Category: Watercraft

Suzuki marine, ready for use

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In 2019, the U.S. company Hyperfuel, based in Texas, began distributing a sustainable fuel for boating. Recently, Suzuki decided to conduct specific tests to certify its use in its outboard motors. The fuel itself is not a novelty; it has been on the market for several years. During this time, the producer, Hyperfuel, has worked hard to create an adequate distribution network. Establishing a network in a country that effectively covers half a continent is no easy task, especially when the product being distributed is a gasoline with an octane…

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Mercury Marine, growing family

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Mercury Marine is rapidly expanding its product line of low-voltage, 48-volt electric outboards. Just 12 months ago, it launched its first model, the “Avator 7.5e,” but by last August, it had already introduced the “20e” and “35e” versions, whose names indicate, in decimal form, the wattage of power delivered to the propeller shaft. Now, the “Avator 75e” and “Avator 110e” models, also operating at low voltage, have joined the lineup. Like their predecessors, they are designed to power lightweight aluminum or fiberglass boats but are also suitable as maneuvering motors…

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Full sails ahead with Michelin’s “Wisamo project”

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“It takes just 15 large container ships to release into the atmosphere the same amount of sulfur oxides as the entire global car fleet. This was written by Macchine Motori in issue 82, as part of an article highlighting the heavy impact that commercial maritime transport has on the total anthropogenic emissions. Of the total amount, energy production accounts for about 73.3%, cars for about 9%, and maritime transport for about 2%. The article concluded by reflecting on the fact that if large ships were powered by nuclear energy, as…

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Electric outboards – Special Macchine Motori

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“The table published lists around forty models of electric outboard motors, almost all of which were on display at the latest edition of ‘Boot,’ the boat show in Düsseldorf, Germany. With the exception of the three prototypes presented by Mercury, Honda, and Torqueedo, all the other motors should be available on the market and therefore should represent the current European offering in the sector. However, this must be taken with caution. Due to the extreme mechanical simplicity of such units, the actual offering is much richer than what was displayed…

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