Marine mounting is a different challenge than vehicle or home mounting. Salt water corrodes bare metal, constant vibration loosens cheap hardware, and suction cups simply don’t work in a marine environment. The guides below cover phones, tablets, fish finders, GPS units, antennas, transducers, and Scotty system accessories.
Scotty has been making marine accessories out of Victoria, British Columbia since the 1950s. That longevity is not an accident. The brand built its reputation on a modular post-mount system that lets anglers swap rod holders, camera arms, fish finder brackets, and other accessories between boats without tools, without drilling
Scotty makes more rod holders than most anglers realize. The brand is well known, the orange-and-black packaging is familiar, and most people have seen a Scotty mount on someone else’s kayak or boat. But the lineup spans at least half a dozen distinct rod holder designs, each built around a
YakAttack is one of those brands that kayak anglers either know deeply or not at all. If you are new to rigging a fishing kayak, the product line can look overwhelming at first: tracks in multiple widths and lengths, mounts with different base systems, rod holders with different locking mechanisms,
Starlink has become a legitimate option for serious boaters. Whether you run a coastal powerboat, a bluewater sailboat, or a live-aboard cruiser, satellite internet that actually works changes what is possible on the water. The catch is that a marine installation demands a different class of hardware than anything you
Scotty’s modular system is one of the most flexible rod holder platforms available for boats, kayaks, and pontoons. You can swap holders, bases, and accessories in seconds. But one thing the standard post height can’t always solve is clearance. A bimini top in the down position, a high gunnel, or
Choosing the right fish finder mount matters more than most boat owners realize. A weak or poorly positioned mount does not just make the screen harder to read. It can introduce vibration, force constant readjustment, waste console space, and make an expensive sonar or chartplotter feel cheap every time you
If you’re installing a VHF antenna on your boat, the mount is just as important as the antenna itself. A weak or undersized mount reduces performance, introduces vibration, and can fail under real-world conditions like wind load, saltwater spray, and rough water. Get the mount wrong and you’re either replacing
Your phone on a boat is doing a lot more than it does in your car. It is your music, your weather radar, your communication backup, your depth finder app, and sometimes your primary navigation. A mount that falls off at the dock is a problem. One that lets go
A kayak track mount system is the single most useful upgrade you can make to a fishing kayak. Without one, every accessory you add requires its own set of drilled holes. Change your mind about where a rod holder should live, and you are either drilling again or living with
Installing SiriusXM radio on a boat is not the same as installing it in a car. The environment is harsher, the mounting surfaces are different, and the equipment has to deal with vibration, moisture, sun exposure, and movement that you simply do not get on the road. The good news