Your choice of marine electronics is one of the most important decisions you will have to make as a boat owner, next to choosing the boat itself of course! This website is all about providing the answers to your questions, whether you’re searching for standalone units or a completely integrated system. As a world leader in marine electronics, Raymarine is more than qualified to give you clear, relevant advice on choosing the right electronics for you and your boat.
Did you know that Raymarine have added some impressive new features to the C Series and E Series software? Get free software and firmware downloads for your Raymarine multi-function display, as well as downloading podcasts and videos with hints and tips.
Chart plotters give a visual chart display, and when linked to a GPS will show your position. They can also be used to create waypoints (lat and long positions), and can be part of an integrated system that will show other data such as radar, fishfinders, instruments, AIS and Navtex.
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RADAR stands for Radio Detection And Ranging and is mainly used as a ‘ship finder’ to avoid collisions in poor visibility. It can also be used for navigation, but with the advent of GPS has taken a back seat in this respect. It detects objects, determines their distance (range) and maps them on a screen. It consists of an antenna (scanner), that houses a transmitter/receiver and a display to give you a bird’s eye view of what’s around you.
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Instrumentation falls into two main types: the stand-alone instruments that have one sensor that sends signals to a dedicated display, and the integrated system that has several sensors displaying their information on any screen that is compatible.
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Nobody buys a boat so they can watch TV. But there are times when even the most sociable and adventurous of us wants nothing more than a quiet night in with a movie (or, possibly a loud night in with the football).
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From the invention of Autohelm® tiller pilot almost 30 years ago to SmartPilot™ gyro enhanced Advance Steering Technology today, Raymarine autopilots lead the way in autopilot technology and innovation and set a new benchmark in autopilot performance and reliability.
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Safety at sea is a priority and due to some highly publicised incidents, has been at the front of everyone’s mind recently. There are a couple of new progressions in marine electronics that have been developed to help alert you to potential dangers.
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