Mailport: Low Budget Navigation
Low Budget Navigation
Regarding the article on recycling gear for cruising in the September 2018 issue, I found that an old Windows laptop, with an...
Touchscreen plotter-sounder test: Simrad NSS7 vs. Raymarine e7D
Since testing the Garmin 740s (PS, November 2011) and more recently, the new hybrid-touchscreen Raymarine e7D (July 2012), Practical Sailor has had the opportunity...
Plotter-sounders Undergo a Battery of Tests
Fogging screens, water intrusion, poor visibility in bright sunlight, and slow redraw rates are the most common complaints we get regarding plotter-sounders. Better construction,...
Testing the B&G Zeus3 Nav System
Multifunction display manufacturers have pushed their products through a dramatic evolution in the last five years as they try to keep pace with technology...
Chandlery: June 2011
In our eternal quest to be fouling-free beneath the waterline, we recently picked up a tube of Prop Glop antifoulant for propellers and running...
Marine Electronics: Practical Sailor Reviews New Raymarine A-series Chartplotter-sounder
Sailors who are looking for a chartplotter, who tend to stray from the beaten path, or who spend a fair amount of time fishing...
Riding the Wireless Technology Wave
A number of the electronic devices that we tested are wireless products that interface with smart phones and tablet computers. Many of these products...
Raymarine e7 vs. Garmin 740s plotter-sounders
Ease of usePS testers found both units to be intuitive in menu layout and basic features functionality, but due to the e7D’s increased capabilities,...
Wireless Multiplexers
ConclusionIf your needs are fairly simple-combining an AIS with an NMEA 0183 instrument, for example-the Digital Yacht MUX100 and WLN10 or 10HS may be...
Marine Electronics: Practical Sailor Tests Portable Depth Sounders
One would expect that one of the least complicated and most critical pieces of electronic equipment on a boat would also be the most...
Beneteau 423: What You Should Know | Boat Review
Looking to buy a 40-45 foot sailboat? Considering a Beneteau 423? See a Beneteau 423 for sale? What are the pros and cons of...
