How To Choose A Radar For Your Vessel

How To Choose A Radar For Your Vessel

Marine Electronics

Radar’s are one of the most important pieces of equipment required to keep you safe at sea. A radar is a major navigation aid for vessels – detecting other ships as well as obstacles, weather systems and land masses. Furuno have produced a video discussing...
How Waterproof Is A Two-Way Radio?

How Waterproof Is A Two-Way Radio?

Marine Electronics, Two-Way Radios

How Waterproof Is a Two-Way Radio? When choosing a professional two-way radio, one of the most common questions we’re asked is: How waterproof is it? The answer depends on the radio’s IP rating — a globally recognised standard that measures protection against water...
What You Need To Stay Safe At Sea

What You Need To Stay Safe At Sea

Marine Electronics

Spending the day out on the open water is a great way to destress and escape the world, with thousands of us taking to the water every year. However, without the necessary safety precautions in place, you can open yourself up to a plethora of dangers. On 1 July 2002,...
How do fishfinders work?

How do fishfinders work?

Marine Electronics

In 1948 (the same year Smye-Rumsby started!), a device for detecting fish underwater was developed in Nagasaki, Japan. Kiyotaka and Kiyokata, the Furuno brothers, owned a small marine electrical company in a small port in Japan. One day, an experienced fisherman...