Panbo Podcast

Dockmate U.S.'s Marc Curreri tells us about the Dockmate docking remote control system. Marc breaks down installation, configuration, and new developments coming from Dockmate. I have one of their systems installed aboard Have Another Day and I am pleased by its reliable, two-way communications and the configuration options of the system.Photos of the product and the configuration screens can be viewed at https://panbo.com/panbo-podcast-8-dockmate-docking-remote-control-with-marc-curreri/

In this episode, I sat down with Kees Verruijt of CanBoat and SignalK fame, proud owner of Merrimac (Profiled by Ben E.), and a Panbo contributor. The open-source boating software community owes Kees a debt of gratitude. CanBoat provided the initial foundation for SignalK server --which allows me to visualize what's happening aboard Have Another Day-- and still provides the definitions for decoding NMEA 2000 PGNs.I enjoyed hearing from Kees about cruising the Caribbean during Covid and was especially interested to hear about the process of developing CanBoat. The photo Kees mentioned of an NMEA 2000 network running in his attic first appeared on Panbo back in 2009.All episodes of the Panbo Podcast are available here and on all major Podcast platforms including Amazon Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHearRadio Podcasts, Pandora, Podcast Addict, PodChaser, Spotify, and Stitcher. Your suggestions for new topics are always welcome!

Raymarine's Josh Wilson, Global Product Manager for YachtSense, tells us more about the yacht management and digital switching platform. YachtSense will begin shipping on newly built boats later this year and will offer management of major systems on board the boat and digital switching functionality. The full Panbo writeup of YachtSense is available at https://panbo.com/raymarine-announces-yachtsense-control-and-switching-system/.

I sit down with Frank Emnett, Maretron's Vice President of Monitoring and Control Software, to discuss MPower, Maretron's DC digital switching platform. MPower is scheduled to launch mid-February after an extensive testing period. I've been testing a pre-production unit for a while and I'm impressed with the functionality, reliability, and flexibility provided by MPower.

I sat down with Siren Marine's Dan Harper to talk about the company's third-generation boat monitoring products. Dan and I discussed the product development process, features, and future plans.

This episode Ben and Ben sit down to talk about wide-ranging topics including Panbo, the state of marine electronics, testing plans and, our thoughts about the year ahead. A note: Unfortunately, there was an issue with the audio recording of this episode that resulted in some stuttering in the final recording. We will make sure to fix this for the next episodes and apologize for the problem.

Ben Stein talks about ePropulsion's electric motors and batteries with Chris Ponnwitz from Mack Boring.

Vesper's CTO, Carl Omundsen, and Panbo's Ben Stein discuss the process of developing and launching Cortex, Vesper's new VHF radio, AIS transceiver, and boat monitoring product.