Webasto is introducing new roof and air conditioning technology for boats at METSTRADE 2024.
SoLite is the new product series under which Webasto combines standardised roof solutions ranging from hatches to sliding roofs with a width of 700 to 2,500 millimetres.
Webasto has reduced the glass thickness from 8 to 6 millimetres to reduce the overall weight and energy consumption of the boat.
The roof solution has an optimised frame design with bonded glass elements, which conceals the screw connections.
The dark grey glass provides protection against solar radiation and reduces heat generation in the cabin and lowers the cooling requirement.
Additional features include an integrated panorama function, which optionally comes with an upward-opening sliding roof.
Optional solar integration supplies electrical power for on board devices.
The new, modular Webasto BlueCool VX-Series chiller system is being expanded with a three-phase 208 volt version of the BlueCool VX 72M, particularly aimed at the US market.
The top model BlueCool VX 120M for boats with a length of up to 35 meters rounds off the product family at the top end with a cooling capacity of up to 120 kBTU/h.
The modular concept of the BlueCool VX series allows up to six units to be combined in a network, achieving a maximum output of up to 720 kBTU/h.
The VX product family has an energy efficiency ratio of up to 5.6.
The Telescopic Shade 2500 sun protection system has also been updated.
The system can be retrofitted and has a new housing and cover at the front so that it is no longer visible when retracted and is protected from external influences.
In addition, there are new refrigerator solutions from Indel Webasto Marine.
The AC/DC ice maker white WT Inox clean touch produces up to 4.6 kilograms of white ice with both direct and alternating current.
The Inox Clean Touch surface repels fingerprints, while the water tank can be removed for cleaning or refilling. In DC mode, the appliance has an energy-saving mode.
The new VE200 plug and play cooling unit solution has a capacity of up to 200 litres and has a new, compressor concept.
Installation space
The fin evaporator has been combined with the compressor to form a single unit to save installation space.
The device uses the 12/24 V Secop BD35F compressor and an air-cooled evaporator and the Isotherm Power Pack also allows operation with direct or alternating current.
“The BlueCool VX-Series and the new SoLite roof solutions are part of Webasto’s sustainability offensive,” explained Jörg Hornung, vice president battery and thermo management at Webasto.
“We have considered along the entire process chain how we can keep the CO2 footprint of the new products as low as possible.
“This starts with the design and the conscious selection of materials and ends with the final devices, which bring our customers a high level of efficiency and performance on their boat.”
