Fathom Technology on the Life Proof Boats 45 Full Cabin
No generator? No Problem! The new Navico Fathom electrical system by Brunswick uses Mercury outboards to charge high powered batteries, run everything on board, and recharge on demand.
Foiling Revolution Series Part II – Funding Approved for Demonstrator Foiling Passenger Ferry
Paul Bieker and naval design firm Glosten teamed up to design a fully foiling, carbon composite, all-electric passenger ferry for Washington state named Demonstrator. If all goes to plan, she’ll be flying over Puget Sound waters in 2027.
TEMO-1000 Electric Outboard wins Newport Award
The TEMO-1000 Electric Outboard takes home a category Newport for New Products win, at the Newport International Boat Show. Weighing in at 35 pounds and putting out three horsepower, this sleek French built electric propulsion solution is a good fit for some small boats.
World’s Largest Fossil-Free Sailing Superyacht Nears Completion
Never want to see a fuel dock again? Two well-known Dutch firms have teamed up to build a superyacht propelled entirely by sails and electric propulsion that is produced aboard through solar, wind, and hydro-generation. No fossil fuel powered motors or generators are used.
Hybrid Repower for Washington State Ferry Wenatchee
Washington State Jumbo Mark II class ferry Wenatchee has just set a record as the largest hybrid-electric ferry in the United States. The saga includes delays, a state system struggling to restore full service, and hope for tangible progress in the days ahead.
Stabilizer Series 3: Humphree fins aboard a new Fleming 58
The Best4Boats stabilizer series continues with a look at Humphree fin systems aboard a new Fleming 58 motoryacht. Electromechanically actuated boat fins that mimic the way fish stabilize themselves with their pectoral fins provide all-speed stabilization aboard.
Stabilizer Series 2: MagnusMaster aboard the new Helmsman 46 Pilothouse
Can a spinning rod stabilize a boat? We continue our boat stabilization technology series with a test demonstration of a unique new Dutch built stabilizer the MagnusMaster, which was recently installed on a new Helmsman 46 Pilothouse trawler.
The Stabilizer Series: Part 1
The world of boat stabilization technology is complex and rapidly evolving. Partly motivated as boaters seeking to understand the competing products and science fiction worthy physics, Best4Boast.com begins a multi-installment topic series with thoughts from the Miami International Boat Show and a Seattle Seakeeper demo.
eW Dometic DG3 gyro stabilizer
Gyroscopic stabilizers have become very popular over the last few years, with Seakeeper leading the pack. Other manufacturers are building their gyros similar to the newly released Dometic DG3. Dometic engineers spent years developing the DG3 because they didn’t want to make just another gyro-they wanted to make a better gyro. The Dometic DG3 has a faster up and down time than other systems. The…
