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Autopilot promises to steer your boat so you don’t have to — and then, for a lot of new owners, it starts hunting back and forth, overcorrecting every wave, or drifting off course entirely. Almost none of that…
Read articleYou flip on the radar, and the screen fills with blips, smears, and fuzzy blobs that could be a boat, a rain…
Read articleYou bought a fish finder, mounted it, powered it on — and now you’re staring at a screen full of colored blobs…
Read articleMatch an autopilot to hydraulic, mechanical or steer-by-wire steering by cylinder volume, displacement, drive type and network compatibility.
Read articleChoose a fixed or handheld marine VHF radio by DSC, internal GPS, AIS, antenna installation, MMSI and destination-country requirements.
Read articleCompare radar and AIS detection, identification and limitations, and understand why one system does not completely replace the other.
Read articleChoose the correct transducer mounting style and avoid turbulence, deadrise and hull-material mistakes that reduce sonar performance.
Read articleSee how side imaging and down imaging sonar differ in beam direction, coverage, screen interpretation and real-world fishing use.
Read articleUnderstand how CHIRP sonar sweeps frequencies, why target separation improves and what to check when matching a transducer to a display.
Read articleCompare fish finders, chartplotters and combination displays by function, hardware, navigation capability and the way you use your boat.
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