Good Boat Blog

A quick look in our Chartplotter & Sonar department will reveal the wide variety of fish finders available on the market now. Choosing which fish finder is right for you is difficult without some knowledge of the options available. This guide aim to help you look at the different features and decide what you need, and what you dont [...]

The Boat Project is the creation of Lone Twin, artists Gary Winters and Gregg Whelan. The Project is funded by Arts Council England, and is part of Artists Taking the Lead, a series of 12 public art commissions across the UK to celebrate the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

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The latest addition to the Good Boat Shop chartplotter and fishfinder department is the Lowrance Elite-4 range. The Elite-4 range feature bright 3.5 inch colour displays, smart simple to navigate menu systems, advanced signal processing, and the high build quality that you would expect from Lowrance. These compact units are ideal for kayaks and smaller [...]

We are now stocking the range of all-weather Lowrance VHF radios. These Lowrance VHF radios are fully functional Class-D DSC sets and are waterproof to JIS 7 standards. In common with Lowrance other marine electronics, the VHF radios are built to the highest standards and are know for their reliability and durability.

Lowrance LVR-250 DSC VHF

The Lowrance LVR-250 is [...]

SSB radio, or HF radio, is an essential longer range marine communications platform, as well as offering email services, receive weather facsimile charts, multi party conversation, etc. We keep a selection of SSB antennas to suit most boats, from sailing yachts to commercial vessels, as well as stocking the Icom IC-M801 SSB radio.

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We have just started to add a range of Lowrance fishfinders to our fishfinder and chartplotter range. We have started with the excellent X-4 range of entry level units, but expect to see their more advanced fishfinders appearing over the next few weeks. The Lowrance X-4 range comprise of 3 compact fishfinder models with 4 [...]

A Personal Location Beacon (PLB) is an emergency direct communication to the Search and Rescue satellite system. When a PLB is activated the emergency serves in the area are immediately informed that you are in urgent need of assistance. A coded message is transmitted on the international 406 MHz distress frequency, this is relayed by satellites and ground stations to a rescue [...]

Giles Miskin & Roy Griffiths from the “Great Team-Working” Programme at Weymouth Charters

A new "Great Team-Working” Programme has been launched by Weymouth Charters, who are working with Sunsail International yacht operators and training experts The Colour Works. This sailing based workshop will be taught at sea on high-performance Sunsail F40 yachts.

The aim of the program is to improve team performance by developing a better understanding of different peoples working styles. By learning to understand why we find some people seem to work on the same level as us, while others we find irritating, we can value the differences and strengths of the different approaches. This leads to stronger team dynamics. Racing yachts provide the perfect environment for this. Everyone has to pull together, and no individual can slack off. It requires trust and collaboration in often stressful conditions, and needs solid leadership and clear communication skills. Continue Reading

Coming to to the Good Boat Shop's marine audio and video department is the new Fusion RA50 marine stereo. The perfect choice for the budget conscious boater, the compact RA50 is built for the marine environment. It is water resistant to IPx5 standards, and features a tough electrically isolated aluminium chassis. It can be wither fluch mounted or [...]

The Chief Executive of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Paul Boissier, during a visit to Aith as part of his first official visit to Scotland (15-17 June 2010). Mr Boissier and wife Susan joined the local lifeboat crew aboard for a training exercise.

The RNLI has announced plans that will save £3.7 million a year, by building and maintaining their feet of all weather boats at its Poole HQ. Planing permission has been applied for in the Borough of Poole, for a workshop on RNLI land in Holes Bay. The £11.2 million project will create up to 90 new jobs, and will pay for itself within 10 years. It is hoped that once planning is granted work will start on the site, next to the Lifeboat College, in 2013.

The RNLI already manufactures their own inshore lifeboats a their Isle of Wight facility, as well as designing the all weather lifeboats and producing the hulls. The new facility will allow then to complete all the fitting out work and engineering, saving £3.7 million a year in contractors fees. Continue Reading