Accurate heading information is critical to electronic navigation. While electronic and fluxgate compasses work fine, they’re typically only accurate to 1 to 3 degrees and are subject to polar and magnetic interference.

Instead of using magnetic fields to sense their orientation, satellite compasses employ multiple antennas to determine minute time-stamp differences from received Global Navigation Satellite System transmissions. This information is then used to calculate heading.

Furuno’s SCX-20 (NMEA 2000-compatible) and SCX-21 (NMEA 0183-compatible) compasses leverage four internal antennas to determine heading information to 0.5 degrees while eliminating the signal-reception issues that sometimes plagued previous-generation satellite compasses.

I talked with Eric Kunz, Furuno’s senior product manager, to learn more.

Q: What technology enables a satellite compass to work?

A: GNSS satellites send out a radio-frequency signal that’s received by the compass. The compass can detect partial wavelengths of the signal, and it determines the timing differences between when the signal arrives at its different antennas. The compass knows where its antennas are, and it knows where the satellites are, so it can calculate the timing difference, which is something like a billionth of a second. This allows it to determine heading.

Only two of its antennas need to receive the signal to determine heading.

Local obstructions used to be satellite compasses’ Achilles’ heel. If the compass wasn’t mounted high enough, the signal would bounce off superstructure and cause multipath interference. That’s why we use four antennas in the SCX-20/21—it creates a multiplying effect and gives us six ways to calculate heading because of the baselines between antennas.

Q: What makes the SCX-20/21 an improvement over Furuno’s previous-generation SC30?

A: It has four antennas—the SC30 has two. It also uses all solid-state componentry, which optimizes efficiency.

The SC30 cost $2,495, but the SCX-20/21 is $1,195, so it delivers lower cost and greater precision.

Q: What are its biggest benefits?

A: Heading accuracy. You use less fuel when traveling point to point, both hand steering and using the autopilot, because you’ve got a heading system with almost no error. This information can be applied to all navigation, from autopilots to radar, to chart display and sonar. They all need accurate heading information.

It also provides speed and course information, and its six-axis inertial measurement unit delivers pitch, roll, yaw and heave information. It can determine what direction the boat is pointing when it’s motionless.

Read Next: Furuno SCX-20/SCX-21 Satellite Compasses

Q: Does someone need a Furuno helm to leverage an SCX-20/21?

A: No, there’s no issue with it on an NMEA 0183 or N2K network with our competitors’ products.

Q: Who are Furuno’s target customers for the SCX-20/21?

A: The fact that the price is so reasonable means that you can put it on any kind of boat bigger than 20 feet, where you want accurate heading information.

Q: Anything else?

A: The SCX-20/21 is small—9.8-by-7.6-by-2.9 inches and weighs 2.2 pounds—and can be pole- or flush-mounted. Also, you don’t need to swing an SCX-20/21—just align it once and you’re done.

If every boat had one, it would save millions of dollars per year in fuel.

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Welcome to the inaugural Best Elex Awards, which honors standout marine electronics products that have been reviewed and approved by the editorial team behind the four leading titles in marine media: Boating, Yachting, Cruising World and Salt Water Sportsman. Over the course of two months, the nominees were evaluated by our team of eight judges, including the editors-in-chief and electronics editors of the aforementioned brands. In the end, seven products set themselves apart. And the winners are:

• Editors’ Choice: Raymarine Axiom+
• Leading Edge Technology: Furuno NavNet TZTouch3 9F
• Best Integrated System: Garmin GPSMAP 1243xsv
• Most Innovative for Sailing: Airmar DST 810
• Best in Entertainment: Rockford Fosgate 12-inch Color Optix M2 Subwoofers
• Most Innovative for Power: Dometic Optimus Outboard Electric Steering Actuator
• Best in Communication: Standard Horizon GX2400 Matrix

Editors’ Choice: Raymarine Axiom+

Raymarine’s Axiom+ multifunction displays replace the company’s original Axiom line in 7-, 9-, and 12-inch-display models. The plus units integrate a quad-core processor, multi-channel sonar views (including RealVision 3D), and augmented-reality navigation, and include up to 16 GB of onboard data storage. All displays employ in-plane switching for better, brighter viewing along with the company’s HydroTough treatment to repel water and oils. Axiom+ models start at $749.

