New Gear

Shaking up marine electronics

Like it or not, marine electronics manufacturers are increasingly talking of moving towards the level of seamless integration and apparent simplicity that we are accustomed to in our cars.

One company that’s arguably ahead of the game in this respect is the Finnish Next Four group, whose Q Experience ‘white label’ range is standard equipment on a growing number of powerboats and RIBs in the 5.5-9m size range. As with the automotive industry, these either carry no branding, or only that of the boat manufacturer.

Primarily the Q Experience range is intended to