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The traditional navigator′s station and chart table are obsolete today - perhaps unsafe - the author argues.
[Cruising World, January 2000]
One cruiser ranks the need for radar, GPS, computerized navigation software, depth sounder, wind instrument, chart plotter, and knotlog.
[SailNet, 14 March 2001]
Dedicating a 12-volt battery as a backup can keep your navigation and communication electronics running if the ship′s DC service is lost. 3 pages with Parts List and Power Load Formula.
[Sail Magazine, October 2000]
Where is the line between needs and wants? Radar? Water maker? Outboard lifting crane? Liferaft? Image stabilization binoculars? Here are one long-term cruiser′s thoughts.
[SailNet, 13 February 2002]
Turning off your electronic systems, such as radar, GPS, autopilot and other solid-state devices, may be detrimental to their health. 2 pages.
[PassageMaker, July 1998]
The authors review storage for tools, reference books and charts; good day and night lighting; and the location of chart plotters and radios (with headphones), and argue for good wiring access and freedom from drips and moisture.
[SailNet, 27 July 2002]
Unmoderated forum on marine electrical and electronic equipment. Good advice and resources here, but you have to dig and you have to be selective.
[Usenet, USA]
Logbook page you can duplicate. Covers times, distances, hours, personnel, with space for a narrative of the watch.
[Timothy Whalen, Redmond, WA, USA]
A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes focused on systems based on onboard computers. Also includes discussions on marine paper charts.
[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
The most detailed review and test of single- and multi-LED flashlights around, particularly as they might be used in an emergency. Info from 2001, so some may be out of date.
[Equipped To Survive Foundation, Inc., USA]Most voyaging sailors agree that electronics are the most fail-prone system on board.
Tom Zydler
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