Good gear: Gemini Marine, the strapless bimini & more
Posted on July 22nd 2010 - Ben Ellison
Did "strapless bimini" get your attention? Well, it does involve some sexy hardware, and the finished strapless product, as seen on this local sloop, has ...
The FLIR Raymarine Acquisition and New Marine Electronics for 2010 and 2011
Posted on July 22nd 2010 - Lenny Rudow
The FLIR acquisition of Raymarine has left a lot of questions in people’s minds, and everyone’s wondering what new marine electronics for 2010, 2011, and ...
Si-Tex SP36 autopilot, like ComNav’s but different
Posted on July 21st 2010 - Ben Ellison
My first reaction to a press release about the new Si-Tex SP36 autopilot -- sure to be posted at the Si-Tex site soon -- was ...
Si Tex Electronics is Back, New SP 36 Autopilot
Posted on July 20th 2010 - Lenny Rudow
Si Tex marine electronics is back in the game after fading into the background for a couple of years, and their newest offering is an ...
Lowrance DSI , & Navionics goes MicroSD (Raymarine included)
Posted on July 19th 2010 - Ben Ellison
Last week Lowrance announced the Elite-5 DSI and some related fishfinder/plotters, and while they're unabashedly aimed at freshwater fishermen, there's at least two things of ...
Lowrance X Series Reviewed, the Cheapest Fishfinder Ever!
Posted on July 19th 2010 - Lenny Rudow
The new Lowrance X 4 and the entire X series fishfinder is the cheapest LCD screen fish finder I’ve ever reviewed, with a bottom line of ...
SimNet network testing, & more NSE goodies
Posted on July 16th 2010 - Ben Ellison
Years ago I gave Simrad grief for developing its own NMEA 2000 cable and connector system, called SimNet, instead of going with the DeviceNet standard ...
SRT mini AIS modules, & trouble from the East?
Posted on July 14th 2010 - Ben Ellison
I mentioned SRT's amazingly miniaturized Class B and SART AIS modules back in May, but seeing is believing. In that aluminum EMI enclosure at ...
Humminbird Sidescan vs Lowrance Side Scan
Posted on July 13th 2010 - Lenny Rudow
Humminbird sidescan versus Lowrance side scan, which is better? That’s a question a friend asked me today, and it’s one I hear over and over ...
Camden NOAA chart changes, the questions
Posted on July 12th 2010 - Ben Ellison
So I've done more research into the various small issues I've noticed regarding recent NOAA chart changes to Camden Harbor (discussed most recently here). Let ...