What the judges said: “These units have more memory than your mother-in-law. They run a multitude of apps, using an intuitive GUI ripped from a smart TV, and, thanks to WiFi, no pulling radar cable through pipework. What’s not to like?”

Leading Edge Technology: Furuno NavNet TZTouch3 9F

Furuno responded to customer requests for a smaller version of its TZTouch3 technology, introduced last February, by delivering the 9F, a 9-inch IPS display for tighter helms and second stations. The hybrid-control TZT9F features a quad-core processor, 256 GB memory card built into the system, a built-in 1kW, single-channel TruEcho CHIRP Fish Finder, and a traditional 50/200kHz RezBoost Fish Finder. The MFD comes with a PIN-code lock feature and is also compatible with a wide array of Furuno peripherals, including radar, autopilot, VHF, and black-box sonars. The TZT9F costs $2,995.

What the judges said: “This smaller version of the TZTouch3 delivers so many of the best features of its bigger brothers. The edge-swiping interface, in particular, puts all of your most-important functions within quick reach. The built-in 1 kW chirp that’s frequency agile is a big plus for anglers, as is the ability to lock the MFD with a passcode.”

Best Integrated System: Garmin GPSMAP 1243xsv

Garmin’s new GPSMAP 1243xsv multifunction display surpasses its predecessor, the 1242, with edge-to-edge glass, an IPS display, higher resolution, better scanning sonar and more. Garmin says it has now brought those premium features—indicative of its 8600 series—to mid-level consumers. The 1kW chirp unit incorporates all of Garmin’s sonar capabilities such as LiveScope, SideVu, and ClearVu. The 1243 can be flush-mounted in the same space as a 1242 with a retrofit kit. The 1243xsv costs $2,899.

What the judges said: “Garmin’s new 1243xsv combines popular, SideVu, ClearVu and chirp sonar all in one device with no black boxes. In addition, they’ve upgraded the screen for brighter, sharper resolution and made the device networkable to integrate with NMEA 2000 connected engines and all other Garmin products.”

Most Innovative for Sailing: Airmar DST 810

Airmar’s DST810 Smart Multisensor makes calibrating accurate speed a simple process. The unit features an integrated attitude sensor, as well, for logging heel and trim data. With the free CAST app, boaters won’t need expensive PC software to provide heel-compensated speed across multiple heel angles and speed ranges. The 5 Hz output delivers unrivaled speed for making quick decisions on the water. The sensor, which also measures depth and water temperature—to a tenth of a degree—accommodates hull angles of up to 22 degrees and costs $399.

What the judges said: “Airmar sensors are used extensively by sailing instruments, which means the new sensor can easily replace older ones. The ability to self-calibrate and ‘see’ down to the bottom when measuring depth is a great benefit, especially for sailboats that often have curved hull forms. The ability to correct for heel and calibrate speed accordingly is of great value to racing sailors, but also to navigation, since speed through the water is used to calculate current, true wind speed and other critical sailing data.”

Best in Entertainment: Rockford Fosgate 12-inch Color Optix M2 Subwoofers

Rockford Fosgate has introduced 12-inch Color Optix Subwoofers for its M2 line of Element Ready sound technology. The subwoofers come in two types — infinite baffle, which provides more strength in the cone — and sealed options for smaller enclosures. Available in black, white, black with stainless insert or white with stainless insert, the subs can be customized by connecting an optional Color Optix Controller and RF Connect App that allows selection of various light colors and patterns. The 12-inch M2s cost $449.

What the judges said: “The M2 subwoofer’s customizable LED colors let users personalize their audio experience. With the ability to pump out up to 1600 watts of power, a lack of volume should never be an issue.”

Most Innovative for Power: Dometic Optimus Outboard Electric Steering Actuator

Dometic’s Optimus Outboard Electric Steering Actuator delivers full power-steering functionality with auto-adjustable parameters to any conventional outboard. The actuator, electronic helm display and harness install quickly without the need for hoses, oil or purging. The system also integrates with joystick control, SeaStation (position hold), SeaWays (Dometic autopilot), and third-party autopilots. This actuator employs a compact brushless DC motor and a unique roller screw that produces enough power to push even the heaviest outboards. Two engines require two actuators; triple- or quad-outboard setups also employ two actuators with additional tie-bars. Price for a single-engine system is $5,700, about 15 percent higher than equivalent electro-hydraulic systems.

