Dockmate Twist also provides wireless joystick control for engines and thrusters including proportional thrusters and full function control of Volvo Penta IPS drives. It ensures the wireless remote control of engines (to include boats with only one engine also, horn, bow thruster, stern thruster and one or two Anchor windlasses). The team at Dockmate will demonstrate how its remote boat docking technology, with fingertip control, can facilitate a longer and more enjoyable life on the water, be used to steer a boat in a tight slip, negotiate challenging docking conditions and maneuver a boat single handedly, from anywhere on board with ease.Īll boats with electronic engine control, regardless of the type or length of yacht, can be equipped with the Dockmate system which comes with a three-year warranty and full technical support. After maneuvering through tight dock situations over and over, have you ever wished that you could just dock your boat with a remote control? Well now you can.Recently brought to the UK’s shores, Dockmate is a future proof, wireless remote-control boat steering system that can be fitted in less than a day on any boat or yacht across the country from driveway to dry dock.ĭesigned to eliminate all the worry and uncertainty associated with docking, Dockmate has confirmed it will be exhibiting for the first time at this year’s Seawork International - Quayside. Dockmate, a new device that lets you control your boat remotely, started distributing in the United States just last year. In the article below, originally published in, staff writer Ben Stein tests out this new device, and gives us the low-down on what to expect. Many times I’ve wished I could step away from Have Another Day’s helm and control the engines from a better vantage point, or from where I want to handle a line. Enter Dockmate, a device that lets you control your boat remotely.ĭockmate started distributing in the U.S. in 2018, but the company began selling systems worldwide in 2012. Several thousand have been installed to date. Their latest model is capable of controlling two engines, one or two windlasses, a bow and stern thruster and a horn. The package includes a receiver under the helm, which is connected to each of the items being controlled, and a wireless remote. This system has an array of options for integrating with engines, thrusters and windlasses to make the installation as simple and flexible as possible. On Have Another Day it controls my Volvo Penta QL bow and stern thrusters, twin Volvo Penta D12-EDC engines, horn and Maxwell 3500 windlass. According to the manufacturer, a five-function (two engines, thruster, anchor and horn) system with a twin remote will typically cost about $7,500 installed. A six-function (two engines, two thrusters, anchor and horn) with a twist remote connected to CAN bus-controlled engines will run about $12,500, but there is a litany of equipment-specific options that can influence pricing. It’s best to get a quote from a Dockmate installer.ĭockmate is designed to interface with electronically controlled engines. If you have mechanical engines with cable or hydraulic actuation of throttle and shift, Dockmate will refer you to Glendinning for a compatible mechanical-to-electronic retrofit. It also offers a transmission interface box to directly control transmission shift solenoids, thus bypassing proprietary engine control systems. The receiver is a 9-inch-square box that mounts out of sight near one of the helms so that it can be connected to the various systems it will control.
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