Where to put the phone

[MarineBob]

Lots of good ideas. I kind of like the notion of a GoPro (type) camera mounted somewhere under the canvas...maybe on the back of the seats? Damn, I looked at the gigntic selection of those devices. What ever happened to just a Brownie camera? In those days, couldn't afford color film.

 

[Hookup1]

I have the same charger. Mine is mounted on the side of the helm on the way into the cabin. No place on the dash for it. Stay's dry there. Secure and not rolling around on the floor yet easy to unclip. Nice product.

 

[ROBERTH]

I mounted the Vinyl VHF radio holder just inside the cabin door. Can quickly reach it from the helm.

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[Peterb21]

Mounted an inductive charger on the side of the helm as you enter the cabin. Phone clips securely in. Hard to see but easy to clip it out. Stays dry.

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This is definitely the way to go. I put on one my Sailfish 282 and one on a Gulfstream 23. Real secure and works great. Just make sure you phone does wireless charging.

 

[Hookup1]

I have the same charger. Mine is mounted on the side of the helm on the way into the cabin. No place on the dash for it. Stay's dry there. Secure and not rolling around on the floor yet easy to unclip. Nice product.

 

[amf282]

Ram mount for phone. Never had an issue with it in rough seas. I mounted a virb under the lip of my hard top looking over the cockpit. The virb interfaces with my instruments and we can actually control it from the helm

 

[Mustang65fbk]

I've never thought to bring out a phone charger with me, nor have I really ever had the need to charge my phone while being out on the water as I charge my phone overnight before even going out. Even if I'm out for 4-5 hours or more, it still isn't going to be a big deal because I can just charge my phone when I get back into my beach cabin. As long as your phone is fully charged when you go out, even if you're out for 4-5 hours and aren't on it constantly, you should still be plenty fine on battery life to get you wherever you need to go, and then some.

 

[FREEDOM!!!]

I have a perfect spot just in front of the steering wheel. I got a little dashboard sticky pad on there (not pictured) and it holds perfectly.

 

[Hookup1]

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It would have been better if I had space in front of me but it was all used up. Point being is that it doesn't interfere with the compass.

 

[wahoo33417]

Until I make the next addition to the dash: The phone has the fuzzy side of Velcro on the back of it's case and a space on the dash has the more bristle side. And I swapped out the cigarette lighter receptacle for a USB port. Phone acts as my weather radar when I'm running before sunrise so its close to my line of sight. But I haven't drilled any holes as I may make other additions to the dash in the future.

 

[Ekea]

just another note about the gopro. i dont know if the newer ones still have the feature, but my on a hiking trip, my cousin set his to take a picture every 5 seconds. obviously you miss some specific moment shots, but you would probably miss those if your were reaching for a phone real quick. also, you are not going through hours of 1080 or 4k video.

 

[NealTrombley]

We are the reps for Scanstrut wireless phone mounts, Grady is going with more units in the 24MY starting in June, its been a great product, I just purchased a 251 CE I will be adding one possibly 2...

 

[D.D.]

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