AFFORDABLE OFFSEASON UPGRADES

Looking for easy projects when the water is hard? Think about simple ways to boost the functionality and better protect your marine electronics. You don’t need a degree in electrical engineering or a big bank account, just a little spare time and some motivation to pull off these five marine electronics upgrades, each for less than $20.

Jim Hendricks

COVER UP Buy a plastic sun cover to protect your electronics screen from UV light, moisture, dust and damage between trips. Get the appropriately sized sun cover for your model. These easily snap on, and then snap off when it’s time to go boating ($14.95 for a Garmin GPSMap 7x12, thegpsstore.com). CABLE UPGRADE Using clamshell fittings to finish, protect and waterproof places where a cable passes through a bulkhead is old-school. Use an up-to-date cable pass-through such as the Blue Sea Cable Clam side-entry pass-through ($13.49, expresss.google.com). It comes with a stainless-steel snap-on cover that creates a nicely finished look. Best of all, you don’t have to remove or reroute the cable for this retrofit. NOW HEAR THIS Hearing your fixed-mount VHF radio can prove difficult above the noise of…

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