Featured Gear By Boating Magazine

... written for Panbo by Yme Bosma and posted on Aug 6, 2004

Boating Magazine features some new gear.

"The SkyMate 100 satellite communication system sends e-mail, fax, and voice messages, receives NOAA weather updates, and when connected to your GPS, produces transmittable position reports."

"Want your chartplotter to think it's a fishfinder? Hook up the ES502 FishFinder Module to Si-Tex's ColorMax 6, ColorMax Wide, or ColorMax 11 and view fish imaging and bottom detail in dual-frequency (50/200kHz) or single-frequency operation on a color display." (Si-tex at Amazon.com)

"The WorldNavigator CF v.3.0 comes with a WAAS-enabled 12-channel GPS receiver that attaches to your PDA and, coupled with the Marine Chart Enabler software ($69), allows you to transfer NOAA charts to and plot your position on a pocket or handheld PC."

"Lowrance's iFinder, a H2OGPS/WAAS-enabled, waterproof handheld" (Lowrance iFinder at Amazon.com)