Rear view mirror on a boat

[Snowgoose-1]

Anyone got one ?
They creep up on you.
Any major reasons why not ?

 

[Gibeltarik]

Yes - two - the blind spot is where the crew who smoke tend to congregate ……..
and on the EU Great Rivers - invaluable to spot the big boys overtaking.

 

[[199490]]

Not a rear view mirror but a rear view camera. One day it will be a 360 job like I have on my car but I have spent far too much over the past month or so

 

[greeny]

Anyone got one ?
They creep up on you.
Any major reasons why not ?

Got one on my rib. To keep an eye on the grandkids in the tube behind. Yes I have a second person watching as well, but like to keep an eye behind as well.

 

[The Q]

Cameras are Common on privately owned broads "bathtubs" though this hire one doesn't have them. It may have a camera. ( Bathtub... Forward controlled single deck motorboat with no real reward vision)


I tried them on my mini keelboat, as I sit facing forwards in a chair.
However I found because I'm leaning one way or another the sightline was not often right.
With no motor of course I can normally hear anything approaching, and look to 90 degrees.

Time to go sailing, we have a down river race to a pub, have lunch and then race back.

 

[Sandy]

There is a chap on YouTube who has them. I consider them a complete waste of time as you should be keeping a 360° look out.

 

[Baggywrinkle]

With twin helms, an autopilot, and a cruising speed of around 7-8 knots, I never stay in one place long enough for a rear view mirror to be of any use.

A rib towing water toys is a completely different scenario, there I'd say it is essential.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

There is a chap on YouTube who has them. I consider them a complete waste of time as you should be keeping a 360° look out.

The real problem is the area behind the Genoa! Behind me is easy with a tiller steered boat.

 

[Snowgoose-1]

It usually happens when motoring or motor sailing in a channel with light traffic and hearing is often reduced .

You could of course have a large transom bumper sticker saying something like "Warning ! aged singlehander" . It would also shift some of the responsibility.

 

[Bouba]

Not a rear view mirror but a rear view camera. One day it will be a 360 job like I have on my car but I have spent far too much over the past month or so

I also have a rear view camera....and dreamed of a 360 cameras....but was pooh-poohed by other panelists when I suggested it on the forum. Well done, do a thread on it if you do

 

[Sandy]

It usually happens when motoring or motor sailing in a channel with light traffic and hearing is often reduced .

You could of course have a large transom bumper sticker saying something like "Warning ! aged singlehander" . It would also shift some of the responsibility.

Can you point us at the COLREG for this?

 

[[199490]]

I also have a rear view camera....and dreamed of a 360 cameras....but was pooh-poohed by other panelists when I suggested it on the forum. Well done, do a thread on it if you do

Garmin do an official one for boats but only new builds. There are a number of Android head units for cars that have then and I also found a company that does them for large commercial vehicles. The trick is in calibrating the positions of the cameras. I think it would b be very useful when solo boating but I’ll wait and see. We start The Grand Adventure tomorrow!

 

[oilybilge]

I've often thought of putting a wing mirror on my tender for when I'm rowing.

 

[V1701]

My school physics teacher, Neville "Piggy" Jones had them either side of his blackboard...

 

[neil_s]

I had one just inside the companion way of a Hilliard 8 tonner - so I could see the instruments at the chart table!

 

[bikedaft]

I had one just inside the companion way of a Hilliard 8 tonner - so I could see the instruments at the chart table!

Great idea - thanks!

 

[Stemar]

You could of course have a large transom bumper sticker saying something like "Warning ! aged singlehander" . It would also shift some of the responsibility.

Can you point us at the COLREG for this?

Maybe one of these might be better

D Flag - Keep clear of me, I am manoeuvring with difficulty

 

[The Q]

I sail in the tight confines of the Norfolk broads, I could fly that flag permanently, trouble is all the tourists causing the problem would have no clue what it means.

 

[Sandy]

Maybe one of these might be better

D Flag - Keep clear of me, I am manoeuvring with difficulty

Or I can't find SpecSavers.

 

[johnalison]

I live in the hope that anyone behind will keep clear. It doesn’t always work but hey-ho, that’s not my problem, VLCCs excepted.