horatio_nelson
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I'd like one, with IR and wifi please 
Masthead camera...are they a useful addition to accessories available today?
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Rhyddid
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/ip-wifi-camera-waterproof There you go..............I'd like one, with IR and wifi please
SeamanStaines
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I looked at the cost of the Raymarine cameras and laughed (they are just rebranded generic ones anyway. I now just buy cheap ones (usually from Maplin) at a cost of about £40 and accept they work for about two years.
tudorsailor
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You are all missing the point here.
We have a 12mtr catamaran, from the helm I cant see the port bow easily and certainly not well enough to estimate my distance from boats, pontoons etc; in close quarters situations. We have a camera on the mast looking down and with the display in front of me it is easy. Scares the hell out of other boats in the marina when I happily get to within a metre of them when turning around
Lets have details of your setup please. Camera, wiring, display etc
TS
SeamanStaines
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Raymarine E120W plotter (which has a composite video input). This will take any composite video input so pretty much any camera on the market. Currently I have a Amazon Camera unit but just google for waterproof cctv camera. You then need a cable for it, maplin have them in various lengths up to 30mts. These are just a composite video cable with RCA connectors and a 12v power lead combined into one unit, lots of suppliers of these. All the cameras are 12v which is the standard. I then just put a basic toggle switch by the helm to switch it on and off.
In fact I use the cable from Raymarine that lets you put four cameras in as I use one of the channels to watch films from my media player which is good for night watches!
No magic anywhere, if you don't have a chart plotter with a composite video input there are loads of 12v display araund.
Habebty
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I have the Maplin underwater video camera used for checking anodes, fouled props etc. Comes with 25m of cable, colour monitor, gel battery, and a case. All for about £120. The camera could easily be hauled up the mast on a spare line and feed the pic to the monitor below.