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Category: Cabin & deck gear

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Cabin & deck gear / Safety & SAR / Electrical & Engines

Garmin OnBoard, slick wireless man overboard system for Garmin equipped boats

Have you ever used a traditional engine cut-off tether, forgot you were wearing it and strayed just a bit too far from the switch? I have, and it always ends the same way. The engines shut down, the boat, if it’s in gear, lurches and you’re left dead in the water. A wireless tether provides a longer and less tangle prone virtual leash to replace the physical one. Garmin is not the first company to offer a wireless tether or man overboard system, but theirs works extremely well and integrates beautifully with Garmin MFDs. So, if you have a boat with Garmin displays, this system might be for you.

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Cabin & deck gear / Handheld / Gadgets / Good Gear (non electronic)

SI-TEX Sirius 12 stabilized binoculars, stability at a nice price

Within a few months of leaving to travel America’s Great Loop, I decided there were two things my boat was sorely lacking. The first was a set of wireless headsets or marriage savers — rarely has a product been so accurately named. The second tool I found myself lacking was a pair of stabilized binoculars. A few nausea inducing episodes of trying to read the transom of a moving boat from the pitching deck of Have Another Day convinced me of the utility. While the marriage savers were quite affordable, the stabilized binoculars left a larger dent in my wallet. So, I was quite pleased to have the opportunity to try out SI-TEX’s Sirius stabilized binoculars and their much more affordable cost of entry.

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Cabin & deck gear / Handheld / Gadgets / Safety & SAR

FLIR Ocean Scout Pro, high resolution, handheld thermal

FLIR’s Ocean Scout Pro is the latest iteration of a handheld, thermal scope from the market leader in thermal night vision products. The Ocean Scout Pro boasts a high-resolution, high frame rate sensor, simple operation, and a companion app for both Android and iOS. The updated Ocean Scout Pro offers streaming to a mobile app (though not without some frustrations, more on that later) and a bright easy to see viewfinder. So, how does the Ocean Scout Pro do on the water? Let’s take a look.

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Cabin & deck gear / What's on board...

DBMIBS 2025: Dometic DG3 Gyroscopic Stabilizer

Dometic made quite the splash at the Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show this year. They introduced the DG3 gyroscopic stabilizer and with that introduction launched an advertising blitz. Ads for the DG3 were everywhere: on the floor of the convention center, on the walls, and seemingly everywhere you looked. Obviously, Dometic thinks the launch of a new gyro is a big deal and I agree.

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Press Releases / Cabin & deck gear / The Trade

Dometic expands its Marine business with new innovative gyrostabilizer Dometic DG3

The introduction of the groundbreaking DG3 Gyrostabilizer marks Dometic’s entry into the rapidly growing vessel stabilizer market. Leveraging its industry-leading engineering technology and seamless ecosystem, Dometic transforms the way boats stay steady amid waves...

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Editors' Blog / Cabin & deck gear / How-to / Electrical & Engines

How-to: Making engraved dash panels

Ben Ellison and I began working together on Panbo seven years ago. For me, that time has been a journey of figuring out a new industry, a new career, and new side gigs. One of those side gigs has me installing marine technology. My work ranges widely including full electronics refits, lithium battery upgrades, troubleshooting, and more. Recently, I took on the update of a friend’s center console. A casual mention that he’d like to modernize the look sent me down a rabbit hole of figuring out how to make a new panel with labels etched into it. Obviously, once I figured that out, I had to add the boat logo. Ultimately, a simple ask turned into nearly a dozen prototypes, countless hours, and a lot scrap before the finished product. I learned a lot during the process and I’m excited to share it.

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Press Releases / Fishing & Sonar / Cabin & deck gear / Gadgets / What's on board... / Safety & SAR

New Sirius 12 gyrostabilized binoculars from Koden combine rock steady vision with great value for fishermen and boaters

Koden, a name long trusted for professional-grade marine electronics for fishing and navigation, has entered the premium optics market with its new Sirius 12 Gyrostabilized Binoculars. These compact and lightweight, yet ruggedly built binoculars...