BNT sale, rumors and speculation
Brunswick still hasn’t sold its BNT electronics division, but a big reason it might want to raise cash is becoming more apparent. Ever since the stock price popped a bit on the late April announcement, it’s...
Panbo News and Reviews
Live marine weather, Sirius vs XM, the prolog
I looked forward to the battle of XM and Sirius marine weather services, and now it’s here. Right now, down in the shop, I’ve got Sirius Marine Weather running on the E-120 and XM Marine Weather...
Curtis I. C-Map Max style, and a Panbo apology
While I’m back on the subject of charts, Curtis Island in particular, I want to correct an error I made last Winter. That’s when I made note of how my borrowed C-Map Max card seemed to have...
Navionics Silver, how much detail?
I first heard about Navionics Silver all-in-one card last October, and the whole Silver/Gold+/Platinum (plus Fish n Chip) strategy was revealed in February . You can now buy a Silver card a $116 (d…
Back to business, with SoZ
What with a holiday trip and the stolen boat drama, Panbo suffered recently. I will definitely get back to business next week, but in the meantime how about a peek at the all-business helm I got to see aboard Spirit...
Gizmo found, Web the hero!
I was hiking to Schoodic Head this afternoon when I got a very garbled cell call. Going by the few words I heard (“Mr. Ellison, we’ve…”) and the phone number, I guessed that either Gizmo had been...
Battle geeks…you’ll laugh, you’ll cry
Today’s the 4th of July here in the States, and I’m off to watch lobster boat races and fireworks. Loud and louder! Panbo posting will be very light around this holiday, but it does seem...
Gizmo gone!
I can hardly believe it. I’ve lived on the same property since 1978, and no one’s stolen even a paper off the front step. Late this afternoon I went up to the area behind...
AIS Class A, very much in the Spirit of Zopilote
This whole last week was rich with AIS-related matters, including a fine visit with Fred Pot, but yesterday it got almost silly. First I got a call from Jeff Moser at PMY (who’s turning out to be a talented and good...
Weather Caster 2.0, an Airmar WS update
This software (bigger screen here) is still in beta but it seems quite stable and adds a lot to the Airmar Weather Station, including a new name for itself, Weather Caster. Note the new pitch and roll dial;...
