Using a Mobile Phone Aboard Your Boat

[Wayne B]

For those interested in using a smart phone on a boat, especially an
iPhone, here's a great source of information from the
www.activecaptain.com web site. Jeff Siegal, author of the site, is
a very active boater himself and has done a lot of analysis. Jeff is
currently headed north for the summer on his trawler.

https://activecaptain.com/articles/mobilePhones/intro.php

If you register (free) with ActiveCaptain you get access to a wealth
of online charting and local knowledge. I use it frequently when we
are out cruising to get information anchorages, marinas and fuel
prices.

[bob]

just a reminder...always carry a VHF radio on board your boat. NEVER
rely soley on your cellphone. when we folks at USCG stations hear a
VHF distress call we can zero in on it with the rescue 21 hardware in
seconds...not possible with a phone.

[Tim]

On Apr 26, 8:57 pm, bob <w...@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:41:09 -0400, Wayne B
>

> <waynebatrecdotbo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >For those interested in using a smart phone on a boat, especially an
> >iPhone, here's a great source of information from the

> >www.activecaptain.comweb site.   Jeff Siegal, author of the site, is

> >a very active boater himself and has done a lot of analysis.  Jeff is
> >currently headed north for the summer on his trawler.
>
> >https://activecaptain.com/articles/mobilePhones/intro.php
>
> >If you register (free)  with ActiveCaptain you get access  to a wealth
> >of online charting and local knowledge.  I use it frequently when we
> >are out cruising to get information anchorages, marinas and fuel
> >prices.
>
> just a reminder...always carry a VHF radio on board your boat. NEVER
> rely soley on your cellphone. when we folks at USCG stations hear a
> VHF distress call we can zero in on it with the rescue 21 hardware in
> seconds...not possible with a phone.

Good thought to keep, Bob. When I can finally hit my river cruise, I
plan to carry both. though I'm gonna be on the Ohio river I'd still
think that both could come in handy.

[Tim]

On Apr 26, 8:41 pm, Wayne B <waynebatrecdotbo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> For those interested in using a smart phone on a boat, especially an

> iPhone, here's a great source of information from thewww.activecaptain.comweb site.   Jeff Siegal, author of the site, is

> a very active boater himself and has done a lot of analysis.  Jeff is
> currently headed north for the summer on his trawler.
>
> https://activecaptain.com/articles/mobilePhones/intro.php
>
> If you register (free)  with ActiveCaptain you get access  to a wealth
> of online charting and local knowledge.  I use it frequently when we
> are out cruising to get information anchorages, marinas and fuel
> prices.

My flip-phone will be coming up for renewal in the near future. I may
consider an iPhone or a similar device. hmmm, I wonder if he has
charts for the Ohio? probably so because it's part of the ICW.
I'll check it out. Thanks Wayne!

[Paul Hovnanian P.E.]

Got one that floats? Or at least doesn't void its warranty if it gets a
little bit damp?

--
Paul Hovnanian mailto:Pa...@Hovnanian.com
------------------------------------------------------------------
Porsche 928: 0 to c in 2.125 years, 2.435 light-years per mile^3 of gas

[Wayne B]

On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:40:18 -0700, "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
<pa...@hovnanian.com> wrote:

>Got one that floats? Or at least doesn't void its warranty if it gets a
>little bit damp?

====

<http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2012/02/panasonic-introduces-waterproof-smartphones/1>

I was in West Marine the other day and they also have a variety of
waterproof cases. A waterproof case might also make it floatable
depending on the volume of trapped air and weight of the phone.

[JustWait]

On 4/30/2012 11:40 PM, Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
> Got one that floats? Or at least doesn't void its warranty if it gets a
> little bit damp?
>

Well, the insurance on my Virgin Mobile phone covers me if I drop it in
water..

[Wayne B]

On Tue, 01 May 2012 10:22:08 -0400, bay...@pacbel.net wrote:

>When I hear "case" I think of hard sides. Did you mean these?
>
>http://www.westmarine.com/buy/products/4274-waterproof-dry-paks-electronics.html

====

Yes. Perhaps "enclosure" would have been the better word.

[Richard Casady]

On Tue, 01 May 2012 11:00:04 -0400, Wayne B

<waynebatr...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>On Tue, 01 May 2012 10:22:08 -0400, bay...@pacbel.net wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 01 May 2012 00:16:52 -0400, Wayne B
>><waynebatr...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:40:18 -0700, "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
>>><pa...@hovnanian.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Got one that floats? Or at least doesn't void its warranty if it gets a
>>>>little bit damp?
>>>
>>>====
>>>
>>><http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2012/02/panasonic-introduces-waterproof-smartphones/1>
>>>
>>>I was in West Marine the other day and they also have a variety of
>>>waterproof cases. A waterproof case might also make it floatable
>>>depending on the volume of trapped air and weight of the phone.
>>
>>When I hear "case" I think of hard sides. Did you mean these?
>>
>>http://www.westmarine.com/buy/products/4274-waterproof-dry-paks-electronics.html
>
>====
>
>Yes. Perhaps "enclosure" would have been the better word.

The generic term is case, with an appropriate adjective. Hard, soft,
waterproof,camera,radio, you name it, all cases.

Casady