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Voyager Marine Electronics, squared away! 4

The Trade

Voyager Marine Electronics, squared away!

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If you’re an electronics installer who’s ever spent hours wandering around a boatyard just to get a bit of wood or metal fabricated — or the customer who wondered where those hours went! — you’ll appreciate the custom install trucks put together by Voyager Marine Electronics of Essex, Massachusetts. Heck, these guys don’t even need to scrounge 110 outlets, as the vehicles are equipped with big alternators, dual battery banks, and Xantrex 3kW Freedom charger/inverters!  Voyager’s shop and show room aren’t too shabby either…

Panbo changes 2, Bonnier Marine Group 15

Panbo & misc. / The Trade

Panbo changes 2, Bonnier Marine Group

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Is Super Bowl Sunday an appropriate day to announce that I’ve switched magazine teams? Well, I do have used game (boat show) uniforms headed to charity, a lot of new teammates to meet, and just might get booed in some parts of New York or Boston! I joke, but as of today I am Senior Electronics Editor for the Bonnier Marine Group, now a major Panbo sponsor. I’ll be writing for…

Simrad NX, the only True Malfunction is the N2K 7

Network & control / Navigation / The Trade

Simrad NX, the only True Malfunction is the N2K

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At least one Navico competitor is having fun e-mailing around this scan of a major ad blooper that ran in at least one New Zealand marine publication. Of course the intended headline was “True Multifunction” not “True Malfunction” and no doubt someone is very embarrassed about the mistake. In fact, “multifunction”—as in multifunction display, or MFD—is not…

Captn Jack’s, liquidation? 17

The Trade

Captn Jack’s, liquidation?

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Sign of the times? Or just an indication that the Captn Jack’s portion of Maptech is going to shut its doors? I really don’t know much new about the Maptech sale since my last entry, but there sure are some good deals available at Jack’s, free shipping too. Like the new…