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Sailing navigation is made easy with a variety of electronics offered by Defender. Marine navigation tools, bundles, and a full line of accessories cover all boat navigation needs. Multifunction marine instruments offer an alternative when installation space and budget are tight.

Which marine instruments are important to sailing?

Anyone on the water can benefit from as much information as possible but it could be argued that sailing navigation and wind indicators are the essentials to skippers on sailboats. Depth finders and speed monitors might be seen as sailing frivolity, but any sailor would be happy to have these marine instruments in their electronics package.

Sailing into the wind

Technically there is no such thing. Sailing directly into the wind cuts down the angle and doesn't allow the sails to capture the wind, which propels the boat. Here's where sailing navigation tools and packages come into play. Wind indicators monitor the strength and direction of the wind while navigating correctly to capture the wind is essential.

How to navigate your cruise

Here's where depth finders, plotters, and temperature gauges become a more important part of your sailing navigation package. Cruising on your sailboat means less about wind and more about other boats, obstacles, and, of course, finding your way home. Defender Marine offers full sailboat navigation packages and multifunction marine electronics units for the family sailboat and the competitive team!

Instruments

Furuno Weather Station - 200WX

Lowrance Point-1 AP GPS and Heading Antenna - 000-12930-002

Furuno GPS Navigator Chartplotter with GPS Antenna - GP39

Furuno Airmar DST810 Smart Multi Sensor - DST-810MSF

Furuno Wind Transducer - FI5001

Lowrance HST-WSU Skimmer Transducer with Temperature Sensor - 83/200 kHz - 000-0106-48

Furuno WGPS/GPS Receiver - GP330B

Furuno Instrument/Data Organizer - FI70

SeaStar Teleflex/Sierra In-Dash Digital Depth Finder with Transducer - 2" - 26000P

Lowrance Fuel Flow Sensor - 000-11517-001

Lowrance Speed Sensor Pack - 000-11519-001

Lowrance Point-1 External GPS Antenna with Heading Sensor - 000-11047-002

Lowrance P79 In-Hull Transducer - 000-13942-001

Lowrance Fluid Level Sensor - 000-11518-001

Furuno Remote Display - RD33

Furuno Long-Stemmed Wind Transducer - FI5001L

Lowrance Temperature Sensor - 000-11520-001

Lowrance Cruise/Hook2 83/200 Skimmer Transom Mount Transducer - 000-15053-001

Furuno Rate Compensated Heading Sensor - PG500R

Lowrance Elite FS Protective Suncover

Furuno GPS Antenna - GPA017

Lowrance Thru-Hull Temperature Sensor - 000-11521-001

Lowrance 9-Pin Shoot Thru-Hull Pod Transducer with Remote Temp - 000-14887-001

Furuno DT-800 Bronze Depth/Temperature Thru-Hull Smart Sensor - DT-800MSF

Furuno Bronze Thru-Hull Speed and Temperature Sensor - ST-02MSB

Furuno Suncover for FCV585 - 100-330-843-10

Furuno Flexible Screen Cover for TZT12F - 100-430-901-10

Furuno Suncover for MU175T - SUN-COV-175

Furuno Suncover for LS6100/1623 - 100-298-436-10

Furuno Display Cover for MFD12 - 100-340-032

Furuno Snap-On Front Cover for 10" VX2 Displays/RDP149/1824C/1834C - 100-323-601

Furuno Bronze Thru-Hull Digital Depth & High-Precision Temp Sensor with 7" Stem & High Speed Block - 235DHT-LMSE

Furuno Bronze Thru-Hull Digital Depth & High-Precision Temp Sensor - 235DHT-MSE

Furuno NMEA 2000 Plastic Transom Mount Depth/Speed/Temp Sensor - DST-800PWF

Furuno NMEA 2000 Plastic Thru-Hull Digital Depth and Temp Sensor - DT-800PSF

Furuno NMEA 2000 Plastic Thru-Hull Smart Digital Depth and Temp Sensor - DST-810PSF

Furuno Soundome Cover Assembly for CH24/250/300L - 006-564-220

Furuno Flush Mount Kit for GP330B - 001-037-630

Furuno Bronze Long Stem Thru-Hull Depth/Temp NMEA 2000 Smart Sensor - 235-MSLF

Furuno GPS Navigator

Furuno Bronze Thru-Hull Multisensor with High-Speed Fairing Block

Furuno Hard Cover

Furuno Thru-Hull Digital Depth Speed & Temperature Sensor

Furuno Thru-Hull Digital Depth & Temperature Sensor

Furuno Plastic Transom Mount Multisensor - 525ST-PWC

Furuno Plastic Thru-Hull Speed and Temperature Insert - ST-02PSB

Furuno GPS/WASS Sensor with NMEA0183 Cable - GP330B/0183

Furuno Cover for RD33 - 100-357-172-10

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