![]() ![]() “We make the investment to go to their location and do a regimented classroom training and then go to the boat and do the installation. “All of our dealers are certified by us,” says Curreri. The throttle, the thrusters, the anchor, etc., all behave a little differently, so each Dockmate dealer is a certified installer who has gone through extensive practical and personalized training. ![]() ![]() Yes, it’s generally a plug-n-play install, but it’s the proprietary software that requires exact knowledge in order to setup and customize each system to the owner’s particular boat based on his or her preferences. That doesn’t mean it’s a DIY project any boat owner can do. Installation is easy for a trained Dockmate dealer because the system is primarily plug-n-play whether through an engine or electronic control manufacturer’s controller area network (CAN) bus or gateway. There are three Dockmate remote controls to fit boats with a single engine to those using the Volvo pod system, or the Yamaha Helm Master, or Mercury’s Joystick Piloting for Outboards, and their Zeus pods as well as Skyhook and other dynamic positioning systems.ĭockmate is designed to work with boats equipped with electronic controls, but if a boat has mechanical or hynautic control systems, then the installation of an electronic-to-mechanical interface will work. “It gives you the freedom to leave your helm and maneuver your boat from the aft deck, the bow, or somewhere where you have greater visibility to see the dock.” If you’re single-handed or have non-boating guests on board, it’s really a game changer to have the freedom to snuggle up to the dock and tie-off the lines by yourself, no running back and forth from the helm to position the boat in a manner so you can catch and hold on to the dock as you secure the boat…much less stress. “Dockmate is a wireless remote control that will control your engines, your thrusters, your anchor, your horn, all from a small handheld device,” says Marc Curreri, CEO and co-founder of Dockmate US. There are solutions, and Dockmate offers wireless remote control technology to a docking system that takes those forces out of It can be a very stressful moment-one that’s unwanted before and after you’ve spent an enjoyable day out of the water. Just about everyone who’s docked a boat knows there are many forces that can really screw things up-wind, boat wake, current, engine throttling, and no one to help, to name a few. ![]() Docking Dominance Wireless remote control technology takes the stress out of docking your boat. ![]()
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