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The article discusses the latest advancements in helm technology for the upcoming boating season. It highlights several key products from different manufacturers. Garmin's GPSMap 9000 series offers edge-to-edge 4K displays, faster processors, and a faster local network. Furuno's FCV-600 and FCV-800 fish finders have chirp and dual-frequency capabilities, while Raymarine's Alpha Series Displays and RSW Series Wind Sensors provide customizable wind data. VoltSafe offers a magnetic connection for shore-power cables, enhancing safety. OceanLED's OceanBridge is a multizone control system for lighting, and Digital Yacht's N2K Protect helps prevent cyberthreats. Actisense's NGX-1 gateway allows access to NMEA 2000 network data. [Extracted from the article]

This arrangement has freed marine-electronics manufacturers to pursue their own areas of expertise, and has let Airmar form close-knit partnerships to produce transducers that are critical to many big players' products. Cushman explains that Airmar tests new transducers on all platforms, just like a high-end speaker company might test its creations on receivers from all the major brands. ¶ Just as Airmar grew its product portfolio from a humble, transom-hung transducer to sensors that now govern bottling plants and Chicago city buses, the business has also grown to include multiple other companies. [Extracted from the article]

FEATURES Few mousetraps better lend themselves to innovation than boats, and countless brilliant minds have devoted rich careers to making boating better, safer and more enjoyable. Patents include the company's T-Top/Glass Enclosure, which increases helm visibility; there's also a patent-pending Electronically Actuated Articulating Rocket Launcher, which raises or lowers the boat's hardtop - mounted rocket launchers; and the anchor camera. Four years later, Garmin delivered the first combined chart plotter and sonar, and the first color GPS chart plotter. [Extracted from the article]

¶ One of the biggest pitfalls involving DSC and AIS transceivers and fixed-mount VHF radios occurs when users fail to properly network their vessel's GPS with their radio. While handhelds don't have the same punch as fixed-mount versions, one inherent advantage of all AIS- and DSC-enabled handhelds - and their hard-wired GPS receivers - is that they're self-contained, so all AIS or DSC transmissions always include real-time GPS information. ¶ While fixed-mount radios have long sported AIS (listen-only receivers as well as listen-and-transmit transceivers), Icom's flagship M94D is the first and only handheld to offer a built-in AIS receiver. [Extracted from the article]

¶ While the 8L creates a massive amount of sonar imagery that it displays in 16 onscreen colors, Wood suggests that operators limit boat speed to 10 to 15 knots when searching an area, and drop to 2 to 8 knots once gear is deployed. ¶ Like fish finders that use hull-mounted transducers, the 8L's transducer requires laminar water flow to operate. DEPARTMENTS Capt. john adams admits he wasn't tuned in to what Furuno's CSH-8L Mark-2 Full-Circle Scanning Sonar could do when it was first fitted aboard Gri ffin, the 65-foot Rybovich he runs out of the Palm Beach, Florida, area. [Extracted from the article]

¶ Junkins explains that Garmin catalogs each component - "raw materials" in Garmin parlance - with lot, date and manufacturer codes, providing traceability if something fails one of many tests. In 1994, Garmin's GPS 185 was its first combined chart plotter and sonar, soon followed by the first color GPS chart plotter, the GPS220. [Extracted from the article]

(Tip: One transducer can be LiveScope XR's LVS62, while the other can be LiveScope Plus' LVS34.) ¶ While the systems are similar - users can switch from LiveScope Plus to LiveScope XR, or vice versa, by swapping transducers - LiveScope XR is the premium product. The result is that LiveScope and LiveScope Plus have ranges of 200 feet (down and forward) in both fresh water and salt water, while LiveScope XR yields a maximum range (down and forward) of 500 feet in fresh water and 350 feet in seawater. [Extracted from the article]

