Categoria: Engines
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Cannes Yachting Festival: Volvo Penta introduces the Forward Drive
Volvo Penta Forward Drive is another benchmark innovation in marine transmissions from the Swedish manufacturer ,after Sterndrives, Duoprop, IPS, Joystick. With a press conference just before the opening of Cannes Yachting Festival, Volvo Penta announces the debut of Volvo Penta Forward Drive (FWD) on the European market, after the good feedback received during Miami Boat Show in February 2015.…
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Volvo Penta IPS turns ten
It is a matter of fact that Volvo Penta IPS transmissions brought a revolution into pleasure boating market. Innovation that continues after ten years. The official presentation was back in 2005 at London Boat Show, and many of us didn’t understand that we werer witnessing a revolution in pleasure motor boating. The Volvo Penta IPS, for…
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Volvo Penta IPS goes extralarge
To celebrate their 10th birthday, Volvo Penta IPS debut on a superyacht: they have been installed on Amer 94 “Save the Sea”. Since the introduction in 2005, Volvo Penta IPS gained popularity as much as the boats that mounted them were increasing in size. Now, following market demand, Volvo Penta can offer three families of powertrains…
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Volvo Penta acquires majority stake in Humphree
Volvo Penta announces that they have signed an agreement to become the major shareholder of the marine technology provider Humphree. Having a majority share in Humphree will further accelerate the next step in Volvo Penta’s plan to become a full marine system supplier. Volvo Penta will gain the ability to extend its range of boat…
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Tohatsu MFS40 and BWA Sport 17 are the essence of boating
Although not brand new, Tohatsu MFS40 and BWA Sport 17 are the ideal match for the first-time boater. In fun. Tohatsu MFS40 BoatMag International already presented Tohatsu MFS40 at the moment of its launch for 2015 season. Main innovation for this 3-cylinder, 4-stroke 866 cc outboard are the aerodynamic design of the cowling, a family…
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Mercury Active Trim for the perfect setup
Your boat will always be balanced, granting better performance and lower consumption: here’s the promise from Mercury with their new Active Trim. Active Trim has been designed by Mercury both for the amateur and the expert boater. The aim is to simplify the management of the setup, increasing the performance or (seeing from the other angle) reducing…
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Mercury Flo-Torq manges the extra power of your engine, saves the propeller
When the output is relevant, not any flexible coupling is ok. Mercury Flo-Torq has been designed to bear the power of the Verado 350 and 400R engines. The activity at Mercury Propellers is restless, not just for blades but also for their relative gear. The brand of Mercury Marine has just introduced Mercury Flo-Torq SSR HD,…
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Come with us into the Mercury plant where the world famous engines are born
A video and a photo gallery to show you how the Mercury inboards and outboards are built, both for pleasure navigation and for racing. We got access to the Mercury headquarters in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, where every single engine is built, inboard and outboard, and also the propellers that make up the most complete…
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Mercury Verado: in Miami the new 350 and 400R
The Miami Boat Show is the stage for the debut of two top-of-the-range Mercury Verado: the renewed 350 and the totally new 400 Racing. The engine builder reaffirms their leadership in the “muscle” outboards segment. The new Mercury Verados, just introduced at Miami Boat Show mark a new limit for the stock outboards: the actual…
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Suzuki Lightweight Sports, outboards for everybody
For the medium range of power, Suzuki Marine introduces Lightweight Sports, a well articulated lineup of engines for a various target of customers: here’s the DF40A, DF60A, DF60AV, DF70A, DF80A, DF90A. Both pleasure boaters and professional gamers will find the best outboard for their needs in the new Suzuki Lightweight Sports range, starting with the…