Chartplotter-Sounder Conversions
There's a new breed of depthsounder that will allow your existing chartplotter or radar display to multi-task. The new technology allows those with limited...
LED Flashlights
At the end of our last review of LED flashlights, only about three and half years ago, (March 2000) we said that the development...
Just the Numbers, Please: A Stand-Alone Sounder Sampling
Last December we reviewed fishfinders (aka scanning sounders) in Practical Sailor. If you're installing a depthsounder (and through-hull transducer) for the first time, and...
406 MHz EPIRBs
For those who regularly venture far enough offshore to make a mayday broadcast via VHF questionable—and this isn't many miles for small boats outside...
PS Advisor: 07/01/03
Data, Displays, and the NMEAI currently own navigation equipment from three different companies, primarily because I felt they were the best value or provided...
Integrated Instrument Systems
At some point, one or more of the instruments you installed 10 years ago, or that were on the used boat you purchased, will...
Watching the Flashers
We don't have cable or satellite TV at home. We have an antenna-an amplified antenna, mind you-and we can pick up, in...
Static-Free Satellite Radio: XM and Sirius
Last year, a reader asked when we were going to take a look at digital satellite audio radio… DS what? Seems there's an acronym...
Sailing Simulator Software
A lot has changed in computer technology since this publication last reviewed the sailing simulators available for home PCs, in the July 15, 1996...
As the World Turns
We received a couple of letters this month from people who had trouble setting the tide functions on their Casio SPF-40 watches. One...
What Is The Best Folding Bike For Your Sailboat?
This week we explore what the best folding bike is to keep on your sailboat and compare the time honored Dahon Folding Bike with...
