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Chronically weak household demand has prevented the Chinese economy from becoming a self-propelling engine.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025 MasterCraft’s main processing engine is Simerics-MP+for Marine, a 3-D CFD tool that provides virtual testing and can predict the performance of the hull design, friction, wave resistance, effective horsepower, self-propelling acceleration, maneuvering, and more.—
Kristin Shaw,
Popular Science,
24 Sep. 2025 In terms of weight, most of the models on this list weigh under 10 pounds, and many have a self-propelling for easy maneuvering.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
28 Aug. 2025