Garmin GPS 60
When we published our most recent review of handheld GPS units (see PS Oct. 15, 2004), we didn't include the new GPS 60 from...
Standard Horizon CP1000C
Standard Horizon stormed into the GPS chartplotting arena in 2001 with the introduction of its monochrome CP150. At the time, it was the least...
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...
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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Brothers George and Michael McCreary, and Marshall Jones, formed Caliber Yachts Inc. as a backyard boatbuilding company in 1979. No strangers to the sailing...