cooperate on New Drive System German sailor Boris Herrmann is planning to compete for the Yacht Club de Monaco in the Vendée Globe solo around-the-world race in the yacht Malizia, and BMW and Torqeedo will be supporting Team Malizia with lightweight construction and zero-emission drive technology. BMW have a long history […]
New ‘Smart’ Kill Cord Supported by Insurer
New ‘Smart’ Kill Cord Supported by Insurer Lifecord, the new to market alarmed kill cord, has teamed up with leading UK direct boat insurer GJW Direct to offer both new and existing Lifecord owners a 10% insurance premium discount on all new policies. Tragedies occurring through boat users forgetting to connect their kill cord […]
Stepping Out
Fortunately, all the complications involved in designing and building a great stepped-hull boat are the boatbuilder’s to solve, not yours. Extra reinforcement is required to bridge the structural discontinuity across the steps, and stepped hulls are not as simple to laminate. At speed, driving through waves, stepped-hull boats invariably pitch and porpoise far less; their […]
Garmin inReach Mini
Garmin inReach Mini Following the full-size inReach launched last year, Garmin have developed the inReach Mini. This compact satellite communicator offers two-way messaging and a 24/7 SOS function. Measuring 10cm x 5cm and weighing just 120g, the inReach Mini can easily be carried in your pocket. No need to be concerned about unreliable coverage – […]
Twin Disc EJS Variable Idle System
Twin Disc EJS Variable Idle System In following up their Express Joystick System (EJS) and Express Positioning, launched last year, Twin Disc have now introduced a new enhanced facility. Simultaneously controlling engine speed, transmission and bow thruster through a joystick, this electronic combination has been enhanced with a ‘Variable Idle Mode’. Engine idle is automatically […]
Yanmar 3JH40 Wins Innovation Award
Yanmar 3JH40 Wins Innovation Award The Yanmar 3JH40 common-rail inboard diesel engine has received the 2018 Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show Innovation Award. Introduced this year as the marine industry’s smallest CR inboard diesel engine, the 3JH40 was named the winner of the ‘Inboard Engines’ category when the NMMA and Boating Writers International (BWI) […]
Yanmar Launch New Products at Miami
Yanmar Launch New Products at Miami Yanmar introduced a number of new engines to expand their digitally controlled 40 to 440 mhp line-up at this year’s Miami International Boat Show. The new 3JH40 is the world’s smallest CR inboard marine diesel engine, and with an output of 40mhp it is designed to enable a new […]
Torqeedo and WhisperPower Develop New DC Generator
Torqeedo and WhisperPower Develop New DC Generator To extend the range of a yacht or ship equipped with a Torqeedo Deep Blue Hybrid electric propulsion system, Torqeedo have developed, in close collaboration with WhisperPower, a 25kW 350V DC variable-speed diesel generator, known as the Range Extender. The generator has been specifically designed for recreational and […]
Suzuki Launch New Propeller Range
Suzuki Launch New Propeller Range Suzuki have announced the introduction of a bespoke range of performance propellers for their 4-stroke outboards. The new range will be known as ‘Watergrip’. The standard Watergrip propellers will benefit from a new interchangeable bush system that has been designed to reduce slippage and protect the outboard from impact. Furthermore, […]
Simrad Update Software
Simrad Update Software Simrad have announced the release of a new software update for NSS evo3, NSS evo2, NSO evo2 and GO Series displays that includes sonar enhancements, new automatic routing functionality, C-MAP charting improvements and touch screen control of MotorGuide Xi5 trolling motors. At the heart of the release is FishReveal, a new sonar […]
Shark Launch Moulded Seating
Shark Launch Moulded Seating Shark seating have added an injection-moulded plastic seat shell to their suspension seat design. The Jockey package has the base, suspension and seat all made of composite plastic, and designer Paul Zwaan says: ‘The idea is one base model, with a precise design made in high volume; users then add modules […]
Raymarine Launch New AIS Transceiver
Raymarine Launch New AIS Transceiver Raymarine have launched their new automatic identification system (AIS) transceiver featuring an integrated antenna splitter. The new Raymarine AIS700 Class B transceiver will enable boat owners to share the same antenna with their on-board VHF equipment, making installation much easier, tidier and less expensive. The AIS700 uses the latest networking technologies for faster updating, […]
New Products from Yanmar
New Products from Yanmar 3JH40 Engine Introduced this year, the Yanmar 3JH40 diesel engine is the smallest common-rail diesel engine to date. With an output of 40hp, the compact and ultra-quiet 3JH40 enables smaller-boat owners and commercial-vessel operators to benefit for the first time from the efficiency and performance advantages of electronically managed common-rail fuel […]
New Range of Honda Engines
New Range of Honda Engines Honda have totally redesigned their flagship outboard motor range. Now the BF175, BF200, BF225 and BF250 will all be based on the 3.6L V6 engine block that previously only the BF250 used. This is a logical move that will not only slightly increase the capacity for three of them, but […]