Electronics

Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Review of the Garmin GPSMap 86 family.

Need to add circuits to your boat? It might be time to make the switch to digital. Transitioning to digital switching can spare you from hundreds of pounds of wire while making boating better, easier and more fun.

Dometic Marine’s all-electric actuator removes the need for hydraulics in a simple, clean and feature-rich outboard steering system.

These powerful new apps can help make you a better boater

Powerful to the Cortex: Known for simple, intuitive products, Vesper doubles down on what they do best for an innovative new product.

New products promise to alert you if a person or pet goes overboard. We dive deeper into this technology.

Flir continues to improve on its line of robust visible light cameras with 5 new models.

Vesper unveils combination AIS, VHF radio and boat monitor.

What does it mean to have a “smart boat,” and how does the boat of the future function?

Nothing accentuates a good time on the water like a top end stereo system—and of course a killer soundtrack.

With an increased number of connected devices on board, it’s time to rethink your boat’s digital security.

The Dockmate wireless remote allows the user to control engines, thrusters, windlasses and horn away from the helm.

The LTE-1 allows music streaming and communication services like FaceTime to be accessed while well offshore.

Clear communications on board via full-duplex wireless headsets have proven to be an extremely useful tool for this full-time cruising family.

An IPS-equipped Prestige 460 is an ideal partner to trial Raymarine's new assisted docking system.

Dock Like A Boss: Raymarine looks to de-stress docking with their joystick-enabled DockSense.

The next step in mapping, LiDAR utilizes high-tech lasers to give us the most accurate maps yet.

Modern GPS plotters like the Garmin GPSMAP 742xs have speedily evolved over the past two decades. And they’re not stopping any time soon.

A SiriusXM Marine Weather receiver is easy to install, easy to use, and handier than a boathook during a dicey docking.