Marine Electronics

Magellan SporTrak PRO Marine

Our last review of handheld GPS receivers was back in the December 2001 issue. In that review, Magellan (now part of Thales Navigation and...

Chandlery: 04/15/04

Suunto M9 Wristop ComputerIn the trend towards miniaturization in electronics, there's a fine line between true utility and whiz-bang cleverness for its own sake....

The Pull of Pushbuttons

A friend dropped by the office when we were working on a review of the Magellan SporTrak PRO Marine handheld GPS receiver (to appear...

Networked Systems: Furuno vs. Raymarine

Lots of marine electronics makers produce stand-alone components like a radar, chartplotter, or depthsounder. It used to be the only way to go. But,...

Magellan FX324 Map Color

We last reviewed color GPS chartplotters in the April 15, 2003 issue. In that review, the Standard Horizon 150C came out on top, with...

Electric Bilge Pumps

Bilge pumps are usually out of sight, but they should never be out of mind. They serve two purposes. First, they clear the bilge...

Color LCD Fishfinders Under $1,000

Our last fishfinder (scanning sounder) review was about a year ago, in the December 2002 issue. In that article we covered six monochrome sounders...

Chartplotter-Sounder Conversions

There's a new breed of depthsounder that will allow your existing chartplotter or radar display to multi-task. The new technology allows those with limited...

LED Flashlights

At the end of our last review of LED flashlights, only about three and half years ago, (March 2000) we said that the development...

Just the Numbers, Please: A Stand-Alone Sounder Sampling

Last December we reviewed fishfinders (aka scanning sounders) in Practical Sailor. If you're installing a depthsounder (and through-hull transducer) for the first time, and...

Lagoon’s WILD NEW 43 Footer is Replacing the 42!

Are you interested in chartering a catamaran sailboat? This is Lagoons new entry level cat. The 43, and while you can still buy a...

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Cape Dory 30 Used Boat Review

When the Cape Dory 30 entered production in 1976, it was the largest boat in the expanding line of the Taunton, Massachusetts boatbuilder. In...