What the judges said: “The new Optimus electric steering system brings marine-steering technology into the 21st century.”

Best in Communication: Standard Horizon GX2400 Matrix

Standard Horizon’s GX2400 Matrix VHF radio replaces earlier GX220 products; it offers an internal, 66-channel WAAS GPS receiver; NMEA 2000 networkability; a wireless (or wired) full-functioning, second-station RAM mic; and an AIS receiver. Anglers can employ the voice scrambler to send encrypted messages to fishing buddies. The fixed-mount radio costs $449.99.

Read Next: More Top Marine Electronics for Boating

What the judges said: “Standard Horizon’s GX2400 is a feature-heavy VHF base-station radio that delivers mic expandability and NMEA 2000 compatibility at a budget-conscious price point.”

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Updating your electronics software will make you rich!

How’s that for a misleading sales pitch? But I think we need the exaggeration in this case.

Clearly, when many anglers hear the phrase — “update your software” — their eyes glaze over. So let me entice you with a juicy promise: If you update your electronics system regularly, you will unlock hidden treasures you never knew you needed.

Like what?

Well, if you’re a Garmin owner, you can enable high-resolution relief shading. If you run a Raymarine unit, you can get a fish-detection alarm and day/night colorization. And that just scratches the surface. The wealth can be staggering.

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To top it off, the updating process could not be simpler today. All you have to do is initiate. To explain why and how to update software, we asked the manufacturers to answer a Q&A. Here are their answers alphabetically by brand.

Furuno

Q: How often do you offer software updates?

A: Furuno usually updates light marine product software bi-annually, but there’s no set schedule.

Q: What are some of the most recent features you’ve added?

A: Right now, Furuno is excited to be offering a massive free upgrade and new user interface for our TZtouch2 multifunction display (MFD) product line. We are adding fantastic new fishing features like a dedicated Event Mark button that is also a gateway to a new feature called Furuno “Catch.” Catch allows customers to save events as fish marks and adds fish information such as size and weight to an event mark that is logged into the MFD and then automatically logged into a personal secure website when combined with a new free app called Furuno First Mate. First Mate is compatible with Android and iOS platforms and allows customer to record images of the fish they catch and save them to the cloud. Furuno has also gone a step further, including a new welcome page and new user interface. Check out the tutorial video below.

Q: What’s the easiest process for downloading and updating your software, and how much does it cost?

A: When the MFD is connected to the internet (using a smartphone hotspot or a router at a marina or on the vessel), the system will alert the boat owner when an update is available. Then, the software downloads directly to the MFD from the cloud. The boater can also check periodically on the furunousa.com website and download a dedicated upgrade file that can be saved to a memory card and then plugged into the MFD. The update method you can choose depends on the size and nature of the update. The current upgrade updates the operating system as well as features. For this, downloading a file to a memory card is necessary for safety and security. Furuno does not charge for software updates to existing product.

Q: What advice would you share with readers on how often and why they should update?

A: In most updates, new features, improvements and bug fixes are introduced.

Garmin

Q: How often do you offer software updates?

A: Garmin does quarterly software updates that include new features and performance enhancements that are offered at no charge to the consumer.

Q: What are some of the most recent features you’ve added?

A: I would say the most important feature we’ve had in quite some time is the Pin Code feature rolled out in early May. It locks and unlocks the display to help prevent unauthorized use of the unit. That has been a hot topic for years, and Garmin listened to customer feedback to improve our product and customer experience. We also continue to improve our sonar quality through testing. Some other important features we have released for saltwater anglers are software enhancements but they do require the purchase of a new product. Enabling High Resolution Relief Shading on BlueChart g3 Vision requires a card but the plotter must be updated with the newest software in order to see the content. Fish Mapping from SiriusXM with the GXM 54 receiver is another phenomenal fishing tool that has been added recently.

Q: What’s the easiest process for downloading and updating your software, and how much does it cost?

A: The ActiveCaptain app is by far the easiest way. We send out a notice over the app that says when new software is available. You can use your phone or your tablet to update your units. The app will check for new software updates, and if there is a new version, it will download it while you are on Wi-Fi so that it doesn’t eat up your air time, then when it pairs with the unit, it pushes the new update over Wi-Fi. You can also go the manual route and download the latest update from Garmin.com and save it to an SD card and then manually load it into the machine. (As noted above, the updates are free.)

