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 [...]

If you have been thinking about buying a fishfinder for some time the first question you may ask your self is “how do they work?” In order to fully understand what type of fishfinder to buy, what functions and specification you will need it is good to have a general understanding of how they work. [...]

Fish finders are a fisherman’s best friend, continual advances in technology have introduced a variety of different functions and features into the modern fishfinder. This can sometimes lead to confusion over what unit to buy. First invented over five decades ago by the marine electronics company Lowrance it is important to decide what features are [...]

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 [...]

What to consider when setting up your VHF Antenna system Instillation of your VHF antenna in the correct position will maximise the radios effectiveness. The range of a VHF radio is by line of sight, to allow your vhf to have the maximum range possible the height of your antenna is key. It is therefore [...]