Electric rules
It’s not a first, but the news that another multihull company will make a electric drives standard in the production of new boats is a definite trend. Such a system has many advantages, and...
Monthly Archive: March 2004
In With The New
Boating World has an overview of electronics that are revolutionizing recreational boating. ‘Revolutionizing’ is may be a bit overstated… The list appears to be a rather random selection of relatively new electronics. “In the...
Unwire and Unwind
Long article in Great Lakes Boating on the spread of Wi-Fi in marinas and on boats. The author makes a nice comment with regard to sailors and computers : “…and for the most part,...
A PC that really fits the marine environment
Finding a PC that can be used in the harsh marine environment is already difficult enough. But to find a marinised PC that rivals the performance of most regular High-End PCs was supposed to...
Cheap and expensive LCD displays
Over at Google Groups a discussion is going on that focuses on LCD displays that are able display NMEA data. dbp: “With the cost of instrument maxis (mast displays) so high, has anyone out...
Wireless ‘voyage management system’
Interesting story in The Digital Ships’ January newsletter (pdf) about the deployment of a ‘Voyage Management System’ that has a wireless (Wi-Fi) extension. This deployment is done on a large vessel, but some elements...
Least Cost Routing
Came across SeaWave’s Integrator 3.0 solution in combination with Inmarsat’s Fleet 55. What I really like about this solution is that it provides ‘least-cost routing’ for all your voice and data traffic, depending on...
Electronic Navigational Charts
Fairly basic feature story over at the Boating Channel about the advent of electronic navigational charts (ENCs) and how they improve safety. Over a million the ENCs have ben downloaded so far. For a...
Satellite radio looks to take-off
The BBC reports on the increasing demand for satellite radio in the US. At least Sirius is also planning to offer four video channels that can be received in the same way as the...
Gadget Junkie’s Discovery
A BoatOhio reader (Don Hagan) recently discovered that the answer to boating problems is not always found in electronics… “OK, I admit it…. I am a gadget junkie. I purchase Palm Pilots, a new...
