Marine Electronics Archives - Page 8 of 11

May 1, 2026

AUTOTETHER uses radio waves instead of a lanyard to connect you to your kill switch, and it can protect up to three passengers as well.

A wireless kill switch never gets in your way

Here’s a hassle-free substitute for that kill-switch lanyard you stopped wearing because it was always in the way. […]

This image compares the formation of lead sulfate deposits on battery plates over a simulated four-year period when recharged with a pulse charger (top row) or with a good conventional charger (bottom row).

Do your batteries die or are they killed?

Industry experts say that excessive sulfation can stop batteries from working long before their internal components wear out. […]

Installing any brand or type of electronics right the first time typically eliminates 90 percent of potential operating problems.

Getting it right the first time

Allan Tarvid

The secret to eliminating 90 percent of electronics problems is getting the installation right. […]

Two batteries don't always deliver twice the running time of one.

A battery’s power is anything but consistent

Allan Tarvid

Two common misconceptions can have you wondering where your trolling motor’s battery power went. […]

The top unit in Humminbird's new Down Imaging line is the 788ci HD DI Combo with built in GPS and both Down Imaging and traditional down-looking sonar.

New electronics arrive in time for New Year

Allan Tarvid

About the time my report on Lowrance’s new down-scan imaging (DSI) units reached these pages, Humminbird announced a new series of down-scanning units with both its Down Imaging and traditional sonar technology built in. […]

EPIRBS can be attached to boats to be released and activated manually or released and activated automatically as a boat sinks.

When you absolutely need help, who do you call?

Allan Tarvid

Many people in the outdoors suddenly and unexpectedly find themselves close enough to the grim reaper to smell his breath. […]

Minn Kota's E-Drive is available in a bolt-on version that mounts and steers just like a gas outboard.

Here come the electric boats

Allan Tarvid

Maybe it was the $5-a-gallon gas we saw back at the beginning of the current economic slump or maybe it’s just part of the growing green movement, but the number of boat makers offering models with electric primary power instead of gas engines is amping up. […]