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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 [...]
Marine Electronics Advice
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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 [...]
VHF Radios
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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.
Boating Gadgets
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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.
Boating Gadgets
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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.
Book Reviews
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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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FLIR First Mate MS-324 Handheld Maritime Thermal Night Vision Camera
Posted March 5, 2012 by Monty
Boating at night comes with many hazards, if only we could see in the dark, apparently my cat can see 7 times better in the dark than us lowly humans. Well I don’t see many human cat eve transplants coming in the near future so the next best thing is to get your mitts on the FLIR First Mate MS-324 Handheld Maritime Thermal Night Vision Camera, bit of a mouthful of a name but the technology behind this amazing little night vision unit would make poor Tiddles hide under the sofa in embarrassment over his crappy eyes.
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Garmin Echo 550c Fishfinder Review
Posted December 19, 2011 by Monty
The Garmin Echo 550c is a top of the range fishfinder that certainly delivers, Garmin have set a bench mark with unit that all other manufacturers should aspire to.
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How to winterize your boats engine
Posted December 17, 2011 by Monty
Now that your boat is laid up for the winter why not put a few hours into winterizing the engine and drive system, this will save you the hassle and expense of potential repairs in the spring and also allow you to be the first boat out on the water when the spring rolls round. [...]
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Winterisation boat tips
Posted December 17, 2011 by Monty
Taking care of your boat over the winter, the issues that are sometimes forgotten At this time of year, you can see that your boat needs a good clean so, whether you plan to put her to bed for winter or not, now is the time to sort her out. But don’t just wash her [...]
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Marine Clothing, what to wear whilst out on your boat
Posted December 12, 2011 by Monty
Whilst out on your boat your marine electronic equipment has some tricky technical issues to overcome. But what about the stuff that you wear, like your valuable electrically powered gadgets your marine clothing has some tough challenges of its own to conquer.
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Cobra HH125 Marine Handheld VHF Radio Review
Posted December 12, 2011 by Monty
A compact handheld the HH125 is an ideal solution if you’re looking for a lightweight radio to use out on your boat, keep in the glove box on your PWC or pack in your kit bag for a fishing expedition.
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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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Trim Tabs advice
Posted November 30, 2011 by Monty
Keeping your boat in trim – get some Trim Tabs There are few things across the boating world that create more misunderstanding than trim tabs. However they’re a straightforward solution for a prevalent issue and one where all of us stand to profit. If perhaps you’ve found yourself checking out the skies once you throttle [...]
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Super tough compact camera for boaters
Posted November 29, 2011 by Monty
Casio EX-G1 Endurance Digital Camera A brief search online boating community illustrates precisely how essential a reliable camera is on the kit list of the typical recreational boater. The difficulty is they’ve got a strong predisposition to break. We all know this much better than the majority of people, having spent allot of money on [...]
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Lowrance Elite-5 DSI Chartplotter Fishfinder Review
Posted November 28, 2011 by Monty
The Lowrance Elite-5 DSI chartplotter/fishfinder combo produces superbly detailed displays to enhance your fishing experience the display screen invites you into the underwater environment in stunning quality. You can observe areas below the surface in a much wider angle with remarkable brightness that will bring it alive giving you a great feel for what is going on below the boat.
