Simplified Battery Maintenance
Somehow batteries are often located in difficult spots. But keeping them in good shape is very essential, even if you have only a small percentage of the gadgets that are mentioned on this website…....
Monthly Archive: May 2004
Clean Sweep
Looking for some fresh air while boating…? Check out Dirt Devil�s CV950 central vacuum cleaning system… “Dirt Devil�s CV950 central vacuum cleaning system has the power to rid your boat of germs and mildew,...
Marina Internet Kiosks With Added Wi-Fi
If you happen to be a big marina operator, may be you will be able to develop a business case for this solution at $60K per installation. I’m sure you will please a lot...
Big Fish, A Fishing Gadgets And Technology Roundup
Looking for some technology and gadgets that will help you catch some fish? Boating World has a round up of 9 products that will help “stack the odds a little more in your favor”…...
Raymarine Launches RayTechRNS 5.0 Software
Raymarine finally launched RayTech 5.0 last week. I’ve written about it before. “It is easier to enter waypoints and build routes with this latest release. RayTechRNS’ new 3D Rolling Road display allows for more...
Installing A GPS Chartplotter
Boating World’s Chris Caswell has written a short how-to on installing a GPS Chartplotter. He uses Magellan�s FX324 Map GPS Color Plotter as an example. “Today, however, navigational accuracy with a GPS/chartplotter combo is...
What’s On Board: Tiara
A private sailing yacht with a seven-seat helicopter and an aviation communications systems. How about that…? “After completing sea-trials in Auckland in April and May, the 54m (178ft) Dubois-designed sloop Tiara landed an EC...
Ligtning Strikes
I’ve written before about ways to prevent serious damage being done to your on-board electronics as a result of a lightning strike. Here is an article that makes some interesting statements about the way...
GPS Accuracy Through WAAS And EGNOS
Although Americans have enjoyed the advantages of a differential GPS (DGPS) system to improve accuracy of GOS fixes, Europeans and Japanese will soon have their own methods. And the good news is that there...
A Sure Sound And Waterproof TV
Lots of ‘boat entertainment’ related news this week. In this month’s Boating World Gearlocker you can find the new SeaWorthy SEA2211B/W mid-tweeter highlighted. And what about this waterproof wireless TV from Casio found over...
