Endoscope.

Bought one out of China for 15 quid...works fine on land but depth of field is quite hard to work with tbh. Obviously I bought the super pro 500
metre depth version which stopped working 60 seconds after I dunked it to prop depth. Actually I can pretty well see the prop anodes anyway, so I didn't invest in another. 're clarity..well..yeah..not much the device can do if you are looking through soup.
 
I found much the same as the others; OK for rough investigation (is the prop still there?) but no good for the finer stuff (serials nos. or even anode wear).

I ended up going down the wetsuit, mask, snorkel and camera route initially but then I discovered the 'lift out' and life became both easier :) and more expensive :(
 
I bought a reasonably cheap one that works on WiFi connection to an app on my iPhone. Got it last year to help poking around boats and enginebays when were were buying. Found it quite useful and don’t recall too many issues with focus. Only niggle is getting the flamin’ thing the right way up to orientate the picture on the screen. Not tried it to look at props but then we have outdrives so just lift them up! :)
 
el cheapo endoscope wifi thing for bilges, cable routes, etc dry jobs. Never thought of dipping it in the water tbh, but as others say it's too difficult to use anyway, why complicate it even more.
el cheapo gopro clone with tie wraps on a boat hook to check hull condition
gopro clone has wifi thing so in theory I could see where I was looking in real time, balls! as soon as you dip it 20cm you've lost wifi signal so not much point.
so just record a video and xfer it to pc and look at it in full rez.
 
Just thought I'd post a couple of pics from the one I have so people can see what to expect and make their own mind up if usefull or not.
They are test pics of outside and inside my printer and one taken through the boat transom plug in the dark.

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The last one illustrates the problem of orientation nicely
 
These suffer a lot from lack of light. Only good in very small places. Also they come in many qualities. Cheap ones are just for an indication, no detail there. A GoPro with an LED light attached should be best.
 
Spyros said:
These suffer a lot from lack of light. Only good in very small places. Also they come in many qualities. Cheap ones are just for an indication, no detail there. A GoPro with an LED light attached should be best.
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The one I bought had an LED circle around the camera lense so no real issue with a lack of light do close up stuff. I agree that without them it would be a problem.
 
I had an endoscope (still have) but didn't find it very good. The idea was brilliant but in practice it just didn't work very well. To be fair it might have been the model I have which SWMBO bought me as a birthday prezzie. Made by Draper.

However I thought that the idea of a device of this type would be very beneficial. Then I came across this and decided to give it a try:-

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EYOYO-7-...038591&hash=item1cbaa0adc3:g:sRAAAOSwuxhbpnbQ

It's brilliant. I have it on board all the time and have used it for checking props, fouling in general, dealing with a rope around the rudder, watching fish for fun at anchor. Inside I have used it to check out all sorts of things which I can't physically get to and inspect. The rechargeable battery lasts a long time and the whole package including the decent lcd screen all packs up into an aluminium carry case about 7" x 4" x 3". Camera quality is great, with good brightness and focus. The built in TV makes it very easy to use and setup and the picture is fine.

Working in strong sunlight is not ideal and the TV will be difficult (impossible) to see, but I just improvise with a jacket or similar over my head to shield against the bright light. The only significant potential downside is that the long cable connecting the camera to the TV is very thin and looks as if it would break if you were not careful. But, all in all this camera package is for me a must have accessory on any cruising boat with all sorts of safety and DIY benefits.
 
asteven221 said:
I had an endoscope (still have) but didn't find it very good. The idea was brilliant but in practice it just didn't work very well. To be fair it might have been the model I have which SWMBO bought me as a birthday prezzie. Made by Draper.

However I thought that the idea of a device of this type would be very beneficial. Then I came across this and decided to give it a try:-

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EYOYO-7-...038591&hash=item1cbaa0adc3:g:sRAAAOSwuxhbpnbQ

It's brilliant. I have it on board all the time and have used it for checking props, fouling in general, dealing with a rope around the rudder, watching fish for fun at anchor. Inside I have used it to check out all sorts of things which I can't physically get to and inspect. The rechargeable battery lasts a long time and the whole package including the decent lcd screen all packs up into an aluminium carry case about 7" x 4" x 3". Camera quality is great, with good brightness and focus. The built in TV makes it very easy to use and setup and the picture is fine.

Working in strong sunlight is not ideal and the TV will be difficult (impossible) to see, but I just improvise with a jacket or similar over my head to shield against the bright light. The only significant potential downside is that the long cable connecting the camera to the TV is very thin and looks as if it would break if you were not careful. But, all in all this camera package is for me a must have accessory on any cruising boat with all sorts of safety and DIY benefits.
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Looks good … does it record or just show live pics?
 
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