ZF Technology for Pleasure Craft and Yachts
Robust and lightweight for cruisers
Efficient and comfortable for sailboats
Robust, yet lightweight
ZF Marine offers a wide range of robust, yet lightweight transmissions suitable for all types of engines and propulsion systems, covering a wide range of applications.
As a reliable supplier of transmissions (both for inboard and outboard engines), reversing transmissions, sail drives, propellers, and control systems, ZF delivers the optimum solution for pleasure craft and yachts.
Always focusing minimum noise and maximum comfort. Decades of experience in the development and the design of marine transmissions guarantee high quality and a long service life.
Product Portfolio
Transmissions for motor boats and cruisers
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.
ZF Marine transmissions are employed in various applications
- Cruisers
- Pleasure craft
- Ski-boats
- Sportfishing boats
Sail Drives
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.
ZF technology is particularly convincing with its:
- Ease of installation
- Reduced gear noise and vibrations
- Excellent hydrodynamic efficiency
Control Systems
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).
Product Highlights
Impressions
ZF TotalCommand offers unrivalled vessel control
The new control system for vessels, TotalCommand, combines more than 60-years of experience in marine controls with a famous Italian design by Giugiaro.
"Good Newz" includes the entire driveline and control system from ZF Marine
A recent collaboration between ZF Services Australia and LOMOcean has resulted in this sixty foot sport fishing boat, Good Newz, becoming the first vessel in the Southern Hemisphere to feature the full suite of ZF marine propulsion systems.
Company Profile - ZF in Padova and Arco (Italy)
The transmissions and control systems for pleasure craft and yachts are produced in Padova and Arco (Italy). Get an insight here:
ZF Steerable Pod Propulsion
With SPP, ZF offers unparalleled maneuverability for sailboats.