Hey guys, need some serious advice here. Some background here that we do NOT need to discuss in this thread... Ever since boat prices doubled here in Canada about 5 years ago, my insurance has become mostly useless. I bought my boat for 60k (Canadian) 10 years ago, and insurance charged me 700 a year which was acceptable.... for full replacement. Now the same boat (10 yrs old) is worth closer to 80-100k and insurance wants at least 1200 a year which i am not willing to pay. For 700 they are insuring me for 50000 which will not replace my boat. It is half of the value, meaning i cannot go with insurance anymore since it has become such a scam (theft is rare and most claims are for smaller things i would imagine, so why double the premium... only because they can i guess).
When I am not boating, the boat stays on land in a secure storage but it is 2 hrs away from my house, so i cannot monitor it. Others have access to the storage, so while theft is unlikely, it is a remote possibility if the thieves really wanted to do it.
No need to rehash that subject, long story short, I need a GPS tracker anti theft device that will allow me to do this:
- hardwire into boat's 2nd battery so that power is always there, for up to 3 weeks
- GPS unit sends location info 24/7 to some cloud app.... ideally every minute or so... (via cell data plan I imagine)
- I need to be able to check the location anytime via the app with good accuracy and short interval as per the above
- i understand this will mean I will need some Cell plan to obtain access to the internet, fine, i am ok with a reasonable monthly fee.
I have searched and searched and nothing, Whatever i find either loses power after one week, is used to track kids by placing the device in their backpacks... or is total garbage that according to reviews, does not do what it was intended to do.
Fleets came to mind, corporations are probably using this to track their vehicles in real time, but i have not been able to find anything more applicable to my situation, fleet solution cost would likely be more acceptable to big companies, not small fries like me.
HELP!!! Is there anything decent out there to protect our boats? (ie take us to the location where it might be held after a theft). Canada might be a bit different, but please give me any ideas, including US companies/solutions. I am ok paying 50 bucks a months for this peace of mind, but help me find a good solution pls.
When I am not boating, the boat stays on land in a secure storage but it is 2 hrs away from my house, so i cannot monitor it. Others have access to the storage, so while theft is unlikely, it is a remote possibility if the thieves really wanted to do it.
No need to rehash that subject, long story short, I need a GPS tracker anti theft device that will allow me to do this:
- hardwire into boat's 2nd battery so that power is always there, for up to 3 weeks
- GPS unit sends location info 24/7 to some cloud app.... ideally every minute or so... (via cell data plan I imagine)
- I need to be able to check the location anytime via the app with good accuracy and short interval as per the above
- i understand this will mean I will need some Cell plan to obtain access to the internet, fine, i am ok with a reasonable monthly fee.
I have searched and searched and nothing, Whatever i find either loses power after one week, is used to track kids by placing the device in their backpacks... or is total garbage that according to reviews, does not do what it was intended to do.
Fleets came to mind, corporations are probably using this to track their vehicles in real time, but i have not been able to find anything more applicable to my situation, fleet solution cost would likely be more acceptable to big companies, not small fries like me.
HELP!!! Is there anything decent out there to protect our boats? (ie take us to the location where it might be held after a theft). Canada might be a bit different, but please give me any ideas, including US companies/solutions. I am ok paying 50 bucks a months for this peace of mind, but help me find a good solution pls.
