Mailport: February 2010
I understand you are going to do an article on navigating by phone using the iPhone. I thought you may be interested in my...
Spinlock’s PX Power Cleat Releases Under Load
Perhaps nothing on boats has developed as steadily and soundly as line-holding devices—cams, clams, jams, clutches, stoppers and plain old horned cleats.There were some...
Marine Electronics: AIS Gets Ocean Tested Near Dardanelles Strait
Its been several years since the Automatic Identification System (AIS) became a mandated way of life for the commercial side of the marine industry....
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...
Best Mid-priced Marine Stereos
As a follow-up to our August 2012 evaluation of budget-friendly marine audio systems, we recently tested five mid-priced marine stereos, three of which came...
Angies List for Boaters
Finding good help in a far flung port may be easier as the Mariner Exchange app takes hold. The boating app sources marine services,...
Fixed-Mount VHF Radios: Icom Dominates
The M402 performed very well. Receive audio quality was excellent, especially for such a small radio. We liked Icom's channel tagging (also included on...
VHF Handhelds: Icom M-1 and Uniden HH-940 Our Top Picks
It has been several years since weve done a general review of handheld VHF radios. We did, however, review waterproof models in the November...
How Do Ultrasonic Wind Sensors Work?
Youre standing on the sailboats bow on a windy day, facing the helm and yelling There is a rock ahead. Youre doing this while...
Radar Shootout
Bottom Line: We liked the viewability and high quality of the RA41’s TFT display, but we felt that the radome antenna design was lacking....
Universal Diesel Engines – What You Should Know
This week we take a look at the Universal Diesel Sailboat Engine and its history including the Atomic 4 sailboat engine followed by the...