¶ These days, whether it's AIS or AI, Digital Yacht makes a product for almost every type of yacht, so long as it involves data and DC power. The automatic identification system was just reaching recreational yachts, Apple's iPad was brand-new, and Digital Yacht's first product - the iAIS wireless AIS receiver - fused the two with perfect market timing. Heyes is a lifelong sailor, Sumpner lives on an all-electric canal boat, and Digital Yacht maintains a dedicated test boat called Gigabyte. [Extracted from the article]

"Go out on a clear day, and use your radar to spot targets", Lambros suggests, adding that he typically runs his Simrad radar in dual-range mode (3 and 6 nautical miles, respectively). DEPARTMENTS INSIGHTS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE FROM THOSE IN THE KNOW WHEN IT COMES to situational awareness, John Ellis understands the value of a bird's-eye view. Lambros typically runs four screens on Canyon Runner's two 16-inch helm displays: radar, chart plotter, a FLIR thermal-imaging camera feed, and a fourth screen that displays either NMEA 2000 data or side-scanning sonar. [Extracted from the article]

¶ While F3X and F3XL systems both employ DRX-46 processors, F3X systems are spec'd with WMB-160 transducers, and F3XLs uses WMB-80 transducers. DEPARTMENTS IT'S GAME-CHANGING", CAPT. TIM PALMER, who operates the Wesmac 46 Easy Wind out of Stuart, Florida, says about his WASSP F3X multibeam sounder. It has created the higher-power F3X and F3XL systems, as well as the WMB-80 transducer, a low-frequency transducer that lets anglers study the water column and bottom from 7 to 3,281 feet. [Extracted from the article]

But for now, B&G, Lowrance and Simrad brand identities will remain, and Navico-branded equipment will be spec'd on Brunswick-built boats if Navico offers the best technical solution. ¶ October 2021: Brunswick Corp. announces that it has completed the acquisition of Navico in a $1.05 billion deal - rolling B&G, Lowrance and Simrad into Brunswick's Advanced Systems Group. ¶ The sailing-focused B&G brand may initially seem like a strange bedfellow in a corporation with a predominantly power-focused portfolio; however, Frostad says Brunswick sees sailing as a growth area. [Extracted from the article]

¶ While good AIS should be part of any refi t project, Allen says Doppler-enabled digital radars are the technology du jour. Proprietary color-coding systems can now differentiate dangerous radar targets from benign ones for at-a-glance navigation. ¶ Allen says that most brokerage yachts arriving at his shop for refi t work are typically five to 15 years old. DEPARTMENTS INSIGHTS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE FROM THOSE IN THE KNOW INSIGHTS > UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT > Electronics Refits Hindsight has ways of revealing genius - or at least seriously good luck. [Extracted from the article]

¶ The Q Experience has always sold Q1 displays as Q-branded products to consumers - or as OEM-level equipment to boatbuilders - and is following this same branded/white-label model with the Q2. DEPARTMENTS In Dr. No, the 1962 film based on Ian Fleming's sixth novel about British spy James Bond, actor Desmond Llewelyn made the British secret-service armorer code-named "Q" famous. Q2 displays are always on, connected and gathering big data to share with the Q Experience and its partners, who refine the user experience. [Extracted from the article]

¶ Simrad's older-generation NSO Evo3 display and the new flagship NSO Evo3S display share identical platforms, operating systems and touchscreen-only user interfaces. ¶ Based on Simrad's pricing, customers can buy a single 24-inch NSO Evo3S display for the same price as an NSO Evo3S MPU that comes bundled with dual 19-inch Simrad-branded touchscreen displays. ¶ So if you're running legacy Simrad MFDs or black-box-driven displays - or if you have NSO Evo3 displays and want a speed boost - NSO Evo3S displays and/or NSO Evo3S MPUs could be a great upgrade. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers tips to sailors on choosing electronic tools for several cruising areas, including the Bahamas and Caribbean region, the Great Lakes and the Pacific Northwest.

The article offers tips on protecting a boat's electronics and electrical systems from lightning strikes and other related problems.

