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Handheld GPS

Handheld GPS Units, do you need one on board your boat?

Posted  December 4, 2011  by  Monty

A Marine GPS system is a must for any proactive boater but if you already have a fixed GPs unit or Chart plotter GPS combo, spent the fitting it to your boats dash you may be asking yourself is there any need for me to purchase a handheld unit?  Some mariners may consider the purchase [...]

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Boat Radar System
Marine Electronics Advice

Small boat radar

Posted  November 14, 2011  by  Monty

Small boat radar is often misunderstood in a world of technical jargon. Happily, World On Water can offer you a little help. Hopefully we can all find our way through the world of small boat radar and marine electronics together. It often seems that marine professionals encourage the use of difficult words to increase their [...]

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Cobra MR HH475 FLT VHF Waterproof Two-Way Marine Radio
VHF Radios

Cobra HH475 Floating Marine Handheld VHF

Posted  November 1, 2011  by  Monty

The Cobra HH475 VHF is a unique floating marine handheld VHF radio. The radio has some awesome features including Bluetooth, wireless functions, the ability to clear its speaker after getting wet as well as many other innovative features.

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Garmin Fishfinder 300C
Boating Gadgets

Garmin Waterproof Fishfinder 300C

Posted  October 19, 2011  by  Monty

The 300C has a super bright, high resolution 3.5-inch QVGA color display with improved user interface, plus UltraScroll for screen updates at live-action speeds. The 300C comes with a dual beam transducer, which provides excellent coverage in shallow waters.

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Kwik Tek A-2 Complete Grapnel Anchor System
Boating Gadgets

Kwik Tek A-2 Complete Grapnel Anchor System

Posted  October 18, 2011  by  Monty

This complete anchor system from Kwik-Tek is in a class by itself. The 3-1/3 pound, 4-fluke folding anchor will hold in mud, sand, gravel, and rock. Designed for boats, sailboats, personal watercraft, inflatable boats, canoes, and float tubes, the anchor is coated to protect finishes.

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reeds skippers handbook
Book Reviews

Reeds Skipper’s Handbook

Posted  October 17, 2011  by  Monty

Every good skipper needs to own a copy of this amazing little book. Reeds Skippers Handbook as helped many a yachting enthusiast. This amazing little book has seen many yachtsmen through Day Skipper, Yachtmaster, Tall Ships Races, night sailing, keelboat racing and cruising all over Europe.

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Electronic Navigation

Garmin GPSMAP 78sc 2.6-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter

Posted  January 4, 2013  by  Monty
Garmin GPSMAP 78sc 2.6-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter
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List Price: $449.99
Sale Price: $408.99
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Featuring a bright 2.6-Inch LCD color display with built-in basemap and high-sensitivity GPS receiver, the GPSMAP 78 series takes recreational navigation to a whole new level. All three models are waterproof, and include a built-in microSD card slot for loading additional maps and a dedicated MOB (man over board) button.
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Electronic Navigation

Casio Men’s SGW100-1V Digital Compass Twin Sensor Sport Watch

Posted  January 4, 2013  by  Monty
Casio Men's SGW100-1V Digital Compass Twin Sensor Sport Watch
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List Price: $64.95
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Innovative technology and sleek, sporty style combine in Casio’s Twin Sensor Watch #SGW100-1V. Temperature and direction readings make this rugged timepiece ideal for workouts, outdoor adventures, and water sports. There’s also world time (29 time zones/48 cities), declination correction, a convenient stopwatch, four daily alarms and one snooze alarm, auto calendar, and a mineral glass for extra protection against scratching. Direction readings and time are indicated on a large LCD that is divided into three segments for a clear, easy-to-understand display. Water resistance to 660 feet and a rugged resin band ensure durability, while digital quartz movement provides reliable precision.
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Fish Finders

Humminbird 407890-1 Fishfinder 586c HD

Posted  January 4, 2013  by  Monty
Humminbird 407890-1 Fishfinder 586c HD
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List Price: $587.99
Sale Price: $339.95
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The Humminbird 586c HD Fishfinder features a brilliant color 640V x 480H 4.5-Inch display and dual beam 83/200 KHz sonar with 300 Watts of transmit power. Rugged construction and ease of use make Humminbird fishfinders a favorite of anglers worldwide. The unit features a Real Time Sonar window, selective Fish ID, echo enhancement, and split screen zoom. The user-friendly technology includes custom digital readouts, large digit view, quick disconnect mounting, triplog, and X-press menu system. Included in the package is a transom mount transducer, installation hardware, and owner-Feets manual. Dimensions: 6.9-Inch W x 5.4-Inch H x 4.5-Inch D. One year….

