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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

The Boater’s Guide to GPS

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
The Boater's Guide to GPS
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Fish Finders

Lowrance Elite-4x Fishfinder w/83/200 T/M Transducer

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
ELITE-4X with 83/200KHZ
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List Price: $169.00
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Elite-4x FishfinderNew, brighter display with 3.5″/8.9cm screen offers best viewing in any boating condition.The Elite-4x is a dedicated standalone fishfinder that comfortably fits the tightest spaces and budgets for finding fish, structure or great diving spots. At the best price imaginable, the Elite-4x brings proven Lowrance performance to serious anglers-in addition to unmatched screen brightness, contrast and resolution.The 300W RMS sounder reaches to depths of 800′/243M with its dual-frequency 83/200 kHz Skimmer transom-mount transducer including internal water-temp sensor and up to 120 of wider sonar coverage- at 83 kHz operation. Lowrance’s exclusive TrackBack feature offers immediate scroll-back to review up….

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Humminbird PiranhaMAX 150 4-Inch Waterproof Fishfinder

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
Humminbird PiranhaMAX 150 4-Inch Waterproof Fishfinder
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List Price: $134.99
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Humminbird PiranhaMAX 150 4-Inch Waterproof Fishfinder
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Electronic Navigation

Lowrance 103-001 Elite 5-Inch Color LCD GPS/Chartplotter with Navionics, Gold

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
Lowrance 103-001 Elite 5-Inch Color LCD GPS/Chartplotter with Navionics, Gold
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List Price: $569.00
Sale Price: $395.99
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The Lowrance Elite-5m Gold has a brilliant 5 in., 480×480 pixel SolarMAX 256-color TFT display has unmatched screen brightness, contrast, resolution and viewing detail at wider angles and in bright sunlight. Adjustable screen and keypad backlight improves usability and visibility day or night. The internal 16-channel GPS antenna provides great WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS precision for navigation. And an external antenna option is also available for customized applications. A waterproof micro-SD memory card slot is fully compatible with the pre-loaded Navionics Gold chartcards, as well as Fishing Hot Spots and Lake Master map cards in the micro-SD format for U.S. anglers. Built-in memory….

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Garmin 010-10117-02 Carrying Case for Rino Series

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
Garmin 010-10117-02 Carrying Case for Rino Series
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Save your handheld GPS or FRS from some of the scuffs and scrapes it could pick up in the line of duty. This nylon carrying case protects your unit while in storage or in the field. Features a wide zippered opening and a belt loop for accessibility and portability. The case you receive may have a slightly different logo on the front even though the case is a genuine Garmin product.
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Fish Finders

Buck Wear Inc. Red-Fishfinder Short Sleeve Tee, Blue Dusk, Medium

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
Buck Wear Inc. Red-Fishfinder Short Sleeve Tee, Blue Dusk, Medium
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Blue Dusk 100% Cotton T with Humorous Sporting Graphic “Redneck Fishfinder” Redneck Sportsman Logo on Left Chest
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Fish Finders

Fish Finding Watch

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
Fish Finding Watch
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List Price: $89.99
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The sonar sensor technology of the Fish Finding Watch stays close to your angling arm as you cast your line and tune in to underwater structure and depth capability
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Electronic Navigation

Garmin GPSMAP 441s 4-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter with Sounder

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
Garmin GPSMAP 441s 4-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter with Sounder
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List Price: $499.99
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The GPSMAP 441 is a compact chartplotter that features an ultra-bright 4? QVGA color display along with an improved high-speed digital design for increased map drawing and panning speeds. It?s ready to go with an easy-to-use interface and a built-in, satellite-enhanced basemap preloaded with all U.S. coastal areas, including Alaska and Hawaii as well as detailed charts for the Bahamas. The GPSMAP 441 also accepts BlueChart g2 Vision cards for added features and functionality such as high-resolution satellite imagery, 3-D views and Auto Guidance technology.

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Electronic Navigation

Magellan eXplorist GC Waterproof Geocaching GPS

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
Magellan eXplorist GC Waterproof Geocaching GPS
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List Price: $199.00
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Magellan eXplorist GC is the first GPS device 100% dedicated to geocaching that includes out-of-the-box paperless geocaching, seamless connection to geocaching.com, a brilliant color screen, rich graphics, and a simple user interface all packed into a rugged and waterproof device. The device is powered by two AA batteries for up to 15 hours of outdoor adventure along with a highly-sensitive SiRFstarIII GPS chipset that provides 3-meter accuracy. The device is made for geocaching with an uncomplicated interface and the ability to sort and search thousands of geocaches. Mark your find and quickly add field notes. Push….

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Fish Finders

Garmin Power and Data Cable for Fishfinder 250 (010-10145-00)

Posted  January 3, 2013  by  Monty
Garmin Power and Data Cable for Fishfinder 250 (010-10145-00)
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FISHFINDER, CABLE, POWER/DATA
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