Q: What advice would you share with readers on how often and why they should update?

A: We recommend updating software every time a new version is available. We are continuously adding new features and performance enhancements. As with all software, there’s potential for bugs so if we find those, we correct them and issue an update. Making sure you have the latest version of software ensures that your units run efficiently and that the user gets the optimal experience. We also continue to add support from other vendors such as FLIR, Yamaha and Optimus. Who doesn’t like better or more features for free? 

Raymarine

Q: How often do you offer software updates?

A: We try to update our LightHouse 3 operating system quarterly, though sometimes the increment is slightly longer depending on just how many new features are inside. Quality Assurance is a large part of every software release, so we’ll let the “quarterly update” interval extend if we need to, because it’s essential that the software update works correctly. 

Q: What are some of the most recent features you’ve added?

A: If you’re not updating regularly, you are missing out on lots of capabilities. Here are some recent additions that benefit anglers. Note, if you miss a release, simply download and install the latest and you’ll be 100 percent caught up.

· Fish Detection Alarm – Audible and visible alerts of fish in the water column, with customized icons, depth and range targeting

· System Day and Night Colorization – Axiom has selectable day and night-time system-wide color palettes, perfect for night fishing.  Charts, radar, sonar and more all respond to day or night selections.

· Fishidy Sync – Sync waypoints and catches between Axiom and the Fishidy Mobile App. Fishidy is a waterway-based community fishing app that lets you log catches, see local activity, and interact with other anglers.

· Dual-Streaming Video from FLIR cameras. View both the visible and thermal images from your compatible FLIR M300, 400 or 500-series camera on your Axiom LightHouse 3 display.

· Yamaha Command Link Engine Display – Yamaha’s official, certified display on Axiom.

· Fishfinder Pinch-to-Zoom and Swipe to Range Shift

· Radar sector blanking – Create “no transmit” zones in your radar to protect crew or sensitive devices.

Q: What’s the easiest process for downloading and updating your software, and how much does it cost?

A: Raymarine emails customers who have registered their products when new features are available. Anglers can also use the check-online menu on the display anytime. Then, the easiest way to update is to use Axiom’s onboard Wi-Fi to connect to the internet. Simply link your Axiom to a nearby Wi-Fi Hotspot or your mobile phone.  On Axiom, open the settings menu and choose “update software.” Axiom will update not only itself, but all of your other Raymarine gear it detects on the network — other MFDs, autopilot components, radar scanners, sonar black boxes, transducers, GPS sensors, AIS transceivers, SiriusXM receivers, instrument displays, VHF radios and more. If they need an update, Axiom will notify you, download the latest, and install it. In the event you don’t have internet access at your dock, you can download the latest update on raymarine.com, transfer it to a microSD card and plug it into Axiom. Updates are free.

Q: What advice would you share with readers on how often and why they should update?

A: At the very least, boaters should check at the start of their boating season to see if there is anything new. Our updates always have new features and capabilities, so that alone is normally reason to upgrade. Additionally, we do fix bugs and do other optimizations to keep the MFD and its sensors running fast and smooth. Some great examples of features added via software update include:

• Augmented Reality
• AIS and Radar danger area predictions.
• Axiom UAV app integration with the DJI Mavic series drones

Simrad

Q: How often do you offer software updates?

A: Simrad’s goal is to produce software updates once a quarter for its displays. This is not always the case, but that is the general rule of thumb.

Q: What are some of the most recent features you’ve added?

A: In a June software release, Simrad added new features such as support for Fish Mapping data from SiriusXM, C-Map Embark passage planner sync, NMEA 2000 update capability for Mercury VesselView Link, Naviop performance improvements, and accessory control of Lowrance Ghost freshwater trolling motor and Rhodan trolling motors.

Q: What’s the easiest process for downloading and updating your software, and how much does it cost?

A: The majority of displays are WiFi capable and that is by far the easiest way to update software. To make things easier, push notifications are sent to the MFD to let boaters know that an update is available. The updates are free.

Q: What advice would you share with readers on how often and why they should update?

A: Aside from the obvious being the updates often deliver advanced functionality to benefit boaters and anglers, the other critical reason is that the majority of tech support calls are the result of someone not running the latest software. It is important to know that the software updates are not always just for the MFD. Many times, the software is actually updating a connected device like a sonar module or a radar or an AIS. 

