By Dorie Cox The nautical charts show the glacier is “just around the corner.” So Capt. Jason Halvorsen steers the 141-foot steel hull slowly through “a ton of ice” in…
By Lucy Chabot Reed Operational issues with electronic power steering (EPS) systems — also known as joystick systems — usually boil down to two things: poor regular maintenance and improper…
Southern California-based Blue Water Desalination (BWD) has unveiled the ClearMate Mobile (CM2) portable dock water filtration system. The CM2 mobile series, which debuted at the Miami Yacht Show, is a…
Furuno’s new BBWX4 fourth-generation Sirius XM Marine Weather Receiver provides live, up-to-date weather information and forecasting across the U.S. and southern Canada, and, when added to a NavNet TZtouch or…
Palma-based communications company e3 Systems has developed a new VSAT service in conjunction with Media Broadcast Satellite GmbH for the Kymeta flat panel, according to a company press release. The…
By Dorie Cox Private yacht guests in Cuba were picked up by a seaplane in what Cuban officials call the first seaplane landing in more than 60 years. Pacific Bound…
Engineer’s Angle: By JD Anson Hiring and dealing with contractors can be a nightmare, or a dream. After spending significant time on both sides of the rub rail, this axiom…
Delta “T” Systems, a marine ventilation manufacturer based in Riviera Beach, Florida, has released a new, next-generation ventilation control system for engine rooms, according to a company press release. The…