All Entries Tagged With: "navigation computers"
Outfitting the Nordhavn 55 with Computers – Part 2
This is Part 2 of our new series on outfitting the Nordhavn 55 with computers instead of, or in addition to dedicated marine electronics such as chartplotters. In the first installment we covered the boat itself, along with some comments about the boat from an actual owner, John Marshall. In this article, John gives us [...]
Outfitting the Nordhavn 55 with Computers
With this article, we are beginning a new series that illustrates how the Nordhavn 55, one of the most popular of the globe-girdling Nordhavns built by Pacific Asian Enterprises, might be equipped with computers for navigation and other chores. Earlier this year, OceanLines ran an extensive series of articles on outfitting the Kadey-Krogen 55′ Expedition [...]
Piloting a Freighter in New York Harbor
“All stop! Rudder amidships!” The command from the pilot to the helmsman was loud, almost harsh, betraying the pilot’s anxiety. The M/V Marina Star, a 400-foot freighter, was in the narrowest part of the New York Harbor ship channel, heading south toward the Verrazano Narrows Bridge and the Atlantic Ocean beyond.
But a 40-foot sailboat was [...]
A Marinized Computer Could Replace Your Chartplotters
In the last couple of years, the notion of bringing a fully integrated personal computer aboard anything smaller than a megayacht has become not only possible, but might even offer some significant advantages to the traditional solution of dedicated chartplotters.
Bringing a modern, marinized PC aboard your trawler might just be a gateway to enhanced navigation, communication [...]
