Raymarine Marine Electronics
Raymarine are arguably the world leaders in Marine Electronic navigation products for the leisure/recreational market. Raymarine is a name known throughout the marine world with Raymarine producing a variety of electronic navigation systems & equipment for boats from 17' to 100' plus. The Raymarine name instils confidence in its customers, knowing that the Raymarine products have been designed and built with accuracy, reliability and ease of use in mind.
Raymarine have produced electronic navigation and communication equipment since 1923. Originally known as Raytheon, The Raymarine brand was created in 2001 in a management buy-out of Raytheon's recreational marine division, after expanding its operations and product ranges to incorporate Nautech and Autohelm brands. It's complete range of nautical electronics, from VHF to Radar, Chartplotters to AIS, Multifunction displays to satellite television & Autopilots to wind instruments, gives boat owners the opportunity to install stand-alone or integrated systems for their navigational needs. Whether you require a simple depth display in the cockpit or a multi-screen layout with GPS, Sonar, Radar, Thermal Imaging Camera and AIS data displaying simultaneously then Raymarine can offer a solution for you.
Raymarine products benefit from one of the industry's leading aftersales service, allowing customers to register their products online for additional cover and having a worldwide network of Raymarine service agents to deal with any problems encountered.
Raymarine products are designed to withstand the rigours and punishment of the most demanding conditions. Many Raymarine products can be networked using the latest generation SeaTalk NG cabling system, whilst compatibilty with other SeaTalk and NMEA connections is also provided for.
To view a selection of Raymarine products available from our store, please click on one of the links below:
Raymarine C-Series, E-Series & G-Series Displays
Raymarine Multifunction Display Accessories
Raymarine GPS Plotters - A-Series
Raymarine Radar products
Raymarine Instrumentation - ST40, ST60+, ST70 & ST70+
Raymarine AIS engines
Raymarine Autopilot Systems
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Raymarine Autohelm Autopilots
The addition of an autopilot system to your boat wil greatly enhance your ability to enjoy your time aboard when underway. A correctly fitted and calibrated autopilot system will allow you the time and freedom to attend to other areas of your boat or take a well earned rest from the helm safe in the knowledge that you will continue to make passage safely and steadily.
Autopilot sysytems work in a variety of ways depending on the size, steering method and propulsion system on your vessel. In simplicity, there are 2 different types of autopilot system, the "Above deck" autopilots and "inboard" autopilots.
Above deck autopilots control the boat by manually adjusting the tiller or wheel which you normally use to steer the boat, making them simple to install and operate. They are available for tiller steered vessels and wheel steered boats of both power and sail type. They are limited in their ability as they rely on the boats steering systems accuracy and can only handle boats of a certain size/displacement.
Inboard (or "Below Deck" autopilots are some what more difficult to install and necessarily more expensive, thought they offer much greater range of functions, compatibility with other instruments and are more suitable for larger vessels. There are 3 parts to an inboard autopilot system:
- A drive unit for physically steering the vessel
- a course computer that handles the input data (rate gyro, GPS etc.) and controls the drive unit
- a control head which interfaces between the computer and the helmsman and allows control of the system and its functions.
Each of these components can be selected to suit your type of boat and the conditions in which it is used.
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