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Earlier this month, we featured a Whale Design propeller that looked to nature for improved efficiency. Switzerland’s ABB Marine has also been inspired by “the dynamic motions of a whale’s tail” for its multi-blade Dynafin propulsion concept.Continue R… Continue reading ABB’s cycloidal marine propellers: Efficient thrust in any direction
Earlier this month, we featured a Whale Design propeller that looked to nature for improved efficiency. Switzerland’s ABB Marine has also been inspired by “the dynamic motions of a whale’s tail” for its multi-blade Dynafin propulsion concept.Continue R… Continue reading ABB’s cycloidal marine propellers: Efficient thrust in any direction
The multi-award-winning Sharrow Propeller family is growing. The new Sharrow CX incorporates the company’s toroidal design into a contra-rotating propeller set. The sculptural new prop doubles up on looped blades with the promise of bringing Sharrow’s … Continue reading Ultra-efficient toroidal propeller gets contra-rotating double upgrade
We previously knew Vision Marine Technologies primarily as the Quebecois company that debuted the once-most powerful electric outboard in the world, the propulsion behind one of the world’s fastest, most hellacious e-boats. At this year’s Miami boat sh… Continue reading Vision complements e-outboards with “unsinkable” fully recyclable boat
We’ve covered a few of Italian designer Pierpaolo Lazzarini’s Jet Capsule compact motorboats since they hit the market back in 2013. The most recent version, which is set to be released in 2024, is dubbed the Jet Capsule Super Sport (Jet Capsule SS), w… Continue reading Jet Capsule unveils 2024 Super Sport carbon fiber “mini yacht”
Wakesurfing is nothing new. Ever since boats became capable of pulling someone behind them, the idea of jumping and playing on the waves created by the boat has been a thing. Today, however, technology has improved this activity immensely – thanks larg… Continue reading An in-depth look at MasterCraft’s wakesurfing technology
Mercury Marine has announced its first electric outboard motor at CES 2023. Designed to be mounted to tenders, micro-skiffs, rigid inflatables and kayaks, the Avator 7.5e “delivers reliable, quiet power to get you where you’re going” and features a swa… Continue reading Mercury’s Avator electric outboard extends range with hotswap batteries
Going from water sports action to luxury cruising, and moving from the waters of Tahoe to the shores of Miami, Florida’s Ingenity has followed up its rowdy electric Super Air Nautique 22E multi-sport boat with the more humble 23E day boat. Along the wa… Continue reading Ingenity day boat dunks electric skateboard tech in the water
Founded in 2016, Swedish boat company X Shore seeks to effect movement toward a more sustainable boat industry. Today, it brings that movement across the Atlantic, launching its 26-ft (8-m) Eelex 8000 for American seafarers who like the idea of a 302-h… Continue reading Modular, connected e-boat slips into US waters like an electric eel
Mercury Marine recently pulled the covers off an all-new flagship, a powerful hunk of water-dipped muscle it bills as the world’s first V12 outboard engine. The naturally aspirated 7.6-liter V12 Verado produces 600 hp, and unlike with an automotive V12… Continue reading Mercury makes waves with first V12 outboard engine