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Furuno has announced its latest generation NavNet TZtouch3 displays, which include 12-, 16- and 19-inch units with more powerful built-in features and a streamlined user interface. The 12-inch unit features hybrid controls with an IPS multitouch screen and an integrated panel with Furuno’s RotoKey and dedicated buttons. The 16- and 19-inch units feature all-glass multitouch IPS screens; each model comes with a quad-core processor. TZtouch3 features Furuno’s edge-swipe feature, and each unit includes a built-in 1kW dual-channel TruEcho CHIRP fish finder. To pump up the power, anglers can interface Furuno’s new Deep Impact DI-FFAMP amplifier, boosting TZT3 to 2 or even 3 kW. The units also come with four-digit passcode protection at startup for hardware and data protection. Pricing was unavailable at press time.

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Every angler on the ocean grapples with electronics questions, whether it’s how to take a screen grab or how to update software. To resolve some of the most common queries anglers pose, I asked electronics makers to walk us through how to perform important functions on their multifunction displays.

The topics they chose range from how to mark and save waypoints and switch between radar modes to logging your catch and creating customized screens.

Furuno

Furuno introduced the third generation NavNet TZtouch3 displays during this February’s Miami International Boat Show. We talked to company spokesman Jeff Kauzlaric about the changes Furuno made to its user interface to make it cutting edge.

“One of the things we did is fully utilize the edge-swiping feature where you go from either left to right, right to left, top to bottom, or bottom to top,” Kauzlaric says. “What ends up happening is you’re not going through a bunch of menus. Everything is a swipe and a tap away.”

The bottom-up screen swipe brings up a layers menu. To build a custom screen, you swipe from the top down. “It’s like a car’s stereo settings, you hold the button and set the station — or in this case, the screen — you want.” On the new units, you can choose six different screens.

The new system also gives users the option to program a brief tap with two fingers or a long tap with two fingers to function as a shortcut for taking a screen capture or similar actions. Another new convenience: If you have your screen split four ways and you put your finger on one window for a long hold, that window will go full-screen. Hold your finger on the screen again and it goes back to the four-way split.

Mark and Save Waypoints

Switch Between Radar Modes

Depth/Distance to Fish Target

Log Your Catch

Pin Code Lock

Garmin

Garmin’s interface has a reputation for ease of use. Here are five functions anglers commonly need and directions on how to access them.

Mark a Waypoint

Auto Guidance

Make a Combo Screen

Change Sonar Views

Autopilot Fishing Patterns

Raymarine

Raymarine has put a lot of effort into its LightHouse operating system, and its intuitive nature shows. Here are five commonly used functions on the company’s Axiom units.

Taking Screen Grabs

When you’re on the water and see something cool on your MFD, grab a screen capture that you can save for future reference or share on social media.

Creating Custom Layouts

Every Raymarine MFD ships with pre-configured tiles that show chart, fishfinder, sonar, video and other options. Once you get to know your system, you might want to create custom layouts that make it faster and easier to access the apps you use most.

Create Custom Contour Maps

Many inshore and coastal fisherman use detailed depth-contour information to home in on underwater structure that attracts fish. Though today’s charts are more detailed than ever before, you still see areas where the full definition of underwater structure has not been mapped. Navionics’ SonarChart Live and Raymarine’s RealBathy contour mapping can create underwater maps in real time, using your boat’s sonar and GPS. To use the Navionics system, you need to have a Navionics map card and a valid subscription. The Raymarine RealBathy system is free, and no map is needed. Just insert a microSD card in your unit to save the data it collects.

Night or Day Viewing Palettes

The latest update to Raymarine’s LightHouse 3 operating system now supports multiple color palettes that can be used to optimize the display for different lighting conditions. It changes the MFD’s menus and controls and also changes the colors of the Navionics or Raymarine LightHouse navigation charts.

Updating Software

Although many anglers see it as a chore, updating software regularly unlocks all kinds of new functions, and in most cases, costs you nothing. Raymarine has made it easy to keep its MFDs and their supporting components up to date. Using a Wi-Fi or mobile hotspot, connect your Raymarine MFD to the internet and it will do the rest.

