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Raymarine's new Dragonfly combination GPS Chartplotter Fishfinder has some distinct and very useful features. The small unit is a standalone fishfinder which comes with the transducer and costs just $650. No need for any networking. You can use this one Chartplotter
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Date:
5/29/2013
We can start this post with the tag, they are back! Several years ago Globalstar was one of the big players in Satellite communications worldwide. However they became hindered by many of their satellites prematurely becoming obsolete. To counter this their
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Date:
5/25/2013
Platinum Multi-dimensional marine charts take the boating experience to a whole new level. With Satellite Overlay, 3D View, Port Photos, SonarCharts™ and Community Edits
Navionics is a leader in charting software and the use of PC's and tablets for navigation. With their app store recording over 1 million downloads and partnerships with other companies Navionic's has paved the way in the electronic revolution.
Navionic's
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Date:
5/25/2013
Lifedge Adjustable Deck Mount Kit f/Waterproof iPad Case
Mounting systems for electronics and other equipment were sparse up until a few years ago. Now there are an abundance of options.
Recently Scanstrut Ltd, launched Rokk a new range of adaptable, multi position mounts for installing fish finders, chart
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Date:
5/13/2013
Now you can use your smartphone/tablet to see Navtex weather. With this app you will need a smartphone like the Samsung Galaxy SII and Asus Transformer TF101 and a SSB.
DroidNavtex can decode messages from any SSB, amateur radio, or shortwave receiver.
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Date:
5/3/2013
When you need communications offshore you soon get out of VHF and cell phone range. Once beyond this distance you need to use a SSB or Satellite phone. SSB's are bulky complicated items and Sat phones are expensive to use.
To help you stay connected offshore
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Date:
4/29/2013
The new Elite Fishfinder from Lowrance has a 7 inch screen, led backlit, in full COLOR with 3 way split screen so you can view Chart, Downscan DSI and sonar at the same time. You can adjust the width of these 3 vertical panels, so if you need a wider chart
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Date:
3/30/2013
Although it’s not cheap the Quatix has so many functions that you can play with, you will be fully entertained for a while. Imagine being able to use the watch as your autopilot control. You can also track a MOB, view heading and speed and even for racing
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Date:
3/28/2013
RAM mounts are by now very common and are used on cars and boats for all sorts of things especially electronics. Ram mounts attach to a deck fitting and provide an arm and attachment for anything from a phone to a chartplotter. New electronics are taking
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Date:
3/14/2013
For most of us a standard Autopilot works well enough, however as soon as you add wind and waves into the equation, you will find the pilot has a hard time keeping you on course. As the boat swings the pilot attempts to correct but unless the Autopilot knows
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Date:
3/3/2013
Transas is a worldwide developer and supplier of navigation systems to the commercial shipping and aviation industry. Transas is the developer of iSailor a navigation app for apple devices. iSailor uses the built-in GPS functionality of the device to display
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Date:
2/10/2013
The original Bad Elf third party GPS for iPads and iPhones was a plugin device. The new Bad Elf GPS pro is a wireless standalone device which enables you to have GPS information sent to several iOS devices at once. Bad Elf Pro is a feature rich wireless GPS
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Date:
2/9/2013
You want the benefit of those new displays like the i70 but not the hassle of changing transducers. Hence Raymarine developed the iTC-5 Instrument Transducer Converter.
This iTC5 instantly converts; wind, depth, speed etc., analogue signals to digital
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Date:
2/6/2013
Yacht Controller has launched Yacht Phone at the recent Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
YachtPhone is intended to be your on-board phone and it’s waterproof and rugged. You can forward calls from your smartphone. It can be used by guests who
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Date:
2/4/2013
PocketGRIB is an impressive app which is customizable to show; wind direction and strength, wave heights, and pressure etc.
What is GRIB
GRIB is a code form used by meteorological centers for storing and exchanging meteorological charts and other
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Date:
1/28/2013
The Pilot is the latest in Iridiums data service. Iridium provides the only true pole to pole coverage. Iridium has 66 satellites in a Low Earth orbit to provide this coverage. Iridiums phones are very popular with offshore cruisers, and costs are not exorbitant,
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Date:
1/11/2013
Boat Warden is a SMS phone controlled remote boat monitoring system. As with other remote control systems there is a base unit and then you ad separate monitors for everything from bilge alarms to lights and security.
use the BoatWarden app to check
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Date:
11/23/2012
At this years Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS), Octopus Products introduces the G2 line of Second Generation hydraulic reversing autopilot pumps.
