Thirteen Innovation Award winners and five honourable mentions have been announced by the 2024 IBEX Innovation Awards Program.
The program is managed by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and judged by Boating Writers International (BWI).
The awards were selected from over 80 entries submitted by exhibiting marine industry companies.
The award winners are:
Boat Care and Maintenance (dual winners): CMP Group Ltd, SMartyr SCP Anode is an alternative solution to sacrificial anodes.
The CMP SMartyr impressed-current cathodic protection solves this problem and satisfies the ABYC E-2 power requirement with a self-contained lithium battery charged by solar cells. The unit senses hull potential, self regulates and indicates proper functioning with LED lights.
Arthur Edison, LLC, CLiX fuel spill prevention product.
Boatbuilding Methods and Materials: Supersede, Supersede Marine Board, designed to replace marine plywood in boatbuilding and other applications. The board is fabricated from recycled plastic and is recyclable.
Honourable Mention: Chomarat North America, G-FLOW 980L Structural Glass Flow Media
Deck Equipment and Hardware: Commercial Sewing, Outer Armor Self-Booting Power Bimini. The canvas top retracts automatically into an integrated boot box with a push of a button.
Honourable Mention: Gemlux, Paddle Latch
Electrical Systems: Egis Mobile Electric, XD Series Flex N2K Remote High Amp Relay offers a solution to delivering power throughout the boat.
The relay has a modular design, together with NMEA 2000 monitoring and control.
Furnishings, and Interior Parts: Quality Mark, Inc, XPower Seat has memory settings and four inches of movement in all directions.
Honoruable Mention: SeaDek, Magnetic SeaDek
Mechanical Systems: (dual winners): PHIBER Systems, PHIBER Systems has taken four years to develop and streamlines the freshwater flushing process for systems that use raw water for cooling.
WIF-Pro, WIF-Shield by OhNoH20 has an easily removed heat shield bowl which enhances key features — the ability to detect water in fuel and easily drain off contaminants — and improve functionality.
OEM Electronics: Tocaro Blue, Proteus Hub helps users digest and understand information from their boat’s radar, sonar, and AIS systems.
Honourable Mention: Syntec Industries, Gussi Italia PowerHub 2.0
Outboard Engines: Honda Marine, the BF350 V8 outboard motor is Honda’s first production V8 engine, with features including a balanced 60 degree offset crankshaft to eliminate the need for a harmonic balancer.
Propulsion Parts, Propellers: Navico Group, Lenco Pro Control uses existing plane mounting points to and counteracts dynamic running conditions to improve stability, reduce pitch and re-entry impact.
Honourable Mention: Mercury Marine, Mercury Precision Joystick
Safety Equipment: Banshee Marine Audio, Banshee VA1 VHF radio extension speaker is a 10-watt integrated amplifier and DSP to filter out background noise and emphasise the human voice.
Trailers, Parts and Trailer Accessories: Quality Mark, Inc, Bow Step G2 that makes getting into a trailered boat easier.
