BoatWarden security system

[tony_lavelle]

At the LIBS I saw an interesting and competitively priced product called BoatWarden that comes from Ireland. Basic system is £299 (with GPS) and you can add sensors and other gadgets, eg turn on bilge pump remotely when it tells you the boat's sinking. You put a PAYG SIM card in it and control it by SMS commands or with an Android app. See www.boatwarden.com.

The website looks like it was put together in a rush with many typos and spelling/grammar mistakes. It is clearly a new product so I wondered if anyone else has formed an opinion, or even bought one. Are there any comparable competitors?

Tony

 

[FishyInverness]

Vetus did a very similar system in 2010, though it hasn't appeared in the 2011 catalogue, i'm not sure if they still produce it....

 

[Sandyman]

PM Lenseman for info.

 

[pvb]

Basic system is £299 (with GPS)...

It seems to have gone up in price since you saw it! Basic system is now €520 inc VAT and handling, which is around £440.

 

[tony_lavelle]

BoatWarden basic price

It seems to have gone up in price since you saw it! Basic system is now €520 inc VAT and handling, which is around £440.

I gather it was a special Boat Show price. They seem to be very keen to build a customer base, which is fair enough...

 

[[70521]]

Sounds a good wee product, URL stored for a later date.

Being an old cynic I loved some of the marketing spin "5 unique VIP users" why is a user a VIP? Can you have non VIP users?

 

[Oceanmaster]

So I quess our LIBs guiness is out of the question as you have already been.