Tag: motor

Russia on the podium of the world Championships and Europe on water-motor sport

Randall G. Lucchesi

From 10 to 12 may at the Portuguese Portimao hosted the first stage of the world championship — 2019 aquabike. Bronze award in the discipline of “freestyle”, the most effective for our team brought a 17-year-old Sergei Chemezov, the operating champion of Russia. In his early years he has fulfilled the master of sports. In 2018, the athlete won the main Russian competitions: the Cup of Russia in Tver and the championship of Russia in Gelendzhik. Earlier stage of the Read more

Perini Navi launched the motor yacht.

Randall G. Lucchesi

The construction of the project Eco-Tender Italian shipyard Perini Navi announced in the fall of 2017. Just when the company was reorganizing and rebranding. And now, after a year and a half, a 25-metre aluminum boat-hybrid, fully developed “home” specialists of the shipyard, launched. This boat is not only the first project completed by the Perini Navi group after the reorganization, but in General the first motorboat under this brand before the company has built motor yachts under the Picchiotti Read more

Environmental hype: Venice may ban motor boats

Randall G. Lucchesi

Committee of the Foundation “Venice is in danger”, consisting of scientists, members of associations of electric boats and the representatives of the city authorities, took the initiative to replace the Motorboats on boats with zero emissions. It is reported by Boatinternational. The call is to ensure that all the water in the city was electrified by 2028. According to activists, it will not only reduce air pollution and noise, but also will make once and forget about the waves that Read more

The best motor yachts of 13 meters

Randall G. Lucchesi

Latest trends in midsize segment — open, coupe and flybridge We continue to survey the nominees for the award European Powerboat of the Year. We already talked about boats up to 7 meters from 7 to 10 m and from 10 to 13. In this article we will focus on motor yachts over 45 feet (13.7 m). When evaluating boats in this category, the competent jury took into account such factors as their suitability for long cruises. Absolute Navetta 48 Read more

Mercury Marine has released its first propane outboard motor

Randall G. Lucchesi

Single-cylinder four-stroke Mercury 5 Propane has a capacity of five horsepower and has a capacity of 4.5 to 5.5 thousand rpm. This is one of the lightest and most compact models of the American company: its weight is only 26,9 kg. the volume of the motor of 0.12 liters. In his class, he can rightfully be considered one of the most powerful. “Propane doesn’t degrade to ethanol and does not contain it, so you don’t have to worry about which Read more

The best motor yachts from 35 to 45 feet

Randall G. Lucchesi

The shortlist for the award European Powerboat of the Year 2019 in the compact segment motor cruisers We continue to tell about contenders for the prize, the winners of which will be announced at the upcoming Boot Dusseldorf — 2019. In the previous article you got acquainted with the nominees in the category “Best motor boat from 25 to 35 feet”. Today we tell about the yacht from the short-list in class 35 to 45 feet. These boats are able Read more

Vladimir Zinchenko, Greenline: “the electric Motor needs no maintenance. Does”

Randall G. Lucchesi

Interview with the owner of the only shipyards, commercially available yachts with hybrid propulsion installations A perfect world where all vehicles moving on land, water and air, without disturbing the sounds of nature, not harming the environment, and people are not choking on exhaust, and so far only exists in the imagination and in the movies. But mankind is making confident steps in this direction, actively introducing electric motors and power plants in everyday life. The electric motor, invented in Read more

How to find the right screw to the motor

Randall G. Lucchesi

Shape, size, material — all matter. How to squeeze maximum performance out of your boat and not “kill” the motor The selection of the right screw — it is a choice of rubber on the car. Available all year to go on the vsesezonka size chosen by the manufacturer, and have averages, and you can pick up the rubber, exactly matching the desired type of operation. And then it doesn’t matter — overcome if you off-road or moves on smooth Read more

Cranchi E26 Classic: classic motor boat in new reading

Randall G. Lucchesi

Cooperation between the shipyard Cantiere Nautico Cranchi Italian region of Lombardy and Christian Grande DesignWorks, a major player in the field of yacht design, gave a new beautiful fruit boat E26 Classic. The 7.85-meter day cruiser stands out for its sporty character combined with a sophisticated, unique style that perfectly balanced VINTAGE AND MODERN. E26 Classic also fits the role of a tender to a superyacht. “E26 Classic is a new interpretation of classic Motorboats. The history of pleasure boats Read more

Cox Powertrain has introduced the world’s most powerful diesel outboard motor

Randall G. Lucchesi

The British company Cox Powertrain showcased FLIBS (Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show) a working prototype outboard motor CXO300. The world’s first diesel outboard engine with a power of 300 HP the Exhibition was held in Fort Lauderdale (Florida, USA) from 31 October to 4 November. The eight-cylinder four-stroke CXO300 weighs only 375 lbs. engine displacement of 4.4 L. Also it is equipped with a double turbine. According to the creators, CXO300 at least 25% more economical than their gasoline counterparts. Read more