Happy New Gear

Radical technology, sophisticated function and an expanded range of choices headline the new electronics lineup for 2009.

December 29, 2008
By Glenn Law (More articles by this author)

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Raymarine
Raymarine has introduced a brand new line of stand-alone chart plotters and fish finders. The A-series brings the sophistication of top-of-the-line technology — previously available only in the higher-end E-series and flagship G-series instruments — into reach for smaller helms and more modest budgets. The 5-inch A50 (from $1,075), the 5.5-inch A57 (from $1,549) and the 6.4-inch A70 (from $1,899) are available in both plotters and plotter/fish finder models. Plotters may be purchased with a variety of preloaded Navionics cartography packages. Especially attractive for center console and open boats, each has a built-in GPS antenna that eliminates the need for an external antenna in abovedecks installations. The A-series incorporates Raymarine's HD Digital Sonar fish-finding technology augmented with an innovative Fan Beam transducer that generates an elliptical beam with a rotary adjustment for extra-wide viewing, either side-to-side or fore and aft. An optional SR50 receiver ($599) adds Sirius satellite weather overlays and forecasting; the AIS259 receiver ($1,120) adds AIS data. The A-series is compatible with NMEA 0183 and with an adapter, NMEA 2000. www.raymarine.com

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