PS Advisor: 09/05
Remote Units for VHF RadiosYour July 15 issue review of fixed-mount VHF radios didn't address one common problem. When I'm on board alone, at...
High-End VHF Radios: Icom and Standard Horizon Get Top Honors
The Standard Horizon Quantum 3500S is $415 and carries a 3-year warranty.Bottom Line: Good overall performance and features. The case design cuts down on...
Davis’ WindScribe
Davis Instruments usually sticks to good, simple nautical gear. With considerable justification, the company boasts that its no-nonsense Echomasters™ are "the world's best" radar...
Best Fixed-Mount VHF: Icom M302
Both receivers managed an Excellent rating for sensitivity, but rank below the best radios in selectivity specifications. The Oceanus is rated 65 dB...
Big-Screen Chartplotters Under $2,000
For our testing, Lowrance included a Navionics 64MB Gold card covering the Florida Keys and Bahamas. To our dismay, however, we were unable to...
Large Screen Chartplotters
ConclusionsAll four units scored Excellent for daytime viewability, but there’s still a pecking order. We'd rank the Furuno No. 1 in this regard; it's...
DC-to-AC Power Inverter Test
Quiet and emission-free, DC power inverters can provide a high-quality supply of AC power so you can enjoy most modern-day conveniences while away from...
The TillerMate
How many times have you wished for an additional hand on board so that you could leave the helm, if only for a moment?...
Mariner’s Edge
On several occasions in the past Practical Sailor has taken approving note of electronic instruments imported by David Laylin, who runs a company called...
Weather Receivers
To overcome this drawback and the fact that each map or chart is broadcast at a specific time, the unit can be set to...
Diesel Overheating Dinghy Pump Hack
Bert Vermeer tells his story of an overheating Beta Marine 20 diesel sailboat engine with clogged sail drive intake ports and how he used...
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