Skywatch Windmate
We like gadgets, particularly versatile ones that offer redundancy for other on-board systems. The Skywatch Windmate, made by JDC Electronic SA comes in...
Headings: Future Fixture or Fancy Fad?
Reverse VangThe gooseneck on most Open Class boats is situated either right at deck level or in some cases mounted on the deck itself-rarely...
Furuno vs. Garmin
]The Garmin GSD-20 sounder has 500 watts of output power, operates at both 50 and 200 kHz, has automatic depth ranging and gain control...
Wireless Wunderkinder
Anchor and MOB ProtectionIn 2002, a Swiss company, Deep Blue Marine, devised a novel approach to anchor monitoring utilizing underwater sound signals to trigger...
Handheld GPS Test
The menu page on the eXplorist has its own button for display while four navigational pages are displayed by pressing the Nav button. They...
Entry-Level LCD Radars
For almost any vessel over 20 feet there are three groups of marine electronics that are valuable to have on board, not only for...
Navman Tracker 5600 vs. Si-Tex ColorMax 6
In our never-ending quest to keep up with changes in the marine electronics world, we've recently taken to publishing evaluations of one or two...
Networked Systems—Furuno vs. Raymarine
Networked electronics are all the rage today and for good reason—versatility. You can start small and add on later, or install everything but the...
Networked SystemsFuruno vs. Raymarine
Networked electronics are all the rage today and for good reason—versatility. You can start small and add on later, or install everything but the...
Battle of the Rechargeables
How many battery-powered devices do you routinely carry onboard? We did a quick check on a friend's boat and came up with...
How to Have Happy Boat Kids from Marisa Evans on Women...
Women who sail is a great topic and raising kids on a sailboat can be a lot of fun too. From life jackets to...
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MacGregor 26 has been a staple in the trailerable sailboat market for decades, and company literature claimed more than 7,000 of the original model...