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How to make your cruise even more comfortable, safe and fun? Easy, by equipping yourself with “smart” accessories that simplify your life on board or those products that… “gee, that’s brilliant!” We took a look around the web and selected five for you!
CABIN COOLER
Cabin cooler is an innovative product: it is a simple and efficient air conditioner that consumes little energy (1 ampere at 12 V), requires little space, and is also very quiet. Are you in a roadstead and the heat is gripping you? Submerge the Cabin Cooler heat exchanger under the boat, with the tubes provided connect it through a hatch to the air conditioner and turn it on. Cold water will circulate in the pipes and flow to the air conditioner: you will have all the coolness you want with the energy consumption of a light bulb! Prices: from 420 euros www.cabincooler.eu
NEMO POWER DRILL
Do you need to do precision work, screw or unscrew, drill a spot on the hull that is wet from water? A Nemo drill may be for you. Waterproof, up to 50 meters deep, it will allow you, for example, to change zincs directly in the water… Price: $725 www.nemopowertools.com
ET100 / GME LED FLASHLIGHT
It recharges itself, serves as a USB charger for smartphones, tablets, mp3 players, and inside contains a compass, an emergency knife, a whistle, a signal mirror, and even a can and bottle opener. The ET100 LED emergency flashlight developed by GME is really valuable in critical situations. Made of yellow polycarbonate, it is waterproof and buoyant. Price: 74 euros. www.nauticplace.com
IPHONE CASE WITH FISHEYE / ARMOR-X
From Armor X comes the waterproof case for iPhone 5 and 5s equipped with a 170-degree fisheye lens-so you can take spectacular underwater shots by diving up to three meters deep. The cover has a polycarbonate outer structure combined with a silicone inner layer. Price: 89.99 euros. www.nauticplace.com
SOLAR LANTERN
A truly brilliant lamp. Equipped with solar panels with three types of light/strong/strobe cockpit lighting that inflates in no time and is very powerful. Ideal for lighting the cockpit or even for use in an emergency. Solar Lantern takes up very little space and yet has a very high yield. Price 39 euro www.nauticplace.com
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