Article: The best of boats & gear--2006.(Boats & Gear: Design Showcase)(Buyers guide)

Efficiency and safety are always part of the scope of National Fisherman's review of innovative gear and boat designs that made their debut in the last year. Construction techniques and methods, electronics, and communications at sea are improving all the time. But until we build a better human, there will always be room for error and room to improve vessel systems. Among this year's selections of gear and designs that improve on mechanical or human flaws are a battery conditioner that should insure that your battery always starts, a spotlight with a choice of light, and a trawler that's more efficient without a nozzle.

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