Archive for the ‘Marine Electronics’ Category


Posted on March 19, 2012 - by

Capt. Will’s WiFi, Stuart, FL

Capt. Will Finlay has been a yacht captain since graduating from Notre Dame. He’s recently slowed down his Captain business and is working with his wife on a joint venture. Regalia Rags.

Another area of Will’s expertise is Internet communication systems on yachts and in marinas. Will has installed an excellent system on Istaboa.

Sunset Bay is a great marina, but the WiFi here leaves a bit to be desired. If you don’t have an amplified wireless bridge, you must go stand close to the office to get a decent signal. Will researched and discovered a really good, low cost solution. He installs a complete WiFi hotspot on your boat, done very neatly and easy to manage.

Our internet has never been better since arriving at Sunset Bay and we expect it will be as good or faster at other marinas.

 

 

Will also worked in conjunction with our company in Memphis to implement very large scale WiFi hotspots on several islands in the Exumas.

We highly recommend Capt. Will’s WiFi. A great system at a good price.

Capt. Will Finlay

772-486-4021

boondoggle9@comcast.net

or

willf@regaliarags.com

 

Here’s to safe and happy cruises.

Cheers,

Bob


Posted on March 13, 2012 - by

Ayers Marine Electronics, Chesapeake, VA — The Good and the Bad

The Good: Ayers Marine Electronics sent an nice intelligent young fellow out to upgrade the software on my Raymarine gear and wire a new depth transducer that I was having Atlantic Yacht Basin replace. The technician was quick, helpful, and professional…  and kindly showed me how I could download the software from the internet and install it myself. We talked about the industry for a while and he left. I installed the new firmware and everything worked great. The next day he came back and within an hour had the transducer spliced and the job was done, even helped me tie the boat up after leaving the lift. We have a good opinion of this technician and I wish I could remember his name so I could pass that along. He received a generous gratuity.

The Bad: I was charged more than $1000.00 for a job that was worth less than half that. Todd Ayers argued his point and I disagreed. I wouldn’t pay that amount.  We finally came to an agreement for $450.00 after a lengthy discussion that became a bit ugly.

Our opinion of Ayers Marine Electronics is not a good one simply because of the billing, then the argument. Their work was good and done on time.

Here’s to safe and happy cruises,

Cheers,

Bob