DAME Awards, Navionics &…
Congratulations to Navionics for winning the DAME Design Award (marine-related software category) with Navionics Mobile. And it turns out there’s going to be more to this product than I first understood…
Yearly Archive: 2008
Honeywell PC SS radar, wow again!
Wow, Panbo works! While it’s pure coincidence that two really interesting—though quite different—solid state marine radars were announced yesterday, I got…
Navico Broadband Radar, a really big deal?
One reason I wish I were at METS today is that Navico not only debuted its Broadband Radar, but may be running it in their booth. That’s possible because…
Navionics TurboView, a homage to NN3D
When Furuno NavNet 3D was first teased, I didn’t get the “native 3D” part…
Poly-Planar MRD-70/RD-44, multi-zone & multi-source
Comments about my Fusion stereo testing reminded me of Poly-Planar’s somewhat similar MRD-70 multi-zone audio system…
Fusion Marine Stereo, test install
I’ve had fun down in the shop/lab the past couple of days doing a dummy install of a fairly sophisticated Fusion Marine Stereo system, and in the process learned a lot about all the ways you can rig this gear…
MerCruiser Axius Premier, skyhooked
Finessing the MerCruiser Axius joystick is Amanda Marsten, who probably never foresaw this as part of her gig at…
Raymarine at FLIBS, A & STX & SHD
In Fort Lauderdale, Raymarine once again did a great job with sea trials, offering rides aboard a center console equipped with a new…
New Morning, Gulf Stream passed
Here’s Russ and Fay enjoying the christening of New Morning last August (as did I). They’re now beyond the Gulf Stream en route to Bermuda…
Simrad at FLIBS, GB65 & MX510
This old-man-on-a-megayacht shot seems right for my birthday (62!), and also says a lot about what Simrad is up to…
