Concerned about the Carolinas, searching for data (Panbo)
Ben Ellison frets about Hurricane Florence's impact on the marina's he favors in the Carolinas.
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Viking Electronics Aboard The Draken Harald Hårfagre (Panbo)
Ben Ellison gets aboard the Draken Harald Hårfagre in Rockland, Maine, he was impressed.
The Trade War and Boating (Panbo)
Will trade wars cause sudden marine electronics price increases?
Fusion Apollo Series Lives up to Its Own Hype
Ben Ellison from Panbo brings us the latest from Fusion Entertainment
Weems & Plath PRO 7×50 binoculars, customized for monocular vision (PANBO)
At least 12% of the population lacks binocular vision making the use of marine binoculars difficult. As Ben Ellison suffers from a lack of binocular vision he came up with a simple solution by sawing the perfect pair of binoculars in half.
Marine Internet Explained
Ben Stein, from the Panbo blog, discusses staying connected while his family cruised the Great Loop
The two-way messaging is a real plus, and so is a system you see working every day that can also call for help
Hands on with Ben Ellison as an “Armchair Transatlantic”
A Camden Boat Grounding Dissected, Can Crowdsourcing Help? (BLOG/VIDEO)
While I did not actually enjoy being first on the scene of the grounding, it is way too rich in interesting detail and possible lessons to leave undocumented.
Testing Furuno DRS4D-NXT Solid-State Doppler Radome, "Radar Redefined" Most Definitely (BLOG)
After many hours testing a NXT radome on Gizmo in often busy Maine waters, I believe that Furuno's bold "Radar Redefined" claim is completely justified. This radar is so smart that it makes sense to run it in broad daylight.
NOAA Introduces Zones Of Confidence; Mind Your ZOC (BLOG)
Did you know that some areas of the U.S. coastal chart you're using may only show land and bottom features accurate in position to +/- 1,600 feet, and you shouldn't be confident about the depth soundings either?
Evinrude E-Link, One Leg Of A Generous Open Architecture Attitude (BLOG)
The easy-to-install NMEA 2000 WiFi gateway will cost about $360 and will neatly put all G2 gauges, calibrations, and fault codes into otherwise free E-Link Android and iOS (Apple) apps.
DeLorme inReach Gets Weather & Goes To Cuba (BLOG)
I've long felt that the DeLorme inReach is a valuable safety and communications tool for boats that sometimes go beyond reliable cellular (and/or VHF) contact with friends, families and rescue centers.