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OSTAR: Finally back on the waterMay 19th 2013
After weeks of prep, Zest is finally ready to get ...
Simrad NSE Autopilot, hand’s on #1
Posted on August 31st 2010 - Ben Ellison
A couple of weeks ago I replaced Gizmo's older Simrad autopilot with the latest generation, which turned out to be easy even though I've never ...
Posted on August 31st 2010 - Ben Ellison
A couple of weeks ago I replaced Gizmo's older Simrad autopilot with the latest generation, which turned out to be easy even though I've never ...
Furuno GP-33 GPS, hand’s on
Posted on August 30th 2010 - Ben Ellison
At the risk of sounding mean, what excites me most about Furuno's new GP-33 GPS sensor and display is what it means regarding the coming ...
Posted on August 30th 2010 - Ben Ellison
At the risk of sounding mean, what excites me most about Furuno's new GP-33 GPS sensor and display is what it means regarding the coming ...
MFD comparisons #3, chart plotting in 3D part 1
Posted on August 14th 2010 - Ben Ellison
If I can miss major ways that MFDs display currents and tides, lord only knows how much I might mess up a comparison of 3D ...
Posted on August 14th 2010 - Ben Ellison
If I can miss major ways that MFDs display currents and tides, lord only knows how much I might mess up a comparison of 3D ...
MFD comparisons #2, mostly currents
Posted on August 12th 2010 - Ben Ellison
I sort of knew that "shootout" was a poor word choice -- implying the certainty of corpses and so forth -- and I'm officially dropping ...
Posted on August 12th 2010 - Ben Ellison
I sort of knew that "shootout" was a poor word choice -- implying the certainty of corpses and so forth -- and I'm officially dropping ...
MFD shootout #1, tide predictions
Posted on August 10th 2010 - Ben Ellison
I may regret that title eventually, though I've just been cruising with four premium MFDs for two weeks, often using them seriously for four or ...
Posted on August 10th 2010 - Ben Ellison
I may regret that title eventually, though I've just been cruising with four premium MFDs for two weeks, often using them seriously for four or ...
MFD shootout #1, tide predictions
Posted on August 10th 2010 - Ben Ellison
I may regret that title eventually, though I've just been cruising with four premium MFDs for two weeks, often using them seriously for four or ...
Posted on August 10th 2010 - Ben Ellison
I may regret that title eventually, though I've just been cruising with four premium MFDs for two weeks, often using them seriously for four or ...
Never buy another guide book? No way!
Posted on August 5th 2010 - Ben Ellison
Jeffrey Siegel caused a minor ruckus when he titled an iphonesailing.net thread about ActiveCaptain "There's no reason to buy another guide book..." I'm a ...
Posted on August 5th 2010 - Ben Ellison
Jeffrey Siegel caused a minor ruckus when he titled an iphonesailing.net thread about ActiveCaptain "There's no reason to buy another guide book..." I'm a ...
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 ...
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 ...
Garmin 7000 and AIS 600, some install details
Posted on July 8th 2010 - Ben Ellison
Today I checked out some just-received Garmin gear prior to installation on Gizmo, and I noticed some nice little changes. For instance, this AIS 600 ...
Posted on July 8th 2010 - Ben Ellison
Today I checked out some just-received Garmin gear prior to installation on Gizmo, and I noticed some nice little changes. For instance, this AIS 600 ...
Furuno NAVpilot 700 Series, w/ CANbus (N2K?)
Posted on June 3rd 2010 - Ben Ellison
Just as with the nifty-looking new RD- and GP-33 color ...
Posted on June 3rd 2010 - Ben Ellison
Just as with the nifty-looking new RD- and GP-33 color ...
