Yachting world news from Interparus (11/18/22)

MarineMat opens a branch in Slovakia, a Swedish shipyard will release a new ocean cruiser, and Mercury presented a new engine! We deal with the yachting news for the past week.

Dometic expands controller compatibility

Just the other day, on Wednesday, Dometic Marine announced the expansion of the compatibility of its Optimus 360 controller. Now it can be used with OXE diesel outboards.

Dometic Marine says its Optimus electro-hydraulic steering system and Optimus 360 joystick controller can now be fitted to its entire range of OXE diesel outboards (125-300 hp)

The company spoke about this as part of its speech at the METSTRADE 2022 exhibition. If you are the proud owner of OXE outboard motors, then congratulations on expanding your boat management capabilities.

MarineMat is preparing to open a factory in Slovakia

Interested in something to block the deck because it's time to change the teak? Well, American technology has become a little closer to Europeans. MarineMat, a marine deck manufacturer based in Florida, USA, is about to open a new branch in Slovakia. The launch of local production is planned for early 2023.

The enterprise will have an area of 15,000 m2. It should be located in Povazska Bystrica in northwestern Slovakia. There MarineMat will immediately produce synthetic flooring and sell it.

Brian Schneider, Director of Aftermarket MarineMat, says: "The new plant will serve the European OEM boatbuilding market and will form the basis for a network of manufacturers across Europe to supply dealers and retail customers."

The new plant in Europe will take place in an already built building. According to Schneider, the production is equipped with the latest technology. Józef Gasperek, director manager of the company in Europe, says: “We currently have clients in three European countries and we intend to develop this business across the continent. The new manufacturing facility will support this growth by allowing us to better serve both OEMs and service yard customers.”

Well, if you are interested in modernizing your flooring, then know that a new major player will appear in Europe soon.

New yacht - CR Yachts 490DS

The Swedish brand Sweden Yachts Group presented a new cruiser of its own production - CR Yachts 490DS. The company says it wanted to “build its own ocean cruiser.”

Designed by a young British architect Ben Rogerson. The company has taken advantage of several highly specialized VPPs (for speed prediction) and CFDs (for calculating ocean hydrodynamics), he said.

Rogerson also says that the yard has spent a lot of time polishing and refining the deck ergonomics to “enhance the sailing experience”. The main task was to create an “aesthetic, but at the same time functional boat”. The yacht is equipped with a genoa and a jib on spins.

Length	15.50 m
Width	4.71 m
Draft	2.25 m
Displacement	17 600 kg

New line of Mercury Verado V10 outboards

The well-known company Mercury presented its new outboard engines. They will be called Verado. The company focused on power, speed and innovation.

“Innovation” refers to the industry's first ten-cylinder outboard engine. The Verado also boasts a naturally aspirated 5.7 liter capacity. The engine is available in 350 and 400 hp variations.

Weighing in at 315kg, the Verado is equipped with a 150 amp alternator. The new engine from Mercury is ideal not only for use as a main outboard, but also in conjunction with several other Verados.

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