The article offers information on several marine electronic products which include the FM-4800 fixed-mount very high frequency (VHF) radio from Furuno, Halo24 radar for aftermarket consumers from Simrad, and the HX40 handheld VHF radio from Standard Horizon.

The article offers tips from Dave Swanson, sales manager at Yacht Masters Northwest, for getting the highest return on an electronics-refit investment in yachts such as the need for an open line of communication and trust between owner and yard. INSET: THE RELATIONSHIP BEHIND THE RESULTS.

The article discusses the benefits of modern electronic that help enrich on-the-water experiences of boaters and evaluates several electronics devices and applicatons for navigational use including the Simrad NSS12 evo2 multifunction display (MFD), the Furuno TXtouch MFDs, and Garmin VIRB cameras.

The article discusses the challenges and opportunities of using touch screen equipment in marine applications. INSET: TOUCH SCREENS OF TOMORROW.

The article discusses several marine electronics innovations that will boost the yacht and motorboat manufacturing industry in 2017.

The author talks about the use of electronic cartography and multifunction displays in yachts, with reference to the compact devices created by marine electronics manufacturers Garmin and Simrad that are ideal as complementary screens aboard larger yachts.

The article discusses the integration of Signal K data model that allows data and information for marine use from different sources through the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA).

The article discusses the benefits of a digital-switching system for controlling and monitoring of onboard systems of a yacht.

The article disscusses the released of several electronic equipments for yachting including the Garmin GSD 26 freshwater monitor from Garmin Ltd., the Simrad BSM-2 monitors from Simrad Co. and the Raymarine Dragonfly sonar from Raymarine PLC and outlines the electronic devices features.

The article evaluates several electronic equipment for yachts, including the i-Bridge Air Wings from Team Italia for integrating a large yacht's operating, navigation and communication systems, the SiMon X alarm, monitoring and control system from Palladium Technologies and the Mini-Ball and Mini-Dome PTZ surveillance cameras from GOST.

The article features several electronics equipment for yachts including Si-Tex's MDA-4 VHF-FM DSC Radio, Rose Point's Nemo Gateway black-box device, and Maretron's DSM410 color display.

The article discusses the technologies that will be unveiled by marine electronics manufacturers in trade shows, including the Automatic Identification System (AIS), cartography, and multifunction displays.

The article offers brief information on several electronic products including the solid-state compass from Garmin Ltd.; the NSS Evo3 displays from Simrad; and the Sound-Panel from Fusion Entertainment; and the i70s multifunction instrument display from Raymarine.

The article features products developed by various manufacturers for yacht enthusiasts including the Pico battery monitor from Simarine, Sea-Tag wristband from Securitag, and the VHF 210i automatic identification system (AIS) from Garmin.

The article features several marine electronics devices for yachts and motorboats, including AIS Alarm Box from Ocean Signal, the NightWatch thermal imaging camera from Iris Innovations, and TotalScan transducer from Simrad.

The article presents some underutilized features in the marine electronics, such as the 3-D radar, the Automatic Identification System (AIS), and Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) -- a nine-digit identification number of a boat and offers suggestions to use them as per their capacity.

The article evaluates marine electronics including IMED IME-LCM6 load-control system, Furuno DRS4DL radar and Garmin Panoptix transducer.

The article offers brief information on several yachting technology products including Ocean Signal rescueMe MobilPocket Reader (MOBI), CAM200IP waterproof camera from Raymarine, and GHP Reactor autopilot systems from Garmin.

The article offers brief information on several electronic equipments for yachting including Evolution 2.0 SM monitoring from Global Ocean Securities Technologies Co., WM-3 SiriusXM Satellite Weather & Radio Module from Simrad Marine Electronics Co. and KCAM-IP2HD Network Camera from Kep Marine Co.

The article offers information on various electronic gadgets which include the ms-i700 marine stereo from Fusion Electronics, the Tracphone V11 global internet and satellite communication unit by KVH, and the e165 touch-interface multifunction display unit (MFD) by Raymarine.