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Mercury Marine have expanded the reach of their Vessel View function through the Smartcraft Connect gateway. The new accessibility is extended to boaters with Raymarine Axiom Pro or Axiom XL systems.

The Mercury Vessel View engine management information can be accessed through a new app on the Raymarine Lighthouse 3 home screen and gives data and warning signals for up to four Mercury SmartCraft enabled engines through NMEA 2000 linkage. This vital engine information is accessible on the MFD through a sidebar when in chartplotter, radar or sonar mode.

The VesselView alerts are available right across the Raymarine Axiom range for Mercury SmartCraft compatible motors by updating the Lighthouse 3.0 to the new Fremantle 3.14 update when it becomes available.

Peace of mind now is just at the tips of your fingers. Of course, you can always have recourse to the standard instruments, but where is the kudos in that? Turn to page 33 for more tech from Raymarine.

With the constant electrification of anything and everything that moves, it is heartening to know that there are still developments on the engine front of a more conventional nature, if you can consider jet drive as being conventional, but you know what I mean. Likewise there is no real reason the jet unit cannot be driven by electric or hybrid power units.

Castoldi have developed a new, integrated gearbox jetdrive unit that is lightweight, rugged and provides high performance in a more compact unit to save both space and fuel consumption.

The new unit is designated the Turbodrive 600 H.C.T. and is combined with an integrated heavy duty gearbox. The beauty of jetdrive is the lack of underwater gear and the ability to lower the centre of gravity by lowering the engine installation, with the benefit of greater stability as a result.

The 600 H.C.T. is capable of taking input from engines up to 1986Kw, or 2,700hp, which will suit commercial applications of harbour maintenance vessels or high performance leisure for use in shallow water environments or where there is a high volume of flotsam.

The Turbodrive 600 H.C.T.0 is currently the largest model in the range with a 600mm diameter impellor at the inlet and weighing 1,650kgs, including the hydraulic clutch, gearbox, actuating levers, water inlet, duct and anodes. It is a hefty piece of engineering, but then it has to withstand that enormous torque and power.

There are seven models in the range, starting with the Turbodrive 224 D.D. to suit a wide range of applications. The small unit has a stainless steel impellor while the rest of the models have titanium impellors to save weight yet provide greater strength to resist blade distortion. The larger models are fitted with electrically operated controls whilst there are mechanically operated options within the range for more robust operations.

Waterjet drive gives incredible manoeuvrability and the ability to hold position and allieviates the danger of unguarded, spinning mechanical apparatus in the water, thereby removing the danger of fouled underwater machinery or danger to wildlife.

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At Marine Hygiene, we are driven by our dedication to o er superior, environmentally friendly products. We take immense pride in o ering innovative solutions to maintain your pride and joy that includes interior and exterior cleaning materials. We also have an extremely innovative product solution of friendly bacteria that digest build up in your sanitary pipework and prevents blockages and nasty smells. We also have a Holding Tank solution of friendly bacterias that digest organic material that turns black water into grey for safe deposal overboard.