MotoDash - Radar/Sonar

New Product Preview: A-Series Chartplotters & Fishfinders

Chris Johnson — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:04:53 GMT

Step up to A-Series and harness the power of Raymarine's advanced engineering and exclusive technologies. Navigate like a pro using high resolution 2D, 3D and aerial photo charts and target fish with unprecedented clarity using Raymarine's unmatched HD Digital sonar technology. With three convenient sizes and advanced capabilities like satellite weather, AIS and engine monitoring A-Series brings the power of Raymarine's Multifunction Displays to boats of all sizes. Click here to learn more about the new A-Series.

OceanView Night Vision Camera Featured on New Viking 82C

Chris Johnson — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:21:48 GMT

Fort Lauderdale, Fl - VEI is pleased to have its OceanView Apollo Night Vision Camera on the new flagship Viking 82 Convertible, the largest and most advanced Viking to come off of their prestigious line of sportfishing yachts. Hull no.1 will be their demo boat and will be displayed at the Miami Boat Show 2009. Mike Bader, Chief Operating Officer of VEI and Chief Executive Officer of OceanView, "We are pleased to have been asked to supply the night vision camera for Hull no. 1; obviously we take as much pride in manufacturing our equipment as Viking and we appreciate the opportunity to partner with them and provide the finest night vision camera available in the worldwide marine marketplace." OceanView, a VEI company, manufactures the APOLLO night vision camera in Fort Lauderdale FL, USA. The camera is the most unique of its kind in the world. It is a dual thermal and low light camera built into one unit and is mounted on the hard top. For more information, please contact, sales@vei-systems.com Valhalla Enterprises VEI OceanView Technologies The VEI Building 5101 NW 21st Ave Ft. Lauderdale FL, USA www.nightboating.com www.vei-systems.com

Fishing Contour Charts Help Saltwater Anglers Fish Efficiently

Chris Johnson — Wed, 21 May 2008 01:58:12 GMT

Ultra-Detailed Bottom Charts Help Find and Target Fish-Holding Structure,Saving Time & Fuel CAPE COD, MA, April 23, 2008 - Jeppesen Marine has announced its new C-Map Fishing Contour Charts, ultra-detailed bathymetric seabed charts that arm serious inshore and offshore recreational anglers with the most powerful weapon in their arsenal - information. These new charts are part of Jeppesen Marine's Spring 2008 Release of C-Map electronic charts, and will be available through Jeppesen Marine dealers nationwide. Fishing Contour Charts are developed from National Ocean Service (NOS) surveys, and deliver the highest available detail of nearshore and offshore bottom structure including channels, canyons, seamounts, ridges and other seabed features. Professional fishermen and tournament anglers know that these features create upwellings and currents that can concentrate forage and gamefish. By running these accurate and detailed charts in a wide variety of C-Map MAX and NT+ compatible chart plotters, anglers can focus their efforts on these productive fishing grounds and fish them more effectively. At a time when gasoline is nearing the $4 per gallon mark (with diesel considerably higher), it is more important than ever to burn less time and fuel searching for fish and more time catching them. The fact that these...

Raymarine New Product Preview: Miami Boat Show

Chris Johnson — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:07:57 GMT

SmartPilot X-Series Autopilots Our award winning autopilots are now even smarter with a whole new range of SmartPilot X-Series course computers. Five powerful new course computers deliver world class performance and rugged reliability. Each SPX (SmartPilot X-Series) course computer features an integral rate gyro sensor and Raymarine's AST Advanced Steering Technology. Plus SPX pilots feature Smart Rudder Sense™ technology which eliminates the need for a rudder reference sensor. ST70 Color Autopilot Control Head Designed for the SmartPilot X-Series, the ST70 autopilot control head takes full advantage of the SmartPilot X-Series capabilities and performance. ST70 and SPX course computers give fisherman a tactical advantage with pre-programmed automatic fishing patterns. Plus the ST70 enables simple calibration and operation with an intuitive menu and icon driven interface. Available Q2 2008 E-Series v4 Software Our most powerful multifunction displays will soon be Re-Loaded with new features and improved performance. The new v4 software expands E-Series capabilities with support for HD and Super HD Digital radar, the 3kW DSM400, Platinum Plus charts, SIRIUS Satellite Radio audio tuning and more! Available March/April 2008 12kW Super HD Digital Radar Antennas Following on the release of the 4kW Super HD Digital open arrays Raymarine will be announcing the...

