It don’t mean a thing if ain’t got that ping. With apologies to the first lady of song, the late great Ella Fitzgerald, that sums up fish-finder performance. The world’s finest sonar is useless ...

Back in the day when boats had more traditional transoms, mounting a self-steering windvane was usually just a matter of bolting on the unit. But as boat designs have evolved and transoms have been ...

In boat terminology 101, the transom is the part where the sides of the hull join. It’s part of the stern—the rear end of the boat—and includes the vertical area. The area is ideal for mounting an ...