Most preferred the simplicity of the Yacht Controller unit.Surprisingly, the results were a tie - five questions favored Dock Mate and five favored Yacht Controller.
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The seasoned captains all preferred the toggle switches over the joysticks, since they were similar to having dual controls on the console.Īfter testing the units on the water, we returned to the dock and asked each tester to score a series of 10 questions relating to the feel of the unit, response times, ease of use, quality of the switches and toggles, range of the unit, etc. Each participant was given ample time to operate and dock both boats with each remote system on board.īoth systems feature controller options of either toggle switches or a joystick. We took both boats out at the same time and had a team on each test boat. The testers included the owner/operator of the Marquis, a yacht electronic service tech, and three seasoned captains of vessels ranging from 90 feet to 250 feet. The size of the vessel was not of concern, as we were only testing the feel and responsiveness of the remote docking units. But the owner of a 59-foot Marquis agreed to demo his Yacht Controller system for the testing, and Dock Mate’s local dealer team participated with their 32-foot Pursuit. The day before the event, Yacht Controller’s local distributor informed us that they were unable to send a dealer’s representative. Three dealers were invited to participate, but Docking Master declined, so that left two: Yacht Controller and Dock Mate.
The Triton team recently gathered a group of independent yacht captains for a comparison test of wireless, remote-controlled docking devices. Triton puts two remote control docking devices to the test - and finds that both are winners
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