JonHupp
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- OWNER - I own a Hatteras Yacht
- Hatteras Model
- 53' EXTENDED DECKHOUSE (1983 - 1988)
I stumbled across a very good and inexpensive temperature monitoring system for folks worried about cold and leaks in their boats over the winter. I'm keeping my 53ED at my pier this winter and I avoid the Pink stuff in the engines until I know I can't use the boat any further. I have heaters, etc.
I wanted to monitor the temperatures of various areas of the boat and there is a great home monitoring system from Acurite (www.acurite.com) that has a Hub that can wirelessly connect to up to 10 sensors. Besides air temp/humidity, they have water sensors (for bilges, etc) and even water temperature sensors. I'm just starting out and only have the temp sensors installed (they are only $12 each). The hub wants a wired network connection, but I have WiFi at my pier so a inexpensive NetGear EX2700 can be used as a bridge.
There are no subscription fees, and you can check your systems using smartphone apps or the web. The iPad screen looks like this:
As you can see, I have sensors in my engine rooms, outside, salon, and my mid head (which I try and keep operational over the winter).
This, combined with my WiFi camera, lets me monitor things pretty well:
I wanted to monitor the temperatures of various areas of the boat and there is a great home monitoring system from Acurite (www.acurite.com) that has a Hub that can wirelessly connect to up to 10 sensors. Besides air temp/humidity, they have water sensors (for bilges, etc) and even water temperature sensors. I'm just starting out and only have the temp sensors installed (they are only $12 each). The hub wants a wired network connection, but I have WiFi at my pier so a inexpensive NetGear EX2700 can be used as a bridge.
There are no subscription fees, and you can check your systems using smartphone apps or the web. The iPad screen looks like this:
As you can see, I have sensors in my engine rooms, outside, salon, and my mid head (which I try and keep operational over the winter).
This, combined with my WiFi camera, lets me monitor things pretty well:
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