Boatowner's Guide to Marine Electronics - Paperback

by Freeman Pittman (Author), Jim Sollers (Illustrator), Gordon West (Preface by)

No matter what type of boat you own, or what you do with it, the rapidly changing marine electronics field offers something to make your life easier -- from VHF and single-sideband radios to depthsounders, fishfinders, electronic chart plotters, radar, cellular phones, loran, and GPS systems. Here's all you need to compare, assess, buy, install, and operate marine electronics gear -- in an objective, straightforward text that covers:

When and what to buy, and from whom -- Asking the right questions

Assessing and interpreting warranties -- Installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting

How the equipment works, from two of the country's acknowledged experts