Press release; The new range is approximately 40% more efficient than other pumps on the market.
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Date:
11/8/2012
If you are out on the water and need quick updates on weather radar is a valuable tool. But if you go to many weather sites you have to deal with their radar presentation. Radarscope (not to be confused with the video game) is a specialized display of NEXRED
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Date:
9/25/2012
Raymarine’s e165 Hybrid Multifunction Navigation Display is the latest version of Raymarine e series and packs a lot more screen into the size, (426 x 69 x 282 mm). The Touch-screen interface is backed up with easy-to-use controls. LightHouse takes full advantage
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Date:
9/23/2012
Boating is a fun adventure but there are times that stress in maneuvering docking, etc ads confusion. If you need to communicate a command to another person in windy or noisy conditions and that command is not heard or not heard properly, mishaps happen.
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Date:
9/18/2012
Weather Underground, the online weather service, today launched a new Sailing & Boating weather page on wunderground.com, providing boaters with detailed, local weather information alongside specialist marine data from partner ActiveCaptain.
The free service
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Date:
8/28/2012
The Aqua Tek iPhone case boasts ruggedized protection, but also includes a solar panel, built in battery, and is waterproof up to 20 ft. Leave your phone upside down in the sun and let the charger do its work.
Purchase Now: $129.99
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Date:
8/28/2012
The Aqua Tek iPhone case boasts ruggedized protection, but also includes a solar panel, built in battery, and is waterproof up to 20 ft. Leave your phone upside down in the sun and let the charger do its work.
Purchase Now: $129.99
Est. Ship
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Date:
8/28/2012
Ever want a phone you can use as normal and then use the same phone over a satellite network? Then the thuraya XT Dual is your phone. The XT Dual phone can operate on one of 3 GSM networks or Satellite to let you make call in your office or in the middle
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Date:
8/28/2012
Three years ago Lowrance came out with the original StructureScan and now they have come out with the next generation StructureScan HD LSS-2. Under the right conditions you can see further and clearer than with LSS-1. StructureScan comprises three crystals
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Date:
8/10/2012
Three years ago Lowrance came out with the original StructureScan and now they have come out with the next generation StructureScan HD LSS-2. Under the right conditions you can see further and clearer than with LSS-1. StructureScan comprises three crystals
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Date:
8/10/2012
NMEA has just introduced OneNet® their latest offering for the marine electronics protocol. The main goal for OneNet is to "Transport NMEA 2000 network messages on Ethernet in a standardized manner".
The Press releases subtitle says "Think of it as
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Date:
8/2/2012
DMK Yacht Instruments, has developed a WiFi gateway able to broadcast NMEA 0183 and Raymarine SeaTalk sensor messages as well as N2K AKA NMEA2000. The system connects to NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000 and Raymarine’s SeaTalk communications protocols, allowing boaters
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Date:
7/24/2012
These days a fully integrated electronics system can include; GPS, Autopilot, AIS, wind depth and speed instruments, radar, sonar, VHF and then view that information on a chartplotter, PC or iPhone or iPad.
The challenge in building a system like this
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Date:
7/22/2012
Overboard are a designer and manufacturer of waterproof gear for water sports in the UK. They supply to the RNLI the UK lifeboat Institute. Overboard have 3 separate mounting options for their waterproof case.
The fixed rail mount, direct surface mount
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Date:
7/21/2012
NMEA 2000 specialist Offshore Systems in the UK has introduced the 4410 16 channel switch input module (SIM). This device monitors other devices like smoke alarms and will enable a suitable display to show the data from the alarm.
You can use the module
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Date:
7/18/2012
FarSounder ship protection system uses sonar to track divers underwater. The Ship Protected System (SPS) provides diver detection capabilities (both open circuit scuba and closed circuit rebreathers) while at anchor. It also provides 3D forward looking navigation
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Date:
7/10/2012
If you have a Davis weather station like Davis Vantage Pro®, Vantage Pro2™ or Weather Envoy™ you can use the new WeatherLink software to manage all your weather needs and get free access to thousands of local weather reports.
It is nice to be able
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Date:
7/4/2012
UK Company Index Marine has several cable glands to route cables from deck to interior. Most are similar to others on the market but the side entry gland will appeal to many for certain applications.
Not all cables run from above deck vertically down.
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Date:
6/22/2012
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