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When it comes to your baby, how much is peace of mind worth?
Whether you’re thinking of your actual children or your boat, security is priceless. But luckily, when it comes to your boat, security doesn’t have to break your bank account. Three companies on the market are coming up with creative ways to keep you safe and sound.
Boat Command is an easy, web-based system that allows you to keep tabs on your boat without making anything overly complicated. The web app monitors your boat’s vital systems and data, making it instantly viewable on your smartphone, tablet, and online at the Boat Command website.
“Some of our boat owners live 10-30 minutes away, and others live halfway across the world,” says Sean Webster, vice president of business development at Boat Command. “The good thing about our product is that it works anywhere in the world, outside North Korea and Iran.” Webster notes that customers can be anywhere in the world and be in touch with their boats via emails and text messages for alerts, for something as small as if the bilge pump runs for more than 12 seconds to if there is an unauthorized entry.
Boat Command isn’t a service primarily for megayachts, if that’s what you’re thinking. Most customers own boats within the 15 to 45-foot range. Boat Command runs $8.99 per month, or $79 annually.
boatcommand.com
Features
- Water Leaks
- Unauthorized Entry
- Low batteries
- Anchor drift
- Low or high interior temps
- Unintended shore power disconnections
Vessel Vanguard is another company making boat ownership more secure, but is also all about organizing your boat’s systems. Online, you’ll find a specialized digital library with all of your boat’s owner’s manuals, along with a service calendar. Members receive both maintenance reminders and task alerts for their systems, along with connections to your dealerships, boatyards, and service agents. If your boat needs service but you are out of the state, third party designated contractors have the ability to log in to your boat’s profile and upload work orders, complete tasks, and more.
A new user app introduces a few other features, including universal integration of telematics data to provide technicians more detailed info from engine and equipment sensors before maintenance tasks are begun. Interactive deck maps let you see on your boat where your equipment is located, check out photos, and locate access points for all equipment at the touch of a finger. Prices starting at $299.
vesselvanguard.com
Features
- Offline access to digital library, maintenance calendar, and service history
- Images to help you recognize equipment
- Push notifications sent via email or text
- Easily-assigned and scheduled service
- Management of parts, inventories, expenses, and service contracts
- Maintenance-related document, photo, and file storage
- Tracking of warranties, insurance, and boater registration
GOST Global offers a full line of wireless security, satellite tracking, surveillance, acoustic deterrents, and cloaking systems for any sized vessel, from tenders to ships. GOST systems protect against theft, fire, smoke, bilge issues, low voltage, loss of shore power, motion detectors, and more. Multiple system packages keep your boat safe and secure.
The GOST Phantom Insight package will call up to eight phone numbers to alert owners in the event of any thing from high water to low power. Surveillance cameras will send photos and videos to you in the event of motion detection. The GOST Cloak system acts as a smoke screen in the case of break ins. In a matter of seconds, the GOST Cloak fills the protected area with an impenetrable cloud of smoke to prevent the loss of property, confuse thieves, and force intruders off the premises. And the GOST Nav-Tracker tracking system is a self-contained Inmarsat Satellite-based GPS monitoring system that helps you keep tabs on your boat, in case of theft (or unauthorized usage).
gostglobal.com
Features
- Wireless security monitoring
- Satellite GPS tracking
- Analog boat cameras
- Cloaking device (smoke machines)
- Acoustic barriers, wireless sirens, and strobe