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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – With hundreds of boats at

the Miami International Boat Show, it’s easy to

forget the show has gadgets and gizmos galore

for those interested in marine electronics,

propulsion and accessories.

Here is a sample of new gadgets on display at

Miami Beach Convention Center, Miamarina at

Bayside and Sea Isle Marina, courtesy of CBS4

news partner The Miami Herald.

YAMAHA HELM MASTER

More than just a joystick, this fully-integrated

boat-control system premiering at the Miami

show makes motoring the waterways easier — and maybe more

economical.

It is available on 17 Regulator, Grady White, Pursuit, Zodiac,

Contender, Jupiter, Everglades and 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 the joystick, the operator can move

the boat fore or aft, port to starboard, and even rotate it to make

docking easier in close quarters — no need for bow thrusters.

An automatic trim control feature positions the outboards in the water

to maximize fuel efficiency and ride comfort. The skipper can touch a

button to lock in speed similar to cruise control in a car. How well does

the new system work? Just before the show opened Thursday, a

newbie skipper took a Pursuit 365I equipped with Helm Master for a

test drive and easily docked it at the fuel pumps at crowded Sea Isle

Marina without banging up the gel coat.

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AIRBORN BARE BONES

This portable, lightweight

craft invented by avid fly

fisherman Richard Swan

may be the world’s first

inflatable, two-person flats

boat.

Weighing 58 pounds and

packable in two bags, the

Airborn Bare Bones travels

in most car trunks and can

be packed for air travel. It

retails for about $2,450 —

much cheaper than the

standard $30,000 to

$50,000 fiberglass 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 the frame also can hold a 48-quart

cooler. A pump, pressure gauge and repair kit come with it.

While you’re at the show, take some photos and upload them to our

gallery below:

VELODYNE MARINE MARTINI 1.5

This unusual watercraft looks something like a praying mantis when

viewed from the front, but looks can be deceiving.

Invented by Silicon Valley mechanical engineer David Hall, who got

seasick as a child, the Martini 1.5 is named 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 raised and lowered. Computer

sensors placed all around the craft tell servo-motors how to react

instantly to oncoming 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-Tec 150-horsepower outboards, glided over tug

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Division manager Steve Shonk said Velodyne isn’t looking to sell

boats at the show; instead it hopes to encourage boat builders to buy

the company’s technology to build their own smooth-riding boats,

which he says can be applied to any size or style of watercraft.

DEEP TREKKER ROV

With this portable, maneuverable underwater video camera, you can

check for terrorists lurking beneath your 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 to 164 feet using a tether of up to

364 feet and manipulated with a joystick on four to eight hours of

battery life.

Options include a grabber for picking up objects from the sea bottom

and a mini fishing rod that you can bait and reel in. According to Deep

Trekker’s Jeff Lotz, the ROV has been used to check for holes in

open-ocean aquaculture pens, survey the undersides of yachts and,

recently, to inspect an FPL nuclear reactor. 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 she never 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 transmits your 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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occupied49 • a month ago

Those gadgets/ boats may be cool but the price of admission, parking, and Miami

Beach traffic were out of control. We arrived on Feb. 14th at 1pm and found the public

parking garage full to capacity already. Many companies at show were not courteous to

average folk and seemed to be more interested in seeing others in the industry than

answering a prospective customers' questions.

If you are shopping for a yacht and don't mind the hassles then the show is great for you. I

hope the beach understands the parking concerns and traffic as well as show vendors

cater to the people who inquire about things needed for their vessels current or future as

well.

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