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PRODUCTSRaymarine Upgrades Multifunction Product Line Raymarine has released the LightHouse v5 software for c-Series, e-Series and the a-Series multifunction displays. LightHouse v5 brings new capabilities, including Fuel Management tools. Users can calibrate fuel tank levels and take advantage of fuel usage displays, low fuel alerts, and dynamic fuel range ring overlaid on the chartplotter. The fuel range ring provides visual representation of vessel range based on tank levels and live fuel consumption. Another new feature is the ?Slew-to-Cue? thermal camera tracking, leveraging FLIR?s expertise in security and surveillance thermal technology, delivering enhanced levels of integration between thermal night vision, radar, and GPS. www.raymarine.com FLIR M-Series Compatible With TZTouch FLIR?s popular M-Series line of thermal night vision just got easier to use. All M-Series functions can be directly accessed through Furuno?s Navnet TZTouch touch-screen MFDs. Change camera settings, optimize the video, and even pan and tilt the camera directly from your Furuno TZTouch MFD. By incorporating ?Pinch to Zoom? and ?Tap to Point? functions, Furuno?s Navnet TZTouch software adds even more functionality to the camera. Just tap the screen to make the camera look in any direction, or zoom in and out on targets of interest with your  ngertips. The TZTouch software also adds to the camera?s tracking capabilities by automatically tracking radar and AIS targets, buoys, and even people in the water, so operators can effortlessly keep the things in view that they need to see. Furuno Navnet TZtouch MFDs can also graphically display the cameras  eld of view on the chart by overlaying the area currently under view by the camera on the plotter display, making camera pointing and interpretation simple. www.FLIR.com Contrapel?s Above the Water-Line Propeller System Contrapel?s new propulsion system carries out the functions of both propellers and water-jets with none of the drawbacks of either. The Contrapel drive uses a pair of contra-rotating, fully enclosed hybrid propellers, capable of operating above the water line, accelerating the water from out of the intake (pick-up) duct and then discharge it through the outlet, requiring only enough backpressure downstream from the propellers to keep the system primed. The Hybrid Drive suits a variety of marine propulsion applications, military vessels, shipping, work boats, dredging vessels and will even work for underwater submarines. www.contrapel.com ALGAE-X Portable Fuel Tank Cleaning System ALGAE-X International (AXI) has released the TK 240-XT Portable Fuel Tank Cleaning and Fuel Transfer System. The TK 240-XT removes sludge and water from smaller diesel tanks while optimizing fuel quality. With a compact footprint, the TK 240 is lightweight, easy to handle, and convenient for owners of boats and other diesel-powered engines. The TK 240-XT System features a self-priming 240 GPH nickel-plated brass gear pump using quality  ltration components connected by corrosion-resistant stainless steel plumbing. Available  lter elements include stainless steel screens, particulate and water block elements. www.algae-x.net Brennan Industries Launches New Website Brennan Industries, Inc., a supplier of hydraulic  ttings and adapters, has launched a new website with its online parts catalog, con gurator and a free CAD download solution. The user-friendly website allows designers to conduct a search of available parts, view the parts in 3-D, and then download the CAD model that can be included directly in customers? design or speci cation documents. More than 8,000 individual hydraulic  ttings and adapters are available in 3-D CAD models. Designers can select two types of CAD models depending on the users? needs. www.brennaninc.com McMurdo Fast Find 220 PLB The powerful McMurdo Fast Find 220 provides a method of alerting search and rescue authorities where no other forms of communication are available, using the 406 MHz search and rescue satellite communication system, COSPAS SARSAT. The beacon transmits a 121.5MHz homing signal. Waterproof to 10 meters and able to operate in temperatures as low as -4°, once activated the 220 will transmit continuously for a minimum of 24 hours at a powerful 5 watt output. Weighing 5.4oz with an LED  ash light assists with rescues during limited visibility, the unit has no subscription charges. www.mcmurdomarine.com MN 103www.marinelink.com MNNov2012 Layout 96-111.indd 103MNNov2012 Layout 96-111.indd 10311/7/2012 3:01:49 PM11/7/2012 3:01:49 PM