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View Poll Results: MP3Car.com now has a boat computer section
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Yes! I want a boat, and I want to put a computer in it.
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Whatever dude. I don’t have a boat, lets see how it works out.
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I Hate it. I don’t care about boats.
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04-28-2006, 07:03 PM
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Mp3Car Staff
Join Date: Jul 1978
Location: Baltimore, MD
Vehicle: 2006 Toyota Scion
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Should Mp3car have a boats section?
Based on the poll results above, the answer is yes! Lets get started !
New Boat computer section: http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/boat-computers/
A lot of people have been asking me and the store about how to put a car computer in their boat. I like to sail so I thought I would add this sub forum to see how much activity this gets. If you all hate it I can take it down. The Mac thing started slow and then it picked up as a useful resource. There is a lot of tech in the marine industry that can be converted to cars and contribute to the overall mp3car community. (Fiberglass, ruggedized connectors and similar parts)
Edit: Marine specific issues:
Brightness (look at your monitor on deck)
Ultra low power (for sailing across an ocean and only having wind electricity generation)
Dual monitors (Charting/Mapping/Productivity all on one computer)
Shock - High speed boats
Salt water corrosion problems
Software - Marine Navigation/Charting
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Last edited by Fiberoptic : 05-17-2007 at 07:01 AM.
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04-28-2006, 07:07 PM
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Phat Boy
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: AZ
Vehicle: 1998 Hyundai Tiburon FX
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first post in boat section
edit:: i'm a douche, but i still voted.
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04-28-2006, 07:52 PM
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 3,453
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where's escalade182 to sound off on this? lmao
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04-28-2006, 08:12 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Cal Poly Pomona or Redlands, CA
Vehicle: '98 Toyota 4Runner
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i had someone call me about putting a computer into a boat, wanted to know the best way to power it. maybe he is on the forums now.
i havent seen too much demand, but im sure it couldnt hurt.
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04-28-2006, 08:14 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Woodstock, GA
Vehicle: See the f-ing sig, stupid
Posts: 351
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you guys have not seen mp3boat.com?
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04-28-2006, 09:37 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Tampa, Florida
Vehicle: 2000 Pontiac Trans Am
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I think it can be done same as in a car, BUT if it's in a marine (salt water) environment, I wouldn't expect the electronics to last more than 6 months due to corrosion without the boards being coated in a potting material. I'm sure it would be a challenging install.
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04-28-2006, 10:14 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Oshawa
Vehicle: 1994/Dodge/Spirit
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Could you not just coat the boards with some sort of clear "varnish" type of coating, not conductive of course, and then for all the open connectors and such, you would just have to use gold plated, gold is a worse conductor than copper or silver, but it doesnt corrode, rust or tarnish like copper and silver, and you could use watertight connectors everywhere else.
just my opinion!
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04-28-2006, 10:47 PM
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Phillie
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Maryland
Vehicle: '03/Stratus
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theres no option for "I have two boats and think it might make sense on a walk around / cruiser / charter / flybridge above 26 feet"
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04-29-2006, 12:18 AM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Oregon
Vehicle: 96 Toyota Tercel
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Sounds like a plan to me.... Hmmm now how do I power it in a row boat....
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04-29-2006, 12:26 AM
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Phillie
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Maryland
Vehicle: '03/Stratus
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shore power!
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04-29-2006, 04:34 AM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: All over the world
Vehicle: 2001 Paper Airplane Standard Edition
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Do boat owners face any problems that are vastly different than car owners?
BTW: I don't sleep.
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04-29-2006, 05:02 AM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Oakland, CA
Vehicle: 2002 Lexus IS300
Posts: 530
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Quote: Originally Posted by TheLlama
Do boat owners face any problems that are vastly different than car owners?
BTW: I don't sleep.
Well, for one, it's not necessary to update maps as often.
BTW: I sleep even less. 
Also, why is the blurb under the Boat Computers section about "so you want to stick your car computer into your boat"... shouldn't it just be simply "so you want to stick a computer into your boat"?
Last edited by psyrex : 04-29-2006 at 05:04 AM.
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04-29-2006, 05:15 AM
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MySQL Error
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Bristol
Vehicle: Pug 306 & BMW 325i
Posts: 13,521
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Quote: Originally Posted by TheLlama
Do boat owners face any problems that are vastly different than car owners?
BTW: I don't sleep.
yes. they are more likely to want a dual battery setup for running the PC when the engine is not on.
Also, if you think cars have it bad with glare and brightness then think again! Boats have it much worse. I am helping someone out on that front.
Go for it I say Fibreoptic, as i said they are the main 2 issues boat people face. TBH they are best getting rid of the touh overlay or using a 10" screen with a SAW touchscreen so there are definitely differences that are big enough to warrant a separate section. And boats are cool
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04-29-2006, 07:35 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 9
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In holland we've allready sell "marine pc's"
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04-29-2006, 07:45 AM
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MySQL Error
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Bristol
Vehicle: Pug 306 & BMW 325i
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Quote: Originally Posted by gvbuiten
In holland we've allready sell "marine pc's"
what do you do for screens? marine grade daylight readable are muchos $$$$
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