I test and review equipment and devices in real-world scenarios and only publish a review after having decent time to evaluate things. I do not work for a vendor, nor am I paid for any of my reviews. I pride myself on having accurate, in-depth, and straightforward reviews for others to benefit from.
SignalK [http://signalk.org/] is an astounding new project that has a ton of potential for marine electronics and connectivity. The concept is something we have needed in the industry
Tank monitoring on a sailboat is not the most glamorous of topics. Recently, it became of great interest when the head holding tank overflowed at the very end of a
I’ve been working on finishing off my NMEA 2000 network for the last year or two, and one of the pieces I wanted to have in it was something
This weekend I am replacing all three batteries on the boat as a result of damage from a crappy battery charger. I’m taking the opportunity to replace all of
It’s been a while since I’ve written about our bulkhead permit [https://seabits.com/permits-gone-wrong/] problems, but at least on that front, we don’t have to worry
T-Mobile released support for WiFi calling [http://press.t-mobile.com/articles/t-mobile-android-wifi-calling] and hotspot a week or so ago. I’ve been waiting for this for quite some time since
For the last 2+ years I have been trying to get permits to repair the bulkhead out at our Vashon Island place. It’s been an exercise in futility at
I’ve been through a lot of different waxes and treatments for boats that always seem to take forever to apply, or have some catch. I recently had my boat
For a while I have been planning a new system on my sailboat for navigation. I started out back in 2007 with a Garmin GPSMAP 5208 [http://static.squarespace.com/
I’ve been thinking off and on for a while about moving from my current 1 bedroom, 900sf apartment into something a little more unique, and a little larger. Friday,
Update Early 2015: I have since moved to a new boat, and have a Vesper XB-8000 AIS unit. The ACR Nauticast unit failed in 2012, and was replaced with another
I’ve had the G1 for a while now, and have found a few things that are must-haves both in hardware and software. First, the Innocell [https://www.seidioonline.com/