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Furuno’s SCX-20 (NMEA 2000) and SCX-21 (NMEA 0183) satellite compasses enhance the performance of onboard electronics such as radar, fish finders, sonar and NAVpilot autopilots by providing super-accurate heading information and precise pitch, roll and heave data to stabilize the display. The system uses four separate GNSS antennas and quad-core processing to deliver 1.0 degree heading and 0.02 knot‑speed ­accuracy, even when line of sight is limited to a single satellite. Pricing was unavailable at press time.

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Furuno has teamed with SiriusXM to deliver the BBSX4 Marine Weather Receiver, providing real-time weather content that overlays onto a NavNet TZtouch or TZtouch2 raster or vector chart. The receiver, with a SiriusXM subscription, delivers current weather reports, five-day forecasts, NOWRad high-res weather-radar imagery, storm tracking, lightning strikes, buoy reports, wave-height forecasts, sea-surface-temperature mapping and more. The receiver costs $499, but through December 31, new subscribers are eligible for a $100 prepaid Visa card.

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Furuno has expanded its TZtouch2 family with the new TZT2BB black-box module. The module’s processing power can drive two separate touchscreen displays such as Furuno’s 17-, 19- or 24-inch multitouch screens. It supports full-HD-video input in HDMI format, easily interfacing with high-resolution cameras, sonars or entertainment systems. The TZT2BB networks with Furuno radar, instruments and other sensors. It offers a built-in, dual-frequency fish finder with RezBoost. Add-on options include the DFF3D multibeam sonar and DFF1-UHD Tru-Echo chirp fish finder. Furuno expects the list price to come in under $6,000, though final pricing was unavailable at press time.

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Furuno has added Fast Target Tracking and ARPA capabilities to the DRS4DL radome for NavNet TZtouch and TZtouch2 multifunction displays, changing the unit’s model name to DRS4DL+. The 4 kW, 19-inch radome features a 5.2-degree horizontal-beam-width antenna and Furuno’s real-time digital-signal processing. FTT and ARPA allow the DRS4DL+ to instantly acquire and track up to 10 targets when interfaced with a suitable heading sensor. Once a target is selected, a speed and course vector displays in seconds. The new radar offers a 36-nautical-mile range and costs $1,900.

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Furuno repeated as the annual winner of the NMEA Technology Award — this time for its multibeam sonar, DFF-3D — and Garmin won Manufacturer of the Year for the third time running at the 46th annual National Marine Electronics Association conference and expo in Bellevue, Washington, which ended Sept. 28.

Furuno won the tech prize in 2016 for its DRS4D-NXT solid-state radar. A panel of four judges, including media and dealers, sifts through nominated products and decides each year on the technology winner.

“Though many innovative features of the new DFF-3D Multi-Beam Sonar contributed to it winning the 2017 NMEA Technology Award, the game-changing feature is the fact that it delivers a side-scan detection range of an unprecedented 650-plus feet, while being able to see straight down over 1,000 feet,” Furuno says. “The DFF-3D is completely at home in both deep and shallow water for finding fish, wrecks, and structure. It is remarkably easy to use and understand and brings you the ability to see the underwater world all around your vessel in real-time. Fish targets are shown in 3D within the water column, allowing you to pinpoint fishing hot spots and mark them as waypoints.”

NMEA members select the Manufacturer of the Year and Product of Excellence Award winners through an online voting process. This year’s top products included:

Autopilot — Garmin GHP Reactor Multifunction Display — Garmin GPSMAP 8624 Radar — Garmin GMR 24 Fantom Dome Fish Finder — Garmin GSD 26 CHIRP Pro Sonar Module Marine VHF Radio — Icom M605 Satellite Communications Antenna — KVH TracPhone V3IP Underwater Lights — Lumishore EOS TIX402 Commercial — Furuno FAR2127 IMO Radar Marine PC Software — Nobeltec TZ Professional Satellite TV Antenna — KVH TracVision TV3 AIS — Garmin AIS 600 Blackbox Transceiver NMEA 2000® Sensor — Actisense NGT-1 Marine App – Aids to Navigation — Garmin BlueChart Marine App – Technical — Garmin Helm Marine Camera — FLIR M-625 Multimedia Entertainment — Fusion MS-AV750 Safety Device — McMurdo SmartFind G5 Auto GPS EPIRB Remote Vessel Monitoring System — GOST Phantom Insight HD

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