SKIPPER’S REVIEW: Okay, so let me understand this…normally, on any other system you have one option of let’s say 0 to 25, that’s it, that’s all you get. That’s very unique and that’s something that is especially unique with the dockmate. The more you move the joystick the more it’s gonna thrust. If the boat is equipped with proportional thrusters they’re gonna work the same way. The more you push it forward the more throttle you’re gonna get. SKIPPER’S REVIEW: Can you adjust the speed of the engine from say low power, high power is that adjustable or is it just a standard this is what it is?ĭOCKMATE: Yeah so that’s where the dockmate is very different than any of the other products out right now. Okay, politely, what are you gonna do?ĭOCKMATE: This plugs into the existing systems on the boat so you know if something fails on the boat then it’s also gonna fail on the remote. SKIPPER’S REVIEW: Say the bow thruster stops or one of the engines stop, you’re on the deck, you’re maneuvering your boat and one of the main, crucial, systems craps out let’s say.
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You could really go on any edge of the boat and still have full communication. No loss of communication and our range is like a hundred and fifty feet.
It really means there are no dead spots on the boat. We use some special technology called frequency, hopping, spread spectrum which means the system uses five different channels of the four 33 megahertz frequency range simultaneously. It has a light here to let you know that it’s in communication. How does the remote communicate with all the main systems? How does the remote connect with the main systems on the boat?ĭOCKMATE: This is a transceiver so it actually transmits and receives. We just saw the boat being docked by the dockmate remote. SKIPPER’S REVIEW: What we’re gonna see next I think, is Nico’s actually gonna dock the boat using the remote We’ll see how that goes. So I’m going to engage the DPS and we’re back engaged. We also can operate the thruster and then we have the the anchor, and the horn as well.ĮCRuff Marine did the installation here in Naples, Fl on this Absolute Yacht. See us twisting a bit right? We want to make sure we see stay clear of the side and everything here. You can probably hear the engines moving. Now I just put the remote in reverse and you can see us move in a bit. We’re gonna… you’ll see the background move a little bit. SKIPPER’S REVIEW: If you could give us a quick demo, we’re obviously away from the helm.ĭOCKMATE: Let’s do it. So for side power and and Vitas and you know Volvo Penta everything is plug-and-play. We have pre-made cables for every product that we use. We plug right into the existing wiring harness that’s already on the boat. SKIPPER’S REVIEW: I’ll stop you right there, what does that mean, plug-and-play?ĭOCKMATE: So it basically means that we don’t cut any wires, we don’t splice any wires.
What is plug and play and what’s so great about it?
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SKIPPER’S REVIEW: So tell me a little bit about dockmate, how is it different to install or use than any other remote that’s out on the market at the moment?ĭOCKMATE: So dockmate is a completely plug-and-play product. This boat has Volvo IPS drives and a side power on/off thruster. So we got Nikko here, one of our great dealers EC Ruff Marine, did the installation on this boat. I’m gonna let dockmate fill us in a little bit more on what is different about this particular remote as opposed to other ones out on the market.ĭOCKMATE: How you doing Sarah, good to see you, thanks for having us. Basically this remote gives access to all your equipment that’s needed to dock your boat but with the luxury of being able to leave the helm. EC Ruff has installed a dock assist remote control. We are actually in Naples Florida on a 58-foot Absolute yacht.
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SKIPPER’S REVIEW: Hey Sarah O’ Kelly here with Skipper’s Review TV and I am on location with ECRuff Marine and dockmate. ECRuff Marine installs Dockmate on a 58ft Absolute Yacht
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