Pitufino: A Cost‑Effective Alternative to a Full Navigation Instrument Upgrade
The Pitufino Gateway could save you a fortune if you considering an instrument upgrade on your boat.
Boaters pre-Departure Electronics Checklist
Practical pre‑departure electronics checks for occasional boaters: battery testing, charger shutdown, VHF, EPIRB, chartplotter boot, and a compact spares list to avoid common failures before your trip.
Every Boat Should Have a Battery Monitor
Batteries can be a huge investment: a battery monitor helps you to look after them and ensure that you get a good service life from them.
Raymarine: Important update information
Raymarine have issued an update regarding their 4.10.142 version of LightHouse. If you have installed this version of Raymarine LightHouse, please read this.
Orca – Improved chart Information presentation
Orca's latest release of their Orca navigation app, which has been live for a while now, introduces several updates to how information on a range of important chart features is visually presented on their electronic charts.
AIS (Automatic Identification System) An Introduction and Practical Guide
This guide introduces boaters to the essentials of AIS, demystifying its operation, benefits, limitations, and practical integration with other onboard equipment.
The Basics of Boat Electronics
For the uninitiated, the dashboard of a modern sailing yacht or small fishing boat can look incredibly complicated. Let's continue learning the basics of boat electronics together.
Networking Marine Instruments: – 08 | Power Management and Network Reliability
A reliable power supply and robust network design are the foundations of a dependable marine electronics system. This article guides you to achieving a reliable electronics setup.
Networking Marine Instruments: – 07 | Integrating Analogue Sensors
Your shiny new plotter and sailing instruments are ready for installation, but those tarnished old analogue engine gauges don't fit with your vision of a glass cockpit.
B&G Nemesis Sailing Data Display
B&G Nemesis: B&G have announced a new generation sailing data display. This rectangular touch screen display is available in 12″ and 9″ versions. The Nemesis is…
Networking Marine Instruments: – 03 | NMEA 0183
Part 3 of this series will make you a master of NMEA 0183. This older standard has been around for decades, but it still has lots of life in it.
Networking Marine Instruments: – 02 | NMEA 2000
Part 2 of this series on networking marine electronics will introduce you to the fundamentals of the modern NMEA 2000 network cabling standard.