All Type articles – Page 16
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AV
JL Audio’s new wireless stereo remote controller
Remote brings boaters convenience and capability
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Outboard engines
Is hydrogen the future of outboard power?
Yamaha raised plenty of eyebrows with its plans to develop a hydrogen-powered outboard engine. Could this be a key to long-term sustainability?
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Finland
Insight - Axopar | Build it and they will come
Jan-Erik Viitala is driven to change the way we think of boats and how we use them. Ten years on from the launch of the boatbuilder he co-founded, we ask what next for Axopar and learn why keeping the entreprenurial flame alive is key
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Netherlands
Embracing the challenge of the new normal
Jarno Berkhof joined Mercator Marine Group (MMG) as CEO in March, overseeing the marine equipment supplier’s growing presence not just in the Netherlands but in Germany too. Here he talks to IBI about taking the company formerly known as Allpa Marine Equipment into the next phase of growth
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Foiling
Insight | Foiling and range extension
How foils combined with the latest drone tech are extending cruising range
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Sweden
Anna Müller | President | Volvo Penta
Anna Müller took the helm as president of Volvo Penta in December 2023. She joined Volvo Penta in 2014 as director of business development, global aftermarket, before embarking on a seven-year stint in the Volvo truck business, most recently as SVP, Europe North and Central. Müller brings considerable international experience ...
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Paints and Coatings
Topcoats and antifouling - Real wood? No, it’s paint
Motorboats built by Breedham Yachts feature the classic look of real hardwood trim.
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Paints and Coatings
Topcoats and antifouling - The issue of isocyanates
According to the UK’s Health & Safety Executive (HSE), isocyanates are used in some water-based paints, most primers and undercoats and nearly all lacquers.
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Inboard engines
Inboard engines | Movers & Shakers
Bruntons Propellers Based in the UK, Bruntons worked with the European HYMAR project to create a self-pitching propeller to improve propulsive efficiency for hybrid, electric, motorsailing and regeneration modes. bruntonspropellers.com Candela Based in Sweden, Candela makes a range of foiling electric boats in both the leisure and commercial ...
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Inboard engines
More fast chargers for Australia
The larger e-inboards also require the ability to fast charge, and companies such as Aqua Superpower continue to extend rechargers in popular cruising areas in Europe and the US. The most recent chargers have been installed in Sweden.
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Inboard engines
Drop-in and bolt-on tech for inboards
Even the smallest craft can benefit from a modular inboard motor, which explains the rise of the electric jetski and jet-powered tender.
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Inboard engines
Amping up electric inboard propulsion
Inboard electric propulsion systems are returning better power-to-weight ratio as OEMs harness advances from all sectors of ‘e-mobility’. Meanwhile, fuel cell and hybrid technology is helping to eliminate range anxiety
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Inboard engines
Decarbonisation: the near- and mid-term solutions
Investment in new platforms designed from the outset to run on alternate fuels represents the first step toward the inboard engine sector achieving its decarbonisation goals