Observed arrival · 2026-11-15
Velamo turns an old Android into a boat watch
A boat-monitoring service that uses an Android phone left aboard to watch shore power, berth position, motion, and optional onboard instruments.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Owners of boats kept in marina berths
- Worth noticing
- Unacknowledged alarms pass to the next watch keeper, then the next, every 10 minutes.
Field notes
The basic setup relies on an Android 8 or newer handset left aboard and plugged into shore power; loss of charging can act as a shore-power alarm. The page also describes optional connections to Ruuvi Bluetooth sensors, NMEA 0183 instruments over boat Wi-Fi, and Signal K. Mooring support is explicitly still being tested and is said to need a 12 V supply and data SIM.
Observed signals
Read the marks
Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
⊠LoginAccess appeared gated
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
One card from the complete issue