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The Right Connections

Today’s boaters want the ability to download, stream, email, video chat, play in multiverses and more. And they want this ability when they’re docked at a marina, cruising offshore or anchored in a remote cove. And they want it more than ever, with a lot of couples and families spending more time on their boats since the Covid-19 outbreak. People figure that if the adults can do their paid work remotely, then why not do it all from the boat with a swim afterward?

Creating that kind of connectivity became one of Robert Kinney’s areas of expertise when he took ownership of Alcom Marine Electronics in California back in 1993. Since

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