Key Features:
- Lightweight, one person portable
- Ruggedized Design
- For Single Beam Surveys
Benefits:
- Portable and convenient
- Enables remotely operated surveys in difficult to reach areas
- Robust and easy to maneuver
- Single person set up and deployment
- Safe - operate from shore
- Real time data access directly to your shore based laptop
Teledyne Oceanscience Z-Boats® are the number one choice for dependable, remotely controlled, hydrographic surveying in streams, rivers, lakes, and coastal waters around the world.
Whether you need to reduce survey time, keep people safe during hazardous conditions, or access hard to reach locations, there is a Z-Boat to suit your survey and your budget. The Z-Boat 1250 is easy to operate and can survey closer to shore than any other powered boat platform. The integrated echosounder has an embedded transceiver with digital signal processing and outputs depth & temperature using NMEA 0183 data output.
Portable and Convenient
The use of lightweight, resilient ABS hulls and a collapsible sliding crossbar make the Z-Boat 1250 convenient for a single operator. Transportation to and from the deployment site is easy; simply slide the outriggers towards the main hull and pick the boat up with one hand toward the main hull then lift the unit to move it. At under 50 pounds fully outfitted with instrumentation, the unit is easily single person portable. To deploy the boat, slide the outriggers to their extended position, place the boat in the water, and start your measurement process. Now you can survey areas that were previously inaccessible with larger boats.
Robust and Easy to Maneuver
The Z-Boat 1250 has an innovative propulsion system that uses two thrusters, one in each outrigger. An advanced 2.4 GHz remote control transmitter differentially adjusts the two thrusters to steer the boat. The result is a robust and highly maneuverable boat with no rudder or steering linkages. The Z-Boat 1250 can attain a 2.3 m/s (7.5 fps) top speed using the standard battery pack, and the remote control transmitter can be adjusted to allow effective profiling at speeds as low as 30 cm/s (1.0 fps).
A Variety of Applications
The Z-Boat 1250 is ideal for a multitude of work environments including mining pits and tailings ponds, sewage treatment plants, environmentally sensitive areas, construction and inspection zones, dams and reservoirs, lakes, harbors, rivers, and more. The opportunities are endless for this compact and efficient boat.
