Feb 24 Connecting Raymarine NMEA2k data to Home Assistant How to connect NMEA data from your boat to HomeAssistant using SignalK and NodeRED. Feb 24, 2023 10 min read
Jan 22 Easy smart boat lighting with Home Assistant & Shelly RGBW2 Automate smart boat lighting that you can control from your phone, computer or tablet with the Shelly RGBW2. Jan 22, 2023 7 min read
Jan 13 Running Starlink high-speed internet on a boat with DC power I'm a software developer, and I work remotely, which means that connectivity on board has always been a Jan 13, 2023 8 min read
May 09 Setting up a live mast cam in Home Assistant using RTSP & WebRTC There are lots of advantages to catamarans when it comes to close quarters manoeuvring, but visibility is not one of May 9, 2022 6 min read
Mar 17 Generating GPS-powered wind forecasts with Windy.com In a previous post, I covered how I use a cheap GPS USB stick to keep our boat's Mar 17, 2022 4 min read
Jan 20 Wyze Cam Pan & RTSP I picked up a Wyze Cam Pan shortly after taking delivery of our boat, primarily because it's one Jan 20, 2022 4 min read
Dec 28 Automating a Spectra Newport 400c Watermaker When we first got our Spectra watermaker installed I was pretty nervous about how well it was going to work Dec 28, 2021 5 min read
Dec 16 How to dynamically set location in Home Assistant for boats and RVs Home Assistant has a concept of "location" for your home in the form for GPS coordinates. Various features Dec 16, 2021 5 min read
Dec 15 Boat energy management using Victron and Home Assistant The most important systems on modern cruising boats are the ones which generate, store, and distribute energy throughout the vessel. Dec 15, 2021 8 min read
Nov 04 Making a 12V marine smart fan with Sirocco II and Shelly UNI A tutorial for turning dumb boat devices into smart boat devices by hacking in a tiny chip with magical powers to detect and automate. Nov 4, 2021 12 min read