VETUS BOW PRO Thrusters Integrate With Mercury Joystick Piloting
VETUS has integrated its BOW PRO proportional bow thrusters with Mercury Marine's Joystick Piloting for Outboards. The system uses Mercury's bow-thruster integration kit and …
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Barletta Lusso 25MAT Moves Twin Outboards to Centre of Pontoon
Barletta Boats has developed the Lusso 25MAT around a centre-mounted twin-outboard arrangement rather than the wider engine spacing normally associated with twin-powered pontoons. The …
Seakeeper Ride Enters Pontoon Market With Barletta Lusso Models
Seakeeper Ride has entered the pontoon market through a partnership with Barletta Boats, bringing active underway stabilization to the 23 Lusso and 25 Lusso. …
JOOOL Partnership Targets 10–15% Electric Sailing Market by 2030
Groupe Beneteau and Groupe Fountaine Pajot have moved their joint marine-electrification venture into operational deployment under the JOOOL brand. The 50/50 partnership is developing …
Saxdor Adds Simrad AutoCaptain to Its Boat Range at Genoa 2026
Saxdor Yachts has announced the introduction of Simrad AutoCaptain autonomous docking technology across its boat range at the Genoa International Boat Show. The integrated …
Raymarine Expands LightHouse Charts GEN2 Into New Cruising Regions
Raymarine's January 2026 LightHouse Charts GEN2 update expanded the geographic coverage available to Axiom chartplotter users and refreshed existing chart products. The system is …
Raymarine CAM400 Adds Full-HD Day/Night Video to Axiom Displays
Raymarine has introduced the CAM400, a compact marine IP camera designed to feed full-HD day and night video directly to compatible Axiom chartplotters. The …
BENETEAU Oceanis 37.1 Keeps 12kW Electric Propulsion Option in Current Range
BENETEAU continues to offer the Oceanis 37.1 with an optional 12kW electric propulsion package as part of its current cruising range. The 37-footer also …
Corvus Battery Approval Adds Cybersecurity to Marine Power Checks
Corvus Energy has reported DNV cybersecurity type approval for its Dolphin NxtGen battery system and Gen 4 battery-management controller, adding software security to the …
Floatist Adds Live Availability and Payments to Charter Websites
Charter-management platform Floatist has launched managed websites that can show live boat availability, equipment information and integrated payments without sending customers to a separate …
ARCO Zeus Omega Splits Alternator Control Across Two Modules
As electrical systems become more complex, the alternator regulator must coordinate charging rather than simply deliver more current. ARCO Marine has introduced Zeus Omega, …
Weenav KRONOS 300 Claims 300hp Continuous Electric Output
Electric propulsion is no longer confined to low-speed dinghies in manufacturers' development programmes. French company Weenav is promoting the KRONOS 300 with a stated …
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