- Rigg & sail
- Rope & cordage
- Anchoring & mooring
- Hull & deck
- Cabin & comfort
- Paint & boatbuilding
- Electrics & engine
- Pumps & sanitation
- Safety & VHF radio
- Navigation & books
- Commercial shipping
Clocks, barometers & instruments
Traditional navigation has always been reliant on precise instruments. Barometers or barographs for measuring air pressure or hygrometers for measuring humidity were important nautical instruments for determining the weather at sea. A chronometer was indispensable for exact time determination when taking a position with the sextant. On sailing yachts and traditional sailing vessels, a mechanical or quartz-driven ship bell clock still indicates the watch times using acoustic signals (bells). Ship's radio room clocks, on the other hand, are ship clocks in a …









