Featured are tests in the Engines Tent at the boat show’s Bahia Mar venue. Julie tries out what it is like to maneuver a boat equipped with the new Zeuz Propulsion System from Cummins MerCruiser Diesel. Ted Varner of Cummins MerCruiser Diesel explains a bit more how the pod drive system works. Driving the boat with the joystick means you can make a 360-degree pirouette… even move sideways, making docking a piece of cake. Station keeping capabilities also allow you to keep a boat in position without having to touch the wheel or controls and let your boat sit exactly in place, despite wind and current…and without thrusters. To learn more, visit http://www.cmdMarine.com

TheBoaters TV caught up with Tony Watson from Centek Industries, makers of marine exhaust systems, and he told us about their Gen-Kleen Filtration system. This patented system binds hydrocarbons to a filter system and discharges nearly clean water without sheen. To learn more, visit http://www.CentekIndustries.com

TheBoaters TV caught up with Viking Marketing director James Nobel to talk about the new line of custom yachts now being built on one side of the Atlantic, but aimed at American buyers on the other. A great example of a US and European strategic partnership is the recent union created between Viking Custom Yachts and Italian yacht builder SanLorenzo. Debuting at this years show were the 88′ and the 108′ models which are featured on this video.

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