PortD13-1000 example
1,888 RPM- Coolant
- 85 °C
- Boost
- 1.42 bar
- Fuel
- 74.9 L/h
GlassBridge Propulsion Intelligence
Your yacht already knows what is happening.
GlassBridge understands what it means.
GlassBridge is designed to turn live propulsion and vessel telemetry into real-world engine health, fuel efficiency, range, trip intelligence and early warning — without taking control away from the systems designed to run your yacht.
Compatible with supported NMEA 2000 propulsion installations.
Available foundationSource-aware NMEA intake, twin-engine presentation, telemetry history, alarms and read-only Cloud boundaries.
In developmentHealth, learned efficiency, estimated range, trip analysis, early warning and combined readiness experiences shown below.
Design demonstrationRepresentative HTML/CSS interface and illustrative values — not a commissioned yacht data feed.
From telemetry to intelligence
More than engine data.
Modern propulsion systems already monitor hundreds of operating conditions.
GlassBridge brings supported observations together with speed, position, fuel, electrical and historical vessel data to answer the questions that matter.
Are the engines healthy?Are both engines behaving the same?What is my real-world fuel economy?How far can I safely travel?What changed since the last trip?Is something drifting before it becomes an alarm?
01EngineOperating observations
02EVCCompatible installations
03NMEA 2000Supported receive path
04GlassBridgeSource-aware intelligence
HealthEfficiencyRangeTripsMaintenanceAlerts
In development
Twin-engine intelligence
Two engines.
One powerful diagnostic advantage.
On a twin-engine yacht, port and starboard propulsion systems operate under almost identical conditions. GlassBridge is being designed to compare them continuously.
A difference in boost, fuel consumption, temperature, pressure or gearbox behaviour can become meaningful before it becomes obvious from a traditional gauge.
Engine balanceExcellentComparable operating point
StarboardD13-1000 example
1,886 RPM- Coolant
- 86 °C
- Boost
- 1.40 bar
- Fuel
- 74.6 L/h
GlassBridge Insight
Comparable behaviour has changed.
Starboard boost has remained below the comparable port-engine baseline while fuel consumption is elevated.
Suggested inspection if the trend persists.Design demonstration. GlassBridge insights support, but do not replace, OEM diagnostics and qualified marine service.
In development
Explainable health
Engine health you can understand.
GlassBridge will not hide health behind a single unexplained score.
Every insight is intended to show the supporting telemetry, historical comparison and reason behind it.
Propulsion health98 / 100Design demonstration
Port 98Starboard 97
Cooling99
Lubrication98
Fuel96
Boost / Intake97
Transmission100
Electrical99
Engine balance99
Why GlassBridge is watching thisStarboard coolant trend
- Current starboard coolant
- 89.8 °C
- Historical comparable range
- 84.1–87.0 °C
- Trend
- +3.4 °C over 41 operating hours
Illustrative reasoning path. No commissioned yacht engine feed supports these values.
In development
Learned performance
Not brochure range.
Your range.
Sea state, load, bottom condition, fuel, weather and cruising style all affect a yacht's real performance.
Propulsion Intelligence is being designed to build a comparable performance history from the yacht itself.
Observed efficiency curveDesign demonstration · L/nm
Most efficient observed cruise1,890 RPM
23.2 kn6.31 L/nm
Based on 28.4 hours of comparable cruising data
| RPM | Speed | Fuel | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,200 | 9.1 kn | 42 L/h | 4.62 L/nm |
| 1,600 | 14.5 kn | 103 L/h | 7.10 L/nm |
| 1,800 | 20.8 kn | 142 L/h | 6.83 L/nm |
| 1,890 | 23.2 kn | 146 L/h | 6.31 L/nm |
| 2,000 | 25.1 kn | 171 L/h | 6.81 L/nm |
GlassBridge is being designed to learn how this yacht performs — not how a generic yacht is expected to perform.
In development
Estimated range
Know what the fuel gauge cannot tell you.
Fuel remaining is only part of the answer. GlassBridge is being designed to combine fuel aboard, reserve policy, current consumption and comparable vessel performance into a practical estimated range.
Design demonstration only. This is not route planning or safe-navigation guidance.
