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Garmin ECHOMAP Ultra
The ECHOMAP Ultraseries are Garmin’s latest line of 10in and 12in touch screen chartplotters, designed to offer a high-performing all-in-one multifunction display for the serious fisherman. What this new MFD offers is a combination of a high-tech plotter and the Read More...
Simrad Cruise
Aimed at the small-boat sector, Simrad’s new Cruise range of chartplotters are big on features and low in price. In keeping with the current trend, they are very user-friendly and intuitive to use. Designed for straightforward navigation, Cruise features a Read More...
Raymarine Mavic Pro Drone Control
From a marine perspective, drones have a lot of potential. Consequently, we are starting to see saltwater-proof drones that can land and take off from the sea (see Issue 154). They offer the opportunity to scout ahead and take aerial Read More...
Icom IC-M506GE
The IC-M506GE is packed full of features, including a ‘Last Call’ voice-recording function, ‘Active Noise Cancelling’ technology, and Icom’s new intuitive menu-driven user interface and large dot-matrix display, making it really easy to use. With an integrated AIS receiver, the Read More...
Glomex Marine 4G
With 3G/4G managing to reach out to 15 miles offshore in many locations, signal-boosting antenna systems have much to offer the coastal skipper. Unlike an expensive bulky sat-dome, the weBBoat 4G Lite is small enough to sit on the arch Read More...
Raymarine Mavic Pro Drone
RDrones may have been initially seen as another big boy’s toy, but it didn’t take long for them to prove their worth in a variety of fields. From a marine perspective, drones have plenty of potential, hence we are just Read More...
Raymarine ClearCruise Augmented Reality
ClearCruiseAR (Augmented Reality) is an impressive addition to Raymarine’s range of Axiom displays. It literally takes out all that guesswork over distinguishing vessels and navigation marks, and working out which AIS call sign is which, especially on a wet misty Read More...
Navico ID
Considering the deluge of high-tech electronics in recent years, Navico’s new ‘information display’, or ID for short, on the face of it looks like just another plotter. However, its tablet-like appearance and flush construction, combined with an impressive level of Read More...
Panoptix LiveScope – the next generation
PThe latest version of Garmin’s award-winning Panoptix LiveScope technology has given this interesting bit of technology a new twist. Producing both 30-degree forward and 30-degree down real-time scanning sonar views, it provides fishing with a new dimension. The latest single-array Read More...
Garmin Gadgets
Reactor Autopilot Remote The rugged, water-resistant Autopilot Remote boasts a bright, sunlight-readable colour display with a user-friendly design. With its programmable presets for quick access to your favourite functions, it is designed to let users control steering with ease – Read More...
Music Matters
Dave Marsh explores the on-board entertainment options available to music lovers with budgets both large and small … For those of us who take our on-board musical entertainment seriously, life just keeps getting better and better. Much of this is Read More...
Shark Seating
With advances in engine technology and better hull designs pushing performance boundaries ever forward, the human factor often gets overlooked. It is not for the lack of choice in offshore seating that many of us choose to stand astride a Read More...
Raymarine New Open-Array Radar & Garmin GC 100 Wireless Camera
Raymarine New Open-Array Radar Raymarine have just announced the launch of their two Magnum radar systems. These high-performance open-array radars feature ‘superior bird mode’ and ‘beam sharpening technology’. Magnum uses some of the radar technologies employed by the United States Read More...
Dometic BP124 Battery Pack
Dometic BP124 Battery Pack Dometic’s new BP124 24V battery pack is a perfect complement to their portable compressor fridge/freezer range. I say this because having had experience of their products before, I have often wanted to keep one of their Read More...
Electronic Evolution
The recent sonar revolution has made sonar a considerably more effective tool for both fishermen and skippers Simrad have also taken system control to a new level by building a display that can actually operate in touch screen mode when Read More...
Quatix 5
Quatix 5 Garmin’s latest box of tricks, the Quatix 5, is the latest generation of GPS smartwatch. Specifically designed for life on the water, it is more than just a watch. It provides Bluetooth connectivity with compatible Garmin chartplotters as Read More...
Raymarine Axiom
Being an easily installed plug-and-play set-up, and with such affordable hardware costs, these bits of kit will prove popular. The M100 and M200… are now offering a level of performance that five years ago would have cost three times the Read More...
Simrad AP48
Simrad AP48 The new Simrad AP48 autopilot controller is a dedicated control head for Simrad Continuum autopilot systems housed within an optically bonded 4.1" full-colour display. It provides an ultra-wide 170-degree viewing angle with full access to Continuum steering and Read More...
