Mercury Marine revealed its all-new VesselView SmartCraft display as part of
its booth opening at the Miami International Boat Show.

VesselView was one of more than a dozen new Mercury products unveiled
when the show opened its doors Feb. 16 at the Miami Beach Convention
Center.

SmartCraft is Mercury's exclusive control-area-network-based system that
gives boaters an unprecedented level of information about their boats.
SmartCraft links the propulsion control module on each engine to an advanced
computer network so the driver can access all manner of data such as speed,
engine rpm, cooling water temperature, water depth and fuel consumption via
SmartCraft gauges and displays.

Mercury Marine is the world leader in recreational marine propulsion with a full
line of outboard, sterndrive and inboard engines, plus the marine industry's
most extensive line of propellers, lubricants and parts and accessories.

VesselView is different than previous SmartCraft user interfaces in that it has
an advanced five-inch color screen that is direct-sunlight visible. It can
monitor SmartCraft Networked peripheral items such as a generator, sounder,
HVAC and inverter/charger. It is also fully compatible with the do-it-all
NorthStar 8000i unit, which serves as fish finder, chart plotter, radar and
infotainment.

VesselView is all-new hardware, but it fits the same hole and footprint as
Mercury's venerable System View interface. VesselView also features more
buttons than previous interfaces, so it's very user intuitive, even in rough
weather or higher speeds. As with all SmartCraft products, VesselView has
been subjected to brutal testing. By the time it goes into production in the
latter part of 2006, it will have undergone thousands of hours of validation,
which far exceeds the industry norm for electronics.