A Small Boat Guide to Electronics Afloat

by Tim Bartlett

From the simplest echo-sounder to the computerised instrument network installed on an offshore racing yacht, electronics have become a fact of life aboard modern yachts and powerboats. You can buy electronic devices to pinpoint your position, steer you to a waypoint, plot your track, keep tabs on the weather, monitor the wind, boatspeed and distance covered, and even check your sailing performance and tell you when you should be doing better! But...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0906754720
• ISBN13: 9780906754726
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.4"

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From GIS to depth sounders, autopilots and beyond

Tim Bartlett's A SMALL BOAT GUIDE TO ELECTRONICS AFLOAT covers all kinds of boat navigation systems, from GPS and chart plotters to depth sounders, autopilots, and performance computers. Author Barlett is a navigation instructor and an ex-officer in the Royal Navy: his background as an ex-naval officer and as a teacher lends to a broad range of experience with all kinds of navigation systems.