Marine
VesselView – Race Edition; Almost Clairvoyant
FOND DU LAC, Wis., Feb. 14, 2008 – Building on the success of Mercury Racing's 2005 release of SystemView - Race Edition, which brought the digital age to performance boating, Mercury Racing now offers VesselView – Race Edition. The new VesselView – Race Edition displays real-time engine and vessel operating parameters on a SmartCraft VesselView color monitor. The new software and display systems also provides descriptive text alerts, comes equipped with a dedicated high-speed GPS antenna, and provides other user-friendly enhancements to Mercury Racing's exclusive software designed for performance boaters.
VesselView - Race Edition is can display vital information for up to three engines at one time. More than 30 engine and boat functions are displayed on 20 easy-to-understand screen options and a status bar provides an instant notification of system problems. Users can program a customizable data display area that appears on every screen so the most vital data is constantly available. Display fonts were purposely designed to be large for an accurate and easy view of vital engine and boat functions in the fast-paced performance boat environment.
Unique to VesselView - Race Edition is the inches-per-revolution measurement. This information, calculated in real time from multiple SmartCraft sensors, can be used to trim outboards, drives and trim tabs so maximum propeller and hull efficiency is achieved. It also allows for a direct comparison of different drive and propeller combinations that does not rely on the often hard-to-determine pitch of the propeller, and eliminates having to update the display every time a propeller or gear ratio is changed. From this data, the operator can easily calculate propeller slip and other propeller attributes that can quickly be used to determine which propeller is really needed for a particular race-day, or everyday, by helping to get the best “all-around” setup. This information can be used to easily configure another screen unique to VesselView - Race Edition, the drive/tab trim position screen. Trim tab positions are displayed from zero to 100 percent, and can be calibrated to place the optimum setting, while propeller icons display accurate trim positions for each engine on a scale of 0.0 (minimum trim) to 10.0 (maximum trim), or 0.0 (minimum trim) to 10.0 (maximum trim) to 25.0 (maximum trailer), adjusting the display resolution to your needs.
Three dedicated buttons provide instant access to Propulsion, Vessel, and Environmental data, as well as configurable “Hot Keys” to allow for even quicker access to individual favorite screens for each of the three chapters, or a jump to favorites chosen system-wide. This allows you to save your navigation skills for the water! The Trip Log provides the boater with vital information such as peak and average speed as well as fuel mileage. The Vessel screen enables the boater to get a quick read of fuel tank levels, range, and fuel-to-waypoint calculations. A single main menu allows quick access to data such as engine-run history, engine and vessel fault data, as well as all calibrations and configurations.
The system is easy to configure. In the initial setup, the operator inputs vessel information, including number of engines, engine rotation and engine location in the boat. The operator then can set the display configuration independent of the number of engines. For example, in a quad-engine application, one display can be configured to show data from two engines, and another can be configured to show the other two engines. However, either VesselView - Race Edition unit can still display complete vessel system information, overall vessel fuel consumption and performance data, although the screen may be configured to a single-engine display.
Following is the list of engine and vessel data recorded and or displayed via VesselView – Race Edition:
Engine Data:
- Engine RPM
- Engine Water Pressure
- Engine Coolant Temperature
- Engine Oil Pressure
- Engine Oil Temperature
- Engine Fuel Flow
- Battery Voltage
- Engine Boost Pressure
- Engine Fuel Pressure
- Fuel Pressure Delta (regulated fuel pressure)
Vessel Data:
- Boat Speed (from Pitot, Paddle Wheel, or GPS)
- Water Depth
- Fuel Tank Levels
- Air Temperature
- Sea Temperature
- Port, Starboard and Center Trim Tab Position
- Outboard/Drive Trim Position
- Inches Traveled Per Engine Revolution
- Remote Oil Tank Levels
- Boat Fresh Water Tank Levels
- Boat Waste Water Tank Levels
- Total Vessel Fuel Flow
- Range
- Fuel Used
- Average Fuel Mileage
- Instant Fuel Mileage
- Clock/Time
- Peak Speed
- GPS
- Bearing to Waypoint
- Speed Over Ground
- Course Over Ground
- Distance to Waypoint
- Time to Waypoint (Calculated from GPS data)
- Fuel to Waypoint (Calculated from GPS data)
About Mercury Racing
Based in Fond du Lac, Wis., Mercury Racing, a division of Mercury Marine, is a leading provider of high-performance marine propulsion systems to discriminating boaters worldwide, offering an exciting and fulfilling powerboating experience on the water.
Using leading-edge technology, Mercury Racing produces high-performance outboards, sterndrives, propellers, parts and accessories.
Mercury Racing-powered boats worldwide win more races and set more records than any boats powered by other marine engine manufacturers.
Mercury Marine is the world's leading manufacturer of recreational marine propulsion engines. A $2.3 billion division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), Mercury and its 6,200 employees worldwide provide engines, boats, services and parts for recreational, commercial and government marine applications. Mercury's industry-leading brand portfolio includes Mercury and Mariner outboard engines; Mercury MerCruiser sterndrives and inboard engines; MotorGuide trolling motors; Mercury and Teignbridge propellers; MotoTron electronic controls; Mercury inflatable boats; Mercury SmartCraft electronics; and Mercury and Quicksilver parts and oils. In 2008, Mercury Marine's OptiMax engine was once again ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Two-Stroke Outboard Engines" by J.D. Power and Associates for three consecutive years. More information is available at mercurymarine.com.
CONTACT: Rick Mackie
Mercury Racing
Senior Marketing Manager
Phone: 920-924-2032
FAX: 920-921-6533
E-mail: rmackie@mercmarine.com