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Electronic Navigation

MARINE GPS ANT MARINE GPS ANT

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
MARINE GPS ANT MARINE GPS ANT
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SLA 12V 18AHUPG 85977/D5745 SEALED LEAD ACID BATTERIES (12V 18 AH UB12180). Specs: USED IN UPS BACKUP SYSTEMS, SPOTLIGHTS, FLASHLIGHTS, EXIT LIGHTING & OTHER EQUIPMENT 12V 18 AH UB12180. Refurb: N. Returnable: Y. Warranty: ONE YEAR.” Sold Individually .Please note: If there is a color/size/type option, the option closest to the image will be shipped (Or you may receive a random color/size/type)..
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Electronic Navigation

Garmin GPSMAP 620 Waterproof Car/Marine GPS and Chartplotter

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
Garmin GPSMAP 620 Waterproof Car/Marine GPS and Chartplotter
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GARMIN GPSMAP-620 Car Marine GPS. Garmin International is pleased to announce the new GPSMAP 620 and GPSMAP 640. These two new Garmin products offer elements of the GPSMAP 5000 series marine chartplotters combined with elements of the popular nuvi series for use on the road all in one easy to use device. Portable and powerful, the GPSMAP 620 and GPSMAP 640 feature a high sensitivity GPS receiver and boast a large, super bright 5.2 in WVGA touchscreen display that reacts as users tap and drag through the intuitive user interface. The GPSMAP 620 offers a preloaded worldwide satellite basemap for….

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Fish Finders

Interphase 50/200 Black Box Fishfinder

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
Interphase 50/200 Black Box Fishfinder
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Black Box Fishfinder The new Interphase 50-200 Fishfinder is a Black Box Sonar Engine that adds powerful depthsounder performance to Interphase’s popular Chart Master GPS/Multifunction displays. The Interphase 50-200 Fishfinder and the new Radar Black Box allows owners of Interphase Chart Master’s to configure their system as an accurate WAAS/GPS plotter, a 1,000W Dual Frequency Finder, a Radar or any combination of the three. Black Box Fishfinder Features Simultaneous 200kHz and 50 kHz operation Fish symbol feature Shallow, fish and depth alarms Works with all current Chart Masters Chart Master 11 Series Chart Master 169CS Chart Master V6/V6i….

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Fish Finders

Garmin echo 500c Fishfinder

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
Garmin echo 500c Fishfinder
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List Price: $249.99
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With 500 watts (RMS) power, depths to 1,900 ft and a 5 in color display, echo 500c ushers in the next generation of fishfinders. Experience Picture-Perfect Fishing When bragging rights are on the line, this is the technology to turn to. echo 500c scans the waters with 500 watts RMS power and extra-sensitive Garmin HD-ID™ target tracking technology. Then it displays what it sees on a 5 in QVGA display. A dual-beam transducer optimizes performance for deep or shallow water, offering wide-angle (up to 120 degree) coverage to target fish….

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Electronic Navigation

GARMIN Product-GARMIN 010-00774-00 GPSMAP 546 Marine GPS Receiver

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
GARMIN Product-GARMIN 010-00774-00 GPSMAP 546 Marine GPS Receiver
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List Price: $1,568.83
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5″ diagonal VGA display. 480 x 640 pixels. More than 800 nits of brightness. Built-in high-sensitivity GPS receiver. NMEA 2000 certified for seamless integration with the Garmin marine lineup. Preloaded worldwide marine basemap. Compatible with GXM 51 for XM Satellite Radio & XM WX Satellite Weather. Optional BlueChart g2 Vision cards provide enhanced navigation features like auto guidance, satellite imagery, 3D mariner¡¯s eye view & 3D fish eye view. SD Card slot. Dim: 5.9″H x 6.4″W x 2.9″D. GPSMAP 546; Without dual-frequency transducer.
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GPSMAP 431S MARINE GPS

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
GPSMAP 431S MARINE GPS
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GARMIN 010-00765-01 GPSMAP 431S MARINE GPS RECEIVER
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Fish Finders

Fishfinder/Sounder Power/data cable (Catalog Category: GPS ACCESSORIES)

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
Fishfinder/Sounder Power/data cable (Catalog Category: GPS ACCESSORIES)
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Fishfinder/Sounder Power/data cable
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