Sawickipedia Marine Services Group

09/25/2026

Last week, I was able to attend the Gemeco Marine Electronics Specialists dealer and installer training. This is the type of event where dealer/installers get certified on products and technology. Being certified means you have attended training, worked on the products and passed tests. So if given the choice, look to work with dealer/installers who are certified on the products you are interested in adding to your boat. And there's often benefits - manufacturer's offer extended warranties and advanced tech support when products are installed by those certified installers.

I was able to add 3 new certifications: Advanced NMEA 2000 Network, Airmar Certified Installer (ACI) and CZone Certified Technician.

National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) is the organization behind the ubiquitous NMEA 2000 Network. As a Certified Advanced NMEA 2000 Installer/Technician, I am able to design, install and troubleshoot the networks that manage the critical communication between your electronic devices and sensors.

Airmar Technology Corporation is the leading transducer manufacturer best known for their innovative CHIRP transducers. Airmar offers 1 year extended warranty (on top of their 2 year standard warranty) on all transducers installed by an Airmar Certified Installer.

CZone is the leading digital switch system offered by the Navico Group (the manufacturer of Simrad Yachting/B&G/Lowrance) and is featured an OEM installed system on dozens and dozens of boats. It's a fantastic system that offers advanced control and switching of all the digital circuits and devices on your boat. And as a certified CZone technician, I can design, install, modify and troubleshoot your CZone system.

(Thanks to The Sonar Man for some of the class pics!)

08/13/2026

We have just recently launched our new website featuring our own online store. Now our customers can see and browse the entire online catalog of what we have had access to themselves.

So checkout our new site at https://sawickipediamarine.com and especially the new online shop on it as well. The cool thing about being an authorized dealer/installer is that when you order from us, you can get warranty service work directly from us. Not so much the case when you buy from an online marketplace like AMZN or WM. And since almost all manufacturers have strict pricing policies - you pay the same price usually no matter where you buy from. And a lot of times the manufacturers have installation rebates available which will help fully, or in-part, cover the professional installation costs.

Marine electronics, electrical systems, boat renovations, and quality marine products for boaters throughout the Puget Sound.

07/15/2026

We are pleased to announce that we are now a Certified Dealer/Installer for Epoch Batteries

We're pretty excited about their 12V 460Ah V2-T Elite Series LiFePO4 Battery which has the built in T-Class fuse. That's a big deal because the ABYC requirements for Lithium batteries requires battery banks that are over 500ah that the individual batteries also have a T-Class fuse. We will be stocking these in inventory locally.

05/13/2026

Sawickipedia Marine is now also a certified dealer/installer for Garmin Marine electronics from chart plotters to radios and everything in between - we're excited to assist with your next Garmin based project.

05/13/2026

We are now also a certified Furuno dealer/installer - from world-class radar to some pretty amazing sonar devices we are here to help you with your next Furuno project

02/13/2026

We're now a certified dealer/installer for Raymarine & Flir products - so if you are interested perhaps in the Raymarine Axiom 2 line of Chart Plotters or the renowned Flir thermal cameras - let us know & we'll help get you what you need!

12/24/2025

Sawickipedia Marine Services is a certified dealer & installer of Simrad and B&G products. Whether needing new equipment like the new Simrad NSS4 chartplotters or need help with warranty issues, we're here to help! Contact us today for help with your next Simrad or B&G project.

07/07/2024

Now officially ABYC certified

02/07/2024

Hello - this is Todd the owner of Sawickipedia Marine Services Group - I've been helping boat owners modernize and renovate their boats particularly focused on installing the absolute latest in digital, lithium, solar and other technologies on their boats.

For anyone who needs help buying the latest gear or installing, then please contact us today!