Wayne.B wrote in
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Practical Sailor just reviewed inverter/chargers and recommended the
new Xantrex MS2000.


Question - Is there an ad for Xantrex (or any of its associated companies)
in Practical Sailor?

Take a look.

The PRIMARY purpose of ANY boating magazine is to SELL PRODUCTS. That's
why they all look like spam, including those "reviews".

Every see Practical Sailor say, "This product sucks!"?

Last I knew, PS doesn;t do ads.

"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
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Wayne.B wrote in
:

Practical Sailor just reviewed inverter/chargers and recommended the
new Xantrex MS2000.


Question - Is there an ad for Xantrex (or any of its associated companies)
in Practical Sailor?

Take a look.

The PRIMARY purpose of ANY boating magazine is to SELL PRODUCTS. That's
why they all look like spam, including those "reviews".

Every see Practical Sailor say, "This product sucks!"?

Practical Sailor does not take and, while they are not prone to the less
acceptable vernacular, they have no reservation about saying a product
doesn't work all that well.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
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Wayne.B wrote in
:

Practical Sailor just reviewed inverter/chargers and recommended the
new Xantrex MS2000.


Question - Is there an ad for Xantrex (or any of its associated companies)
in Practical Sailor?

Take a look.

The PRIMARY purpose of ANY boating magazine is to SELL PRODUCTS. That's
why they all look like spam, including those "reviews".

Every see Practical Sailor say, "This product sucks!"?

On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:05:19 -0500, Larry W4CSC
wrote:
Wayne.B wrote in
:

Practical Sailor just reviewed inverter/chargers and recommended the
new Xantrex MS2000.


Question - Is there an ad for Xantrex (or any of its associated companies)
in Practical Sailor?

Take a look.

The PRIMARY purpose of ANY boating magazine is to SELL PRODUCTS. That's
why they all look like spam, including those "reviews".

Every see Practical Sailor say, "This product sucks!"?

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Have you ever read Pracitcal Sailor? They are an (expensive)
newsletter that carrys no ads whatsoever. Are they totally unbiased?
Who knows, they may have preferences and prejudices like everyone
else. Have they ever said that a product sucks? Not in so many words
but they've come close quite a few times. They may not be perfect,
and I sometimes disagree with their choices, but overall I know of no
better source of product information.

Wayne.B wrote in
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Have you ever read Pracitcal Sailor? They are an (expensive)


No, I haven't. I think I saw some little, few pages newsletter at Boat/US
for $8. Is that it??

I think they do sell off the newstand now. I'm pretty sure
I saw one at West Marine. They generally run about 16 pages
and boilerplate is maroon in color.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
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Wayne.B wrote in
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Have you ever read Pracitcal Sailor? They are an (expensive)


No, I haven't. I think I saw some little, few pages newsletter at Boat/US
for $8. Is that it??

On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:21:37 -0500, Larry W4CSC
wrote:

Wayne.B wrote in
:

Have you ever read Pracitcal Sailor? They are an (expensive)


No, I haven't. I think I saw some little, few pages newsletter at Boat/US
for $8. Is that it??

===========================

With an annual subscription it works out to about $4 per copy. I've
always regarded it as money well spent. Your mileage may vary but
maybe you can talk your "owner" into springing for a subscription.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:21:37 -0500, Larry W4CSC
wrote:

Wayne.B wrote in
m:

Have you ever read Pracitcal Sailor? They are an (expensive)


No, I haven't. I think I saw some little, few pages newsletter at Boat/US
for $8. Is that it??

===========================

With an annual subscription it works out to about $4 per copy. I've
always regarded it as money well spent. Your mileage may vary but
maybe you can talk your "owner" into springing for a subscription.

They seem to do a pretty good job overall, but their evaluations of
batteries and charging systems is generally less impressive.

You can look for yourself. See "Sample Articles" on the left:
http://www.practical-sailor.com

This is a snip from a sample article from the site:

"Raymarine L470
This is the most expensive unit tested. It's about average size, but has one
of the larger screens. Too bad the resolution at 240 x 128 is well below the
best units. The L470 came equipped with an Airmar P65 transducer, which
includes speed and temperature sensing. It is a dual-frequency unit with 500
RMS watts of power and an abundance of features.

Like the best units tested, the backlighting evenly illuminates the complete
screen and has six levels of adjustment-but even at its brightest it failed
to equal the Garmin and Furuno.

Two quirky things about the machine: First, the mounting bracket is not
secure enough and picks up any boat vibration that may be present. Granted,
this would be a non-issue if you flush-mount the display. Second, the cable
connections are the push-in types that use an O-ring lock. We'd rather see a
positive mechanical lock, as featured on most of the other units. On the
plus side, the warranty is the best of the six tested products.

We asked Raymarine to review our comments. Product Manager Morton Andreason
responded, "Although I don't disagree with most of your conclusions, the
product is obviously getting a little dated. I do feel the review focused
too much on the negative aspect of the product, and ignores many of the
unique strengths of the L470." (He mentioned the 500W RMS of power at both
frequencies and PVDF Sidelooker transducer option, which he said "offers the
best Sidelooker option in the industry."

Bottom Line: At this price, we'd expect better attention to details like the
bracket, and better screen resolution. This unit only has about half the
total pixels of the Garmin and about 40% of the Furuno."

--
Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin
Cape Breton Island, Canada
kenheaton AT ess wye dee DOT eastlink DOT ca