Month: October 2022

The Fort Lauderdale Boat Show starts today! Come visit us at booth 653 in the Bahia Mar Yachting Center, Booth 653. The boat shows are always a great time to see what’s new in the industry.

Speaking of what’s new…Garmin just released their all new Garmin GPSMAP GN+ series of multifunction displays with new preloaded Garmin Navionics+ Charts for the US and Canada. These built-in charts provide Auto Guidance+ routing with improved paths and free daily updates for 1-year via the free Garmin ActiveCaptain app. The Premier chart option for these new GN+ MFD’s is the Garmin Navionics Vision+ software, sold in large regions for an amazing value. (Garmin Navionics Vision+ software sold separately)

In exciting industry news- Furuno was recently honored with 5 NMEA Awards including Best Radar for their DRS4DNXT, Best Fish Finder for their DFF3D Multi Beam Sonar and Best NMEA 2000 Sensor with their SCX20 High Precision Satellite Compass. Over the past 50 years Furuno has won 247 awards!

Furuno has released new software updates for the TZTouch and GP1871F/1971F series. Update your software for free from Furuno’s website to ensure support for new enhancements! Take a look at Furuno’s software update YouTube video here.

As October comes to a close, we are gearing up for Black Friday, our biggest sale of the year! You can expect exclusive deals and some of the most competitive pricing on electronics out there. As always, we are available to help you with product selection from small standalone systems, to large marine packages, outdoor electronics and car, motorcycle and off-road GPS.

Our boat show team had a great time at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis last week. Next up- the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Buy tickets and view show information here. The Fort Lauderdale show begins Wednesday October 26th and runs through Sunday October 30th. We will be located in the Bahia Mar Yachting Center, Navy Zone in Booth 653. Come see us at the show! This will be our last boat show of the year. We will kick off 2023 with the Miami International Boat Show in February 2023.

Garmin is continually working to improve the performance of their marine electronics via routine software updates. Software updates allow for compatibility with new features, products and can resolve previous software issues.

The Garmin September 2022 Marine Software Update includes:

Chart Orientation feature allowing users to use a combo screen with two navigation charts each with a different chart orientation. This feature allows for an enhanced user experience designed specifically for your boating needs. The new Chart Orientation feature is compatible with current Garmin GPSMAP series MFD’s.

Mercury Engine Overlay Bar adds advanced engine detail monitoring for Oil and Transmission fluid levels. A new Mercury Engine Overlay Bar will display when a Mercury gateway is detected. This bar allows for easy viewing of important engine data. Feature available on all current GPSMAP and ECHOMAP series displays.

Third Party MFD Input Support via EmpirBus Connect 50. Third party inputs, keypads, steering wheels and button keypads can be programmed as remote input devices. Feature available on all current GPSMAP series MFD’s.

Improved On-Screen Radar Control for Rain and Sea Clutter is now available on current model GPSMAP series displays. Rain Clutter and Sea Clutter icons are now easier to recognize!

Fusion Media Combos Support and Group Global Zone makes it easier than ever to enable the Fusion PartyBus feature on 2 or more stereos. Compatible radios include MS RA770, MS RA670, MS WB670, MS SRX400 and MS ERX400.

New Voice Control Commands include over a dozen new commands allowing for quick access to vital information. The USB Voice Control Dongle is required. This new feature is available for current Garmin GPSMAP 8600 and GPSMAP 7×3,9×3,12×3 MFD’s.

Download the software here!

Temperatures are dropping here in North Carolina. With the summer now behind us, boat show season is upon us. We will be exhibiting at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD next week. Show dates are October 13-17, 2022. Our booth will be located in Tent B 8 at City Dock in downtown historic Annapolis. Digital tickets are now available for purchase. Read more about the show here.

Once we return from the United States Sailboat Show, we will begin preparing for the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. The Fort Lauderdale show will run from October 26-30/ We will be located in Booth 653 in the Bahia Mar Yachting Center, Navy Zone. Read more about the show here.

Boat Show season is an exciting time for us. We enjoy the opportunity to interact with our customers in person and catch up with old industry friends. Our boat show sales team will be available to help put together marine packages, answer questions and make recommendations on the right products to suit your needs.