ZF Pleasure Craft Propulsion Solutions

ZF delivers the optimum solution for pleasure craft and yachts.

ZF Marine’s complete line of pleasure craft propulsion systems includes transmissions, propellers, shift and control systems, surface drives and thrusters for numerous applications: speedboat, yacht, sail, sportfishing, and related watercraft.

Our experience in partnering with engine manufacturers and pleasure craft builders gives us vast knowledge in propulsion systems unmatched in this industry.

Our MSHS Yacht sales and engineering specialists review your specific craft design or profile, so that the result is a customized turnkey solution optimized to meet your propulsion needs.

The product range for pleasure craft applications includes a wide variety of transmissions for engine outputs of up to 1,500 hp, for all installation configurations vertical offset, down-angle, coaxial and V-drive.

A range of 2-speed powershift transmissions is available, when optimum acceleration and maneuverability are determining factors.

Flexibility for all propulsion configurations The ZF Marine transmission range for pleasure craft applications includes a wide variety of transmissions for engine outputs of up to 1,500 hp, for all installation configurations vertical offset, down-angle, coaxial and vee-drive.

ZF Marine transmissions are employed in various applications:

Cruisers, Pleasure craft, Ski-boats, Sportfishing boats,

The ZF Sail Drive (SD) offers skippers a highly efficient and comfortable system for motoring while not under sail.

The robust and reliable propulsion system can be matched with a large range of fixed pitch or controllable pitch propeller, moving the vessel powerfully both in forward and reverse.

For the development of transmissions for fast craft, compliance with stringent environmental and technical specifications is ensured in order to meet the requirements of safety, availability and reliability.

Efficiency and comfort.

The ZF SailDrive offers skippers a highly efficient and comfortable system for motoring while not under sail. The system, designed to allow the engine to be positioned facing the bow or stern, offers boat builders significant design flexibility. The system is robust and reliable, and can be matched with a large range of fixed or foldable propellers, moving the vessel power and security.

ZF Marine control systems represent state-of-the-art in electronics technology.

The products incorporate well-proven hardware and software to ensure reliability, easy operation, and maintenance.

From our comprehensive line of control systems the optimum equipment can be chosen to suit the specific type of vessel or marine propulsion system (single shaft or multiple shaft system).

ZF Marine’s electronic propulsion control systems are at the leading edge of electronics technology. The products incorporate well-proven hardware and software to ensure reliability, easy operation and maintenance. A wide range of systems means optimum equipment can be chosen to specifically match the type of vessel or propulsion configuration single engine, multi-engine or multi-station.