andybarrett1 Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Hi Thank you for reading I wonder if anyone here has any experience of these or similar :- Sinorack Car GPS Tracker Just thinking about fitting one and wonderered if anyone has same or similar Thank you again Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacka Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 You will always know where you are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearley Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Where would you mount it so GPS antenna can get good signal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 4 hours ago, pearley said: Where would you mount it so GPS antenna can get good signal? And the phone antenna. How much power does it use if you are going to leave it running when away from the boat for long periods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkH2159 Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) The best tracker I have found is the Automile unit as available on Amazon. Last month it was available at £49.99 including the 12 month data subscrition to 4G LTE networks. Unfortunately for some reason it is now priced at £129 for the same package. I am glad I got mine when I did. As for answering the other questions.... Siting of unit with a view of the sky is difficult but not impossible - In or under cratch cover works. Power consumption is minimal as low as 0.1 mah when it is in sleep mode, it awakes on movement or power interruption. Internal battery can last up to a year depending on time set of interrogations. It is easy to set up and I am fortunate to have a seperate battery to power it which also has a small solar panel trickle charging. The unit works very well and can be set to give updates at 1 minute intervals or various other options up to 12 hours apart. It reports its position directly in Google Maps so it is easy to see exactly where it is. There are numerous settings for alerts, via sms, email etc and geo fencing can be set up to limit the areas of movement. Edited April 15, 2021 by MarkH2159 more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackofalltrades Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 7 hours ago, andybarrett1 said: Hi Thank you for reading I wonder if anyone here has any experience of these or similar :- Sinorack Car GPS Tracker Just thinking about fitting one and wonderered if anyone has same or similar Thank you again Andy I have one of these on the lumpy water boat: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tracker-Vehicle-Theft-Protection-System-Model-TK103A/dp/B003XDN58K/ It is hard wired to the 12v system. It requires a sim card - I use a giffgaff sim. Instructions translated into English from gobbledegook but it's not too hard to figure out. I can text a code to the tracker and it will text me back with battery voltage and a google maps link to the location. Can also be set up to send a text if the boat moves outside a pre-defined radius. For the price it's a good bit of kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard10002 Posted April 16, 2021 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Jackofalltrades said: I have one of these on the lumpy water boat: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tracker-Vehicle-Theft-Protection-System-Model-TK103A/dp/B003XDN58K/ It is hard wired to the 12v system. It requires a sim card - I use a giffgaff sim. Instructions translated into English from gobbledegook but it's not too hard to figure out. I can text a code to the tracker and it will text me back with battery voltage and a google maps link to the location. Can also be set up to send a text if the boat moves outside a pre-defined radius. For the price it's a good bit of kit. Looks good for not much money 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Manc Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 (edited) https://myboatcare.com/how-to-prevent-narrowboat-theft/ Check out the tracker which is the last item. Also https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/boating/boating-news-and-views/boating-blogs-and-features/boating-team/things-that-go-bump-in-the-night Edited September 4, 2022 by Steve Manc Add CRT link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarrett1 Posted September 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 Thanks all ....I am sorted now Slight delay in replying 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samp94 Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 I've got a sky tag tracker in mine from an old land rover I had, they have a manned control room, so if your vehicle gets stolen they track it and liaise direct with the local police Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Vagabond Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 46 minutes ago, Samp94 said: I've got a sky tag tracker in mine from an old land rover I had, they have a manned control room, so if your vehicle gets stolen they track it and liaise direct with the local police Force Sooo if your boat gets nicked they will tell the local Police to look out for a Land Rover, reg no xyz, travelling along the local canal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 Great item on the news tonight. Some sh!tbags nicked a £250k Bentley in London and shipped it to Pakistan. Trouble is (for them), the tracker in it meant Plod tracked it down and got it back! I rather doubt they nicked the thieves though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 46 minutes ago, MtB said: I rather doubt they nicked the thieves though. What about the shitbags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samp94 Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 7 hours ago, Wanderer Vagabond said: Sooo if your boat gets nicked they will tell the local Police to look out for a Land Rover, reg no xyz, travelling along the local canal Haha, not quite. They know the crt number, name and have a photo of it.. Its even down on the live tracking marker is a little boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesegas Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 Some routers have a built in GPS reciever, and just need a cheap £5 external antenna. I’ve got my Teletonika set up with one of these and a geofence, so I get a text if the boat moves more than a few metres. Really handy, was useful last year when someone pinched my mooring ropes and the boat went AWOL, I was able to ask a friend to moor it again while I was away. A little bit of script resets the current location after I move, triggered by a push button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterF Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 For those of you with a Victron GX device like the Cerbo or Colour Control and monitor it via the Victron VRM portal, you can add a USB GPS receiver and set a Geofence alarm in VRM and monitor the actual location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesegas Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 7 minutes ago, PeterF said: For those of you with a Victron GX device like the Cerbo or Colour Control and monitor it via the Victron VRM portal, you can add a USB GPS receiver and set a Geofence alarm in VRM and monitor the actual location. Ah yep, forgot about that. The same approved GPS receivers will also work with a Venus on Pi install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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