Marine Electronics

Field and Bench Tests Determine the Best Full-Feature VHF Radio for About $175

Practical Sailor tested 10 new mid-priced marine VHF radios. All VHFs tested are waterproof, can be interfaced with a GPS, and have Digital Select...

Looking to Boost Your Onboard Computers Internet Connection?

Internet access onboard is increasingly popular but achieving a reliable wireless connection can be difficult in a marina or on the water. A laptop...

Mailport: 01/09

A Pitch for Ultimate SoleIn the December 2007 Practical Sailor Advisor, you requested feedback on Ultimate Sole, a product for coating cabin soles. Two...

Practical Sailor Names 13 Products Best Gear of the Year

Practical Sailor’s annual wrap-up of the year’s best sailing equipment looks at our favorite top-rated products from November 2007 to November 2008, including the...

The Hunt is on for a Quality, Well-placed Emergency Tiller

A decade ago, Practical Sailor editors began scouring boat shows for the perfect emergency tiller and an ideal stowage system for it. Little more...

Practical Sailor Testers Take a Look at the Raymarine AIS250 Receiver

Automatic Information System (AIS) devices have been required on large commercial ships since 2002. Their popularity is growing in the U.S. recreational sailboat market,...

Wanted: A DC-DC Converter

Ive created a 24-volt system by connecting two 200-amp-hour 12-volt batteries in series to drive an electric outboard as auxiliary power for our 25-foot...

Marine Electronics Test: A Look at Combination Fishfinders and Chartplotters

2)]Standard Horizon CP180The CP180 chartplotter comes with a Smart GPS sensor. For the test, we added the Standard Horizon FF520 black-box sounder, an Airmar...

Marine Electronics Test: Garmin Touchscreen vs. Raymarine Network

Chart redraws on the E120 were fast, taking less than a second to fully redraw the chart after a map range change. Minimum range...

Boatsense Simplifies Remote Monitoring

From the weekend sailor whose boat is stored a few miles away to the full-time cruiser heading inland for a few days of exploring,...

40-Footer Boat Tours – With Some Big Surprises! | Boat Tour

Join us at the Miami Boat Show as we get on four 40-footers for boat tours! A Beneteau 37.1, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 410, Dufour...