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.
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
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