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Steering Compasses: Show Me the Way to Go Home

Marine Electronics July 10, 2001

In a brisk southerly, headed west out of Mackinaw City, the sloop slipped from Lake Huron into Lake Michigan, bound for Beaver Island-which has...

Aqua Vigil Alarm Is Simple but Quirky

Marine Electronics April 6, 2001

To prevent these catastrophes, we employ all manner of backup systems—electric bilge pumps, switches, and alarms, usually dependent on the boat's 12-volt batteries....

Too Expensive To Bury

Marine Electronics April 6, 2001

The test report in the March 1, 1997 issue of Practical Sailor called the KVH Datascope “the king of the hand-bearing compasses.” Although expensive,...

$68 JVComm32 Best Buy in PC-Based HF Weatherfax

Marine Electronics April 5, 2001

Once we were sailing from Bermuda to Antigua and listening closely to Herb on Southbound II give his synopsis of what we could expect...

Precision-Made Radar Pole

Marine Electronics March 13, 2001

In three issues in late 1998 and early 1999, Practical Sailor devoted considerable space to the subject of radome mounts. All parts are machined to...

7-Model Stereo Test

Marine Electronics March 12, 2001

Used with consideration, a decent stereo and a pair of speakers are nice to have on board. Except on the largest yachts,...

WAAS Up? New Acronym Stands For Better GPS Accuracy

Marine Electronics January 14, 2001

Whatever limitations electronic position finding may have suffered during its relatively brief existence, a lack of confusing acronyms hasn’t been one of them.If you...

Deka Deep-Cycle Battery Performs…

Marine Electronics December 14, 2000

Following our August 1, 1999 discharge tests of batteries from Exide, Interstate, GNB, Rolls and West Marine, a number of readers asked for a...

Deka Deep-Cycle Battery Performs

Marine Electronics December 14, 2000

Following our August 1, 1999 discharge tests of batteries from Exide, Interstate, GNB, Rolls and West Marine, a number of readers asked for a...

Tillerpilots: Raytheon vs. Simrad

Autopilots December 13, 2000

Tillerpilots and cockpit wheel pilots are the low-cost alternatives to belowdeck pilots that attach directly to the rudderstock and often employ hyraulic rams to...