Tricolor and Anchor Combination LED Light
LEDs have been discussed many times before on this weblog, and here is an another example of the advances in this area. Orca Green Marine’s TriAnchor is the first to achieve compliance to the...
Panbo News and Reviews
Refrigerated Compactor, A Waste Solution
Spending lots of time on board, don’t know what to do with your waste? If you’ve got the space, Uson Marine might have the solution (free subscription required). The UKP-6060 Refrigerated Sack Compactor, especially...
Boating Season Resolution
Some real-life lessons on boat electronics to be found in the latest Ocean Navigator marine electronics eNewsletter by Chris Parker, sailing from Bermuda to Puerto Rico. “There�s often a deeper lesson, and here it...
Wireless Lighting Technology Continued
A couple of weeks ago I had a post on a company called MarineLED that keeps sending out these press releases through which they promote their new ‘wireless lightning technology.’ It sounded a bit...
Boat Security Continued…
Boat security seems to be a hot topic today… Further to my earlier post on this new boat security system, the Yachtwatcher, Motor Boat & Yachting has a special feature on this topic to...
Electronic Anchor Controllers
Muir has launched several new electronic anchor controllers. Top of the range is the Auto Anchor 500RCX model which will dock the anchor automatically, by remote control, ideal for vessels where it is difficult...
Yachtwatcher
Not a first of its kind, but German firm NAVCOS has launched Yachtwatcher YW 5000, which sends a text message to a yacht owner’s mobile phone in the vent that it is broken into...
A Facelift For Your Dashboard
I’m sure this is an issue that many of you are fully aware of. “Your helm area looks a little hodge-podge. A bracket-mounted fish finder here; a flush-mounted radio that has been shoe-horned in...
What’s On Board: Octopus
In the ‘What’s On Board’ series, we’ve seen some pretty amazing yachts. But when it comes to electronics, gadgets, etc, Paul Allen’s Octopus is probably the one to beat. He is the co-founder of...
$1,000 West Marine Shopping Spree
Would like to win a $1,000 shopping spree, redeemable on purchases from any West Marine retail store, catalog or web site? It’s just the 2nd prize to be awarded in West Marine’s 36th anniversary...
