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Product Spotlight: Garmin’s Surround View Camera System

If you have a bird's-eye camera view in your car you would probably never want to drive without it again. Well, the new Surround View from Garmin brings that same safety and convenience to your boat! Surround View is an intelligent, six-camera system that offers a 360-degree bird’s-eye view around... Continue reading
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Compact Navigation Systems

Courtesy of Pacific Yacht Systems This year manufacturers featured several big value navigation systems that came in small packages. A number of fellow boaters purchased these systems for their day boats or runabouts and called us to say how impressed they were with the performance …. If you’re looking for... Continue reading
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Product Spotlight: Siren Marine’s Boat Monitoring System

Every boater knows that small problems become big problems when no one is around. Siren Marine products allow you to protect your asset, track boat movements, and switch on/off accessories from your cell phone, tablet or computer.  Born at sea, Siren Marine monitors are simply the best, most well thought... Continue reading
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Product Spotlight: Best On-Board Wireless Communication Headset

“I’m not yelling!” And it’s wonderful! Today’s technology allows you to communicate with your crew during anchoring or docking maneuvers using wireless communications. These hands-free intercoms will no doubt improve relations on board between captain and crew (and save a fair few arguments) as they negate the need to bark... Continue reading
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Getting Your Boat Ready for Spring: Electrical System Maintenance

You rely on your boat's electrical system to run lights, electronics, appliances, pumps and gauges - and to start the engine - so annual servicing is critical. This spring someone, either you or your boatyard, should: -- Clean D/C positive and negative wiring connections, batteries, fuse blocks, circuit protection and... Continue reading
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Product Spotlight: Navionics’ Dock-To-Dock Auto-Routing Software

Reprinted from Panbo, by Ben Ellison 12/31/2015 Let's (begin 2016) with some new technology that will really make a difference. I think it's Navionics' new Dock-to-dock autorouting system, and it may not be getting the recognition it deserves because Navionics already offered autorouting that was only marginally useful (like the... Continue reading
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Win an Evolution Autopilot System from Raymarine!

Raymarine is celebrating the award-winning Evolution Autopilot Systems by giving you the chance to win one! Evolution continues to impress the experts, being honoured with both the IBEX Innovation Award and the NMEA New Technology Award in recognition of its innovative design and features, simple installation and easy set-up. Plus, an... Continue reading
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We’re Loving the Zeus Touch by B&G: Sailing-Specific Touchscreen Chartplotter

If you're considering an electronics update or upgrade for your sailboat, you should check out the new offering from B&G. The Zeus Touch (6.4 inch, 8 inch or 12-inch display) offers outstanding sailing-specific navigation features with an intuitive touch-led interface. The SailSteer sail navigation screen shows Heading and COG, Current Layline, Calculated... Continue reading