For the longest time (since WWII), marine radars have used cavity magnetrons which transmit radio-frequency energy in quick, high-powered bursts. While it did the job for the most part, it wasn’t until 2016 that marine manufacturers introduced all-new, digital solid state transistors into their marine radar systems. Solid state radars broadcast lower-powered bursts of RF energy […]
Thanks to Mercury Vessel View, you can now monitor up to four engines from your Raymarine, Lowrance or Simrad MFDs. Mercury Marine has recently launched SmartCraft Connect with Vessel View, which allows boaters to use their Raymarine, Simrad and Lowrance MFDs to access detailed information about their SmartCraft compatible marine engines. Mercury Vessel View has […]
Furuno, the Japanese fishfinder and marine electronics powerhouse, unveiled its NavNet TZtouch3 MFDs at last years Miami Boat Show. With a powerful quad-core processor for lightning fast response and dual-channel 1 kW chirp fishfinder (along with traditional continuous wave 50- and 200-kilohertz fishfinders), the Furuno NavNet TZtouch3 has set the new standard for what people […]
Find the best gifts for boaters with our helpful guide. Citimarine Store’s Boating Gift Guide delivers a list of boating gift ideas from the lower to higher price range, and in a variety of categories — from the necessary and helpful, to the cool, fun and exciting. In order to create this guide, we handpicked […]
With more than 80 years of experience in the marine electronics sector, Furuno was the first company to sell fishfinders way back in 1948 — revolutionizing local fishing in Japan, and then fishing worldwide. And while several marine electronics manufacturers now manufacturer quality fishfinders, none have been able to surpass Furuno’s grip on the commercial […]
