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You will want to have something with an SOS feature. If you your boat flips over and all your stuff goes in the drink, then how are you going to get a distress call out? The radio is still good for that, and so is the InReach. An EPIRB probably even better. That’s worth researching: InReach vs EPIRB. What’s gonna send the cavalry when you flip your boat at SouthWest Pass and you’re drifting into the Gulf of America?
I don’t know anything about Starlink cell coverage.
I do know that I got the Starlink Mini yesterday and had it fired up and surfing YouTube in under five minutes. It is mind-boggling how simple and easy this thing is. It just works. It makes Spectrum look stupid. Thank you Elon for making something so sleek and good. Thank you.
Powering it on the water would be an issue. It runs on 12-48DC and needs 60 watts. I’m not sure I’d be comfortable running that on the house battery. There is a company called Star Batt that sells a self contained battery box that protects and deploys the Mini.
Find it here: https://star-batt.com/product/star-batt-mini-battery/
But that’s a cool $1,600 and that’s pricey even for someone like me who can write off such an expense (this is my looking at you, IRS….stop sending my money overseas and FIX THE FKN ROADS!!!) lol
So I’m sure there’s another solution I can come up with, or maybe I can build something. I like the idea of something that’s protected against the elements.
For now, I can tell you that this piece of equipment is a winner. It just works flawlessly. Now I just need to solve the power issue.
