Category: Watercraft

Mercury Marine six-horsepower outboard: unique for now

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Mercury Marine sei cavalli

In early September, Mercury Marine announced the launch of a new six-horsepower outboard powered by an indirect fuel injection system. It is currently the only six-horsepower outboard to feature this technology combined with a twin-cylinder architecture In the automotive sector, fuel injection systems have dominated for decades, offering functional advantages that carburetors cannot match. However, carburetors are still widely used in small auxiliary engines due to their low cost, mechanical simplicity, compact size, and ability to operate without batteries, ECUs, or sensors. Examples include garden equipment engines and portable outboards…

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Bimax Alchimia, boat “made in Lazio”

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Bimax alchimia

From the combination of a concept that is revolutionary in its own way and a turbodiesel renowned for its fuel efficiency comes an eight-and-a-half-meter walkaround capable of cruising at 20 knots while burning only one liter of diesel per nautical mile This boat is an eight-and-a-half-meter model from Bimax, a boatbuilder from Lazio known for the quality of its hulls, marketed under the name “Alchimia” and available in the “28” and “32” versions—designations that naturally refer to the overall length expressed in feet. The first is a 32-quintal walkaround characterized…

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Honda Bf 115 marine engine: a four-cylinder for sea lovers

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honda bf 115

The Honda “BF 115” four-cylinder is part of a family of three engines built on a displacement of 2,354 cubic centimeters and delivering 115, 135, and 150 horsepower. The cylinders use a long-stroke configuration, with bore and stroke measuring 87 and 99 millimeters respectively, and they breathe through DOHC valvetrains with four valves per cylinder. On the “150” model, however, the valvetrain also incorporates the “VTEC” variable valve timing system, making the BF 150 mechanically quite different from both the BF 115 and the BF 135. The latter, in turn,…

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Man hybrid engine for boats: with the new V12X, power increases

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Motore ibrido Man

With the launch of the “V12X,” Man Engines expands its range of hybrid marine engines for large yachts. Delivering more than 2,200 horsepower, it reaffirms the German manufacturer’s position as a technological benchmark in marine electrification MAN Engines is broadening its portfolio of hybrid propulsion systems for the marine sector by unveiling the new 30-liter “V12X,” integrated into the modular MAN Smart Hybrid Experience system, at the 2025 Cannes Yachting Festival. The new model significantly raises the available power range, reaching outputs of over 2,000 kilowatts per powertrain, and opens…

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Volvo Penta Ips transmissions, fully electric boats from 300 to 1,500 horsepower

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trasmissioni Ips Volvo Penta

The product line based on Volvo Penta Ips transmissions is growing. Following the launch of hybrid solutions, fully electric versions powered by original batteries or generators are about to be launched Initially developed for the commercial marine sector, this new Volvo Penta “IPS Electric” range includes five drivelines and complements the hybrid electric solutions introduced in early 2024. Together, they offer customers a wide selection of solutions tailored to different operational needs and work cycles. In this new offering, electric motors are directly coupled to the “IPS” transmissions and can…

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New recreational boating code: rules, innovations, and limitations

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codice della nautica da diporto

On October 21, all the rules set forth in the new Implementing Regulation of the Pleasure Boating Code will come into full effect. Many new measures are aimed at revitalizing the sector, but more could have been done—first and foremost by drastically lowering the power limit for “license-free” engines In Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s celebrated novel The Leopard, one of the protagonists, Tancredi Falconeri, utters a line that has become famous: “If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.” Words that still perfectly capture…

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Mercury Marine’s 150R and 200R racing outboards presented at Cannes

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Mercury Marine launched its “150R” and “200R” racing outboards in Cannes, built on the basis of the “V6” platform with three liters and 400 cubic centimeters of displacement. New colors for the engines already on the price list were also proposed in Genoa The recreational Mercury range is currently divided into four different families of engines related to each other in terms of engine blocks but different in terms of output so as to best adapt to the specific needs of each user. Overall, the powers involved range between two…

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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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