Mad Mariner has added a new video feature to the site: product demonstrations.

Rolled out as part of our ongoing Boat Show Coverage, we offered more than a dozen video demonstrations from Fort Lauderdale last weekend. The product demonstrations are designed to eliminate the middle man and allow companies to demonstrate their products in the medium that is most instructive to us all: video.

One example is Auto-Tether, the man overboard alarm system that stops the boat and sounds an alarm should captain or crew go over the side. In our video, Anthony Viggiano, the creator of Auto-Tether, explains his product directly.

You can see similar demonstrations and descriptions of a Winslow Life Raft, Regulator's New 34SS, an inflatable boat lift from Marine Floatation Products, a Spectra Water Maker, Revere McMurdow Smartfind EPIRBs and many other cool products.

Mad Mariner is an independent magazine, and these are not paid placements or advertising. Rather, they are video demonstrations of boats and gear that we though you might find useful or interesting. The hope is that this is one more tool you can use, in addition to reviews and comparison shopping, to make informed decisions about what you buy.

We'll be adding more product demonstrations in the weeks ahead. We hope you find them useful.