BoatMatey Notice No. 2
Four new tools for running your boat
Shore Watch, so someone ashore knows where you are going, checklists, your boat's papers with renewal reminders, and what the boat costs you each year.
Hello,
Since the last notice we have added four things owners asked for. Everything below is in the app now on the web and Android, and reaches iPhone with the next App Store update.
Shore Watch
Before you leave, enter where you are going, who is aboard, when you expect to arrive and who ashore should know. BoatMatey emails them the details, and emails them again when you tap I've arrived safely. If you are overdue, they know where you were heading and what to tell the coastguard.
- Your boat's description, call sign and MMSI are added from your Mayday details.
- It works for a passage to another harbour as well as a day out and back to your berth.
- Your phone reminds you 15 minutes before your expected arrival. Choose 10 to 60 minutes, or no reminder.
- Running late? Add 30 minutes, an hour or two hours, and tap I've arrived safely when you are in.
- Optional: if you have not tapped I've arrived safely by the time you set, BoatMatey emails your shore contact that you are overdue. Your phone is warned first so you can add time.
- Share this plan sends it by WhatsApp or text as well, if you want to.
- Use a past plan again for a trip you make often.
Shore Watch does not track the boat and does not call the coastguard. Carry a VHF radio and do not rely on it alone.
Checklists
Keep checklists for the jobs you repeat. Four ready-made lists are included: before leaving the berth, leaving the boat, winter lay-up and spring launch. Change them to suit your boat, or write your own.
- Tick items as you go. Anyone signed in on another device sees the same ticks.
- Start again unticks everything for next time.
Documents & Renewals
Keep the boat's dated papers in one place: insurance, registration, licences, radio licence, mooring contract, safety certificates and surveys. Attach a scan, PDF or photo so the policy or certificate is on your phone when someone asks for it.
- Choose when to be reminded before each one expires, from a week to 90 days before.
- The list shows what needs attention first: anything expired, then anything due for renewal soon.
- With BoatMatey AI, take a photo of the document and the type, dates, number and cost are filled in for you to check.
Running Costs
See what the boat costs you each year. BoatMatey adds up the costs you have already entered in service history, haul-outs, projects, fuel and documents, so there is nothing new to fill in.
- The total for the year, split by section and by month, with every cost behind it.
- Costs in different currencies are totalled separately, never converted.
And one thing worth knowing
- You can use BoatMatey on as many phones, tablets and computers as you like with one account, so a partner or co-owner can sign in and see the same boat. The User Guide explains how to share, and how to stop sharing.
