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MIAMI INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW

Miami Boat Show has gadgets galore

BY SUSAN COCKINGSCOCKING@MIAMIHERALD.COM

More than showcasing thousands of new boats,the Miami International Boat Show, under waythrough Monday, is bulging with innovations inmarine electronics, propulsion and accessories.

Here is a sample of new gadgets on display atMiami Beach Convention Center, Miamarina atBayside and Sea Isle Marina:

YAMAHA HELM MASTER

More than just a joystick, this fully-integratedboat-control system premiering at the Miami showmakes motoring the waterways easier — andmaybe more economical.

It is available on 17 Regulator, Grady White,Pursuit, Zodiac, Contender, Jupiter, Evergladesand World Cat boats with twin or triple Yamaha

outboards of 225, 250, 300 and 350 horsepower for sale at the show.

Helm Master combines multiple functions within arm’s length of the steering wheel. By manipulating thejoystick, the operator can move the boat fore or aft, port to starboard, and even rotate it to make dockingeasier in close quarters — no need for bow thrusters.

An automatic trim control feature positions the outboards in the water to maximize fuel efficiency and ridecomfort. The skipper can touch a button to lock in speed similar to cruise control in a car. How well doesthe new system work? Just before the show opened Thursday, a newbie skipper took a Pursuit 365Iequipped with Helm Master for a test drive and easily docked it at the fuel pumps at crowded Sea IsleMarina without banging up the gel coat.

AIRBORN BARE BONES

This portable, lightweight craft invented by avid fly fisherman Richard Swan may be the world’s firstinflatable, two-person flats boat.

Weighing 58 pounds and packable in two bags, the Airborn Bare Bones travels in most car trunks and canbe packed for air travel. It retails for about $2,450 — much cheaper than the standard $30,000 to $50,000fiberglass flats boat. Swan said its drop-stitch construction — similar to inflatable stand-up paddleboards— keeps the craft stable for stand-up poling and casting.

Swan said it’s configured so anglers can row it, pole it or add a small electric or gasoline outboard, and theframe also can hold a 48-quart cooler. A pump, pressure gauge and repair kit come with it.

VELODYNE MARINE MARTINI 1.5

This unusual watercraft looks something like a praying mantis when viewed from the front, but looks canbe deceiving.

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Marketed as the "pioneer of Self-Stabilization MarineTechnology" Velodyne Marine's Martini 1.5 arrives at Slip#300C of the Sea Isle Marina on February 14, 2013.Gregory Castillo / Miami Herald Staff

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Invented by Silicon Valley mechanical engineer David Hall, who got seasick as a child, the Martini 1.5 isnamed for the beverage that you won’t spill when you’re riding aboard it.

Two 35-foot pontoons are connected to legs that support an elevated, enclosed helm that can be raisedand lowered. Computer sensors placed all around the craft tell servo-motors how to react instantly tooncoming waves, lifting the pontoons up and over them for a smoother ride.

On a test run Thursday in stormy Government Cut, the Martini 1.5, powered by twin E-Tec150-horsepower outboards, glided over tug and pilot boat wakes at 25 mph and yawed only slightlywithout decreasing speed in a messy, four-foot chop outside the jetties. Division manager Steve Shonksaid Velodyne isn’t looking to sell boats at the show; instead it hopes to encourage boat builders to buy thecompany’s technology to build their own smooth-riding boats, which he says can be applied to any size orstyle of watercraft.

DEEP TREKKER ROV

With this portable, maneuverable underwater video camera, you can check for terrorists lurking beneathyour dock, pick up trash on the bottom of your canal or locate fish underwater and reel them in.

Weighing about 18 pounds and starting at $3,000, the Deep Trekker can be deployed quickly to dive to164 feet using a tether of up to 364 feet and manipulated with a joystick on four to eight hours of batterylife.

Options include a grabber for picking up objects from the sea bottom and a mini fishing rod that you canbait and reel in. According to Deep Trekker’s Jeff Lotz, the ROV has been used to check for holes inopen-ocean aquaculture pens, survey the undersides of yachts and, recently, to inspect an FPL nuclearreactor. But Lotz figures it’ll be the next must-have toy for boaters.

FAST FIND PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACON

For about $240, an avid offshore mariner won’t suffer too much pain in the purse while hoping he or shenever has to use this palm-sized distress signaling unit.

First, you register the beacon with the feds; then, when you flip the lid and pull a lever, the device transmitsyour unique identification and precise GPS location to the global network of search-and-rescue satellites.

The Fast Find is waterproof to 30 feet, has a six-year battery life and requires no subscription fees.

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