Furuno Offers Sirius Marine Weather On Navnet VX2

Chris Johnson — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:26:11 GMT

FURUNO OFFERS SIRIUS MARINE WEATHER ON NAVNET VX2 Keeping track of weather is now easier than ever, as Furuno and SIRIUS are working together to provide satellite weather information on the award winning NavNet vx2 line of multifunction navigation units. Furuno has released and is shipping the BBWX1 SIRIUS Weather Receiver. This receiver simply plugs into your existing NavNet vx2 network, requiring only a software update to the NavNet vx2 displays to allow them to access the BBWX1. The combination of NavNet vx2 and the BBWX1 brings you live, up-to-date weather information and forecasting. The information is overlayed onto your C-Map MAX chart, allowing you to see the weather cells in relation to your geographic location. A monthly SIRIUS Marine Weather subscription is required. The premium weather content that you can expect to see includes current weather reports, NOWRad® nationwide high-resolution weather radar imagery, and high-resolution sea surface temperature that can help fishermen locate hot spots. Standard weather features such as pressure isobars, frontal boundaries, squall lines, surface pressure, wind forecasts, marine text forecasts, lightning strike reports, buoy reports, wave height forecasts and storm tracking will also be included. The BBWX1 is designed to work with any 7", 10.4" or...

Furuno Introduces World's First Dual-Frequency Searchlight Sonar

Chris Johnson — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:15:38 GMT

FURUNO INTRODUCES WORLD'S FIRST DUAL-FREQUENCY SEARCHLIGHT SONAR Camas, WA - Furuno is proud to introduce the new CH-300 Dual-Frequency Searchlight Sonar, the world's first dual-frequency sonar! This sonar is built specifically for sport fishing battlewagons and commercial fishing vessels that are looking for an extra edge. With traditional sonars, you pick either a low frequency or high frequency version, but with the CH300 it's like getting two sonars in one. This revolutionary, dual-frequency sonar has the advantage of both high and low frequencies in one unit to search on a rough seabed and to greatly enhance fish school detection. Its operating frequency can be selected from either 60/153kHz or 85/215kHz. The lower frequencies enable long-range searches of over 1,600 feet. The higher frequencies, give a highly detailed search near and around the vessel. The CH300 comes in two versions: a display version, packaged with a 10.4-inch color LCD, or a Black Box version that allows you to connect nearly any size display to it, such as Furuno's 12", 15" and 17" ultra-bright monitors. A variety of presentation modes are available: horizontal and vertical scan, echo sounder and vertical scan/historical/plotter presentations. The combination of horizontal and vertical scan helps evaluate the...

The Ultimate Weather Station Furuno's New PB100 And RD30

Chris Johnson — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:12:27 GMT

THE ULTIMATE WEATHER STATION FURUNO'S NEW PB100 AND RD30 One of the hot topics in the marine electronics field is how to obtain weather information. There are several solutions including weather fax, satellite weather forecasts and now real-time weather on-board your vessel. Furuno has joined forces with Airmar Technology Corp. to produce the finest weather station combination on the market, the PB100 interfaced with the RD30. The PB100 Weather Station measures wind speed and direction without any moving parts. Some of the readouts you will receive from the PB100 include apparent wind speed/direction, true wind speed/direction, barometric pressure, air temperature, relative humidity and compass heading. As an added bonus, the PB100 has been equipped with a genuine Furuno GPS sensor, allowing you to obtain Lat/Lon or use it as a back up GPS. Information from the PB100 is output as NMEA0183 data and can be sent to a variety of devices, such as a PC, Chart Plotter or Furuno's RD30 NMEA Data Repeater. The RD30 allows you to plug the PB100 in directly to receive data and display the weather information in a large, easy-to-read format. In addition, you can customize the RD30 to display just the information that is...

Furuno Adds A New Dimension To 3D With The Introduction Of Navnet 3D

Chris Johnson — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:09:40 GMT

FURUNO ADDS A NEW DIMENSION TO 3D WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF NAVNET 3D Furuno USA, Inc. is proud to introduce the latest innovation in integrated marine electronics, NavNet 3D. Since the release of NavNet1 in 2001 and NavNet vx2 in 2005, Furuno's NavNet series has been enjoying unrivalled popularity worldwide for its high reliability, performance and expandability. It has even been voted Best Integrated Navigation System by the National Marine Electronics Association. Now, NavNet 3D is ready to carry on the tradition and break new ground with never before seen features. NavNet 3D is a completely redesigned navigation suite that is a component based system. The brains of the system are based in its Multi Function Display (MFD) units. You can choose from an 8.4-inch, 12.1-inch or Black Box MFD, depending on your vessel size and need. From there, you can add on a variety of components to round out your package, such as the Ultra High Definition (UHD) Digital Radar Sensor, Furuno Digital Filter (FDF) Fish Finder, Sirius Satellite Weather Receiver, GPS/WAAS Receiver, Autopilot, AIS Receiver, Digital Instruments, IP Cameras and more. The Future of Chart Plotting Is Here Imagine a chart plotter with no redraw time. Now imagine...