LOWRANCE SOUTH AFRICA Issue 8 | Page 12

NEW NASA TOOL Contributors: NAVICO AND JACOB SCOTT MARINE ELECTRONICS A valuable tool that is currently underused A recent survey conducted by Lowrance found that more than 50% of boat owners are not currently making the most of their electronics. Many marine electronic users lack awareness of some important features that could make their navigation and sonar experience safer and more fun. The 2017 Lowrance survey of over 750 boat owners across Europe aimed to discover more about how boaters prepare their boats for the season and how they use their marine electronics. 10 12 According to the survey; 52% of respondents feel that they are not maximising the potential of the functions available in their marine electronics. A surprising 74% admitted that they would like to gain more from their equipment, but don’t know how to use some of the functionality. Lowrance would always advise a pre-season check-up of all marine electronics equipment, and 91% of those surveyed confirmed that they do lowrance lowrance south south africa africa