Estimated safe range192 nm15% reserve
Fuel1,710 LReserve15%Current burn149 L/hCurrent speed23.2 knEstimated range226 nm
Bimini 47 nmWithin range
Nassau 118 nmWithin range
Staniel Cay 205 nmOutside current safe estimate
In development
Trip intelligence
Every trip tells a story.
Owners see what the yacht used. Captains understand how the yacht performed.
Fleet and charter operators will be able to review permitted usage without digging through disconnected systems.
Illustrative tripFort Lauderdale → Bimini
Distance53.8 nmElapsed2h 34mAverage speed20.9 knCruise speed23.4 knFuel368 LAverage economy6.84 L/nmBest economy6.31 L/nmEngine alarms0Propulsion health98%
Design demonstration · illustrative values
Access and location visibility are always controlled by vessel permissions and roles.
In development
Early warning
An alarm tells you something is wrong.
GlassBridge can help you see what is changing.
Traditional alarms are essential. Propulsion Intelligence adds another layer by comparing port with starboard, today with historical operation, temperature with comparable load, fuel burn with speed, boost with RPM, and gearbox behaviour over time.
Cooling trendNo critical OEM alarm active
Starboard coolant temperature has increased approximately 4.6 °C at comparable RPM and seawater conditions over the last 73 operating hours.
Suggested: Inspect the cooling system at the next suitable service opportunity if the trend persists.
Illustrative insight. GlassBridge does not diagnose a failure unless the underlying OEM system supplies that fault explicitly.In development
Departure readiness
One answer before you leave.
GlassBridge combines propulsion with the rest of the yacht.
One view. One status. One platform.
Ready to departDesign demonstration · illustrative status
✓ Ready- Port engine online
- Starboard engine online
- No active engine alarms
- Transmission data normal
- 84% reported
- Estimated safe range 192 nm
- House bank available
- Generator available
- Shore disconnected
- Position available
- Heading available
- AIS available
- Door state reviewed
- Camera sources available
- Anchor state reviewed
Readiness remains advisory and installation-specific. Certified systems, watchkeeping and physical departure checks remain authoritative.
GlassBridge Cloud
Yacht status- Engines started
- 09:07
- Vessel departed
- 09:14
- Propulsion
- Normal
- Fuel
- 81%
No active propulsion alerts
Design demonstrationAvailable Cloud boundary Propulsion view in development
Connect
The yacht doesn't stop existing when you step ashore.
Through the separately authenticated GlassBridge Cloud, authorized owners and crew can keep read-only visibility over approved vessel status from anywhere the yacht has connectivity.
The propulsion notification view shown here is a design demonstration. It does not provide remote engine start or stop.
Review GlassBridge CloudAvailable foundation
Volvo Penta / NMEA 2000
Built on marine standards.
Designed above them.
GlassBridge can consume supported engine and vessel telemetry through NMEA 2000 and the yacht's existing marine network architecture.
On compatible Volvo Penta installations, available values depend on the propulsion system, EVC generation, vessel configuration and installed interfaces.
Supported operating information can include
- RPM
- Engine hours
- Fuel rate
- Temperatures
- Pressures
- Voltage
- Transmission state
- Tank information
- Engine status
Exact values depend on the commissioned source path. Missing or uncommissioned data is never silently presented as vessel truth.
Volvo Penta propulsionEVCNMEA 2000Signal KGlassBridgeIntelligence
GlassBridge does not need to take control of propulsion to make its data more useful.
Volvo Penta is referenced only for factual interoperability. GlassBridge does not claim Volvo Penta certification, approval or official partner status.
For yacht builders
A smarter yacht without redesigning the yacht.
Modern boats already contain sophisticated propulsion, navigation, electrical and control networks.
GlassBridge is designed to sit above those systems — normalizing approved data into one intelligent yacht experience while preserving original controls.
Use existing installed sensorsPreserve OEM propulsion controlsIntegrate through established marine networksCreate differentiated owner experiencesOffer permissioned remote visibilityBuild service and maintenance opportunitiesDeliver one premium interfaceSupport model-specific commissioning profiles
No builder or manufacturer partnership is implied. Integration scope follows the vessel, selected equipment and written project definition.
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One yacht.
One intelligence layer.
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GlassBridge Propulsion Intelligence
The connected yacht was only the beginning.
GlassBridge makes it understandable.