hazmail Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Check this out - with one of these you don't need any insurance, just a baseball bat. They have been around for a while now and there is a new one for boats etc. See "EziTrak Micro". or Google, Ezitrak. Ezitrak Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Pete, Thanks for the info. I was looking for a system that would alert me even via a transmitter, when I leave my boat at a dock for a week on vacation. Since I'm not on my boat 100% of the time. I was thinking some kind of light beam covering my whole deck, or a motion detector, when someone stepped into the boat. I'm curious what other have installed on their boats to protect against theft and breaking in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 That's like an after market low-jack. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Pete,Thanks for the info. I was looking for a system that would alert me even via a transmitter, when I leave my boat at a dock for a week on vacation. Since I'm not on my boat 100% of the time. I was thinking some kind of light beam covering my whole deck, or a motion detector, when someone stepped into the boat. I'm curious what other have installed on their boats to protect against theft and breaking in. The problem with tha motion detector or a car alarm on a boat is. If a wave its it a the boat goes up a little and breaks the beam for the motion detector it will set it off. If you use a car alarm type the wind or wave will shake the boat a little and the sensor will pick it up as a break in and set the alarm off. The best bet for boats is to lock them up in the garage or a storage lot. Unless the make a alarm for boats with a pager type alert system. Other wise you may have a lot of false alarms your chasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 (edited) The problem with tha motion detector or a car alarm on a boat is. If a wave its it a the boat goes up a little and breaks the beam for the motion detector it will set it off. If you use a car alarm type the wind or wave will shake the boat a little and the sensor will pick it up as a break in and set the alarm off. The best bet for boats is to lock them up in the garage or a storage lot. Unless the make a alarm for boats with a pager type alert system. Other wise you may have a lot of false alarms your chasing. I understand what you're trying to say, and that makes sense. It must be new boat syndrome and paranoia. I am very anal about locking things up when I'm done, and putting all graphs away when I'm finished fishing. What people don't visually see they can't get the urge to steal. My boat sits in a gated storage facility when not in use. I was more worried about it sitting in the water, between my fishing hours when I'm on vacation for 2 weeks somewhere. Edited July 6, 2008 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 The best thing I seen is a guy tied his Rotwiler to his boat. He was camping at the lake and nobody even parked close to it. He was using a Beast Tie out. They are nylon coated so the dog didn't ruin the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted July 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 KBC - not sure if you read the promo on the site BUT - " is a completely private system; it calls you directly & talks to you in a friendly female voice. It also sends a back up SMS. Alerts include events such as intruder, ignition on, exceeding the over-speed threshold, and low battery. Simply call your eziTRAK� at any time, to immobilize, obtain information relating to location, nearest cell site reference, distance from home base or last parking position." SEE - EziTrack Micro. pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 hazmail will they work in the U.S.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted July 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 KBC - if they work here (have not seen one) they should work there, according to the brochure anyway. "It simply uses the extensive GSM cellular phone network for communication & GPS (Global Positioning System) of satellites for location, enabling it to operate effectively throughout Australia, the UK, Europe, USA and parts of Asia." Like Cadman, I have just purchased another boat, so I was looking for something besides insurance, and this popped up, it's made here, so no guarantees, good idea though- You ring it up, and it tell you where it is, if it moves from where you have programmed it, it rings you, in a seductive female voice, the last thing you would want to hear when your boat is 100 miles away. pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
