Gregory Poole Marine Manager Dan Webb recently worked with Hatteras & Cabo Yachts to make gplink® a standard piece of equipment installed on every Cat® powered yacht built at their factory. Customers placing new orders will now receive the gplink real-time vessel monitoring and support system on their vessel.
Offering the convenience of in-house installation at the New Bern manufacturing plant, Hatteras & Cabo customers can now pursue boating adventures with confidence from their very first launch, affording more time to enjoy their boats and less time worrying about them. Owners, families and captains find themselves more relaxed, both on board and away from their vessel, because the gplink product monitors systems in real time, with around the clock support and notification included. Maintenance logs, which are archived by the system, also greatly increase Hatteras & Cabo resale values and owners of vessels using the gplink system are afforded discounted insurance rates by ACE® Insurance.
This weekend, May 18-20th, Boston Yacht Sales & gplink will be offering a special opportunity to demo the gplink service currently active on a Hatteras 60C, in conjunction with the their 3 day open house in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
Dan Webb, Marine Business Manager for gplink will be on-location presenting information about the unique monitoring, tracking & security features of the service. Learn about this real-time vessel monitoring and support system during continuous monitor presentations under the tent:
Friday, May 18: 2pm-4pm
Saturday, May 19: 10am-4pm
Sunday May 20: 10am-2pm
Interested customers will also have the opportunity to receive a $500 discount and 3 months of free service for any gplink subscriptions purchased by June 15.
Yacht Owners to Benefit from Enhanced Protection Measures and Savings
ACE Recreational Marine Insurance, one of the nation’s largest recreational marine insurance providers, and part of the ACE Group, and gplink, a leading provider of satellite-based tracking, monitoring and notification systems for select yachts, today announced broadened coverage and savings to qualifying customers through the new ACE gplink Insurance Program.
The ACE gplink Insurance Program is an exclusive offer to owners of yachts that are powered by Caterpillar engines and equipped with an active gplink monitoring system and service. This new program offers premium savings as well as coverage enhancements, including an expanded towing benefit that reimburses owners for the costs of transporting an insured vessel to an approved Caterpillar repair facility in the event of a covered breakdown. This offers peace of mind to yacht owners who can have confidence their vessel will be serviced by a Caterpillar-trained specialist.
See us at IBEX (International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference) booth #318 Oct 17th-19th, to learn more about the gplink service. We will have opportunities for visitors to view a live demonstration of the owners interface and be available to answer any questions you may have. gplink staff will also be on hand to discuss our new insurance agreement as well as our OEM, dealer and installer programs. Weather you are a boat builder, dealer, or owner we are eager to meet you and show you the unique capabilities of our service.
gplink will be among more than 1,000 METS exhibitors at the world’s largest trade exhibition of equipment, materials and systems for the international marine leisure industry.
Taking place November 16 through 18, 2010 at the Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre in the Netherlands, over 12,000 boating trade visitors from all continents will have a chance to learn first-hand about gplink‘s satellite-based tracking, monitoring, and notification system for Cat® powered yachts & vessels.
Located in Hall 5, Stand (Booth) Number 05.532, gplink‘s Dan Webb will showcase the many maintenance, safety, security & communication features that make this system more robust than any other currently on the market.
Electronic Monitoring, as seen in the October issue of Marlin Magazine, written by Capt. Karl Anderson
In the past six or so years, several very progressive and forward-thinking companies started developing integral onboard vessel monitoring systems. These systems have been the beneficiary of a controller area network, or CANbus, technology, where sensors, actuators or micro-controllers communicate with each other without the use of a host computer. The information gathered from these processors or sensors is able to flow back and forth, where previously this kind of data flowed one way from the sensor to the host and perhaps the end-user’s display.
As seen in the July issue of Marlin Magazine’s New Products:
gplink utilizes dual-band technology with GSM communications, as well as the Iridium satellite system for location tracking, monitoring, emergency notification and communication…
The gplink surface vessel management system, previously only accessible by large fleets, military and commercial vessels, is now available to provide all Caterpillar-powered boats with a real-time vessel monitoring and support system. gplink protects a boat while away from or at the dock by monitoring engines and onboard critical systems, including bilge levels, fire alarms, low batteries, power interruption and engine diagnostic codes — all while tracking the precise location of a boat anywhere in the world. gplink utilizes dual-band technology with GSM communications, as well as the Iridium satellite system for location tracking, monitoring, emergency notification and communication. gplink uses both of these extensive networks to provide worldwide coverage and ensure that connections are not only reliable, but affordable as well. Through the gplink secure Internet interface at gplink.com, the location and status of a vessel are accessible anytime from any location. Certified CAT technicians monitor routine, as well as unexpected, maintenance needs and provide immediate technical assistance in the event of a problem.
As we approach the initial gplink debut at the Miami Boat Show, we’re pleased to announce the installation and addition of our tracking systems to several more yachts up and down the Eastern seaboard.
It is our hope to have a veritable fleet of gplink installs to demo to Hatteras Collection owners in Miami, as we have seized on the opportunity to install the system on several 68′ Hatteras Convertibles, in addition to the initial 60′ Motoryacht installation. It’s our intention to have several boats fishing the Gulf Stream, showcasing the tracking & engine data capabilities while we present our service to Hatteras executives and prospects back at the Show docks.
We’re very excited about the quick progress of the service and our ability to showcase our technologies to the marine industry. See you in Miami!
Gregory Poole Marine Manager Dan Webb recently worked with Hatteras & Cabo Yachts to make gplink® a standard piece of equipment installed on every Cat® powered yacht built at their factory. Customers placing new orders will now receive the gplink real-time vessel monitoring and support system on their vessel.
The ACE gplink Insurance Program is an exclusive offer to owners of yachts that are powered by Caterpillar engines and equipped with an active gplink monitoring system and service. This new program offers premium savings as well as coverage enhancements, including an expanded towing benefit that reimburses owners for the costs of transporting an insured vessel to an approved Caterpillar repair facility in the event of a covered breakdown. This offers peace of mind to yacht owners who can have confidence their vessel will be serviced by a Caterpillar-trained specialist.
Taking place November 16 through 18, 2010 at the Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre in the Netherlands, over 12,000 boating trade visitors from all continents will have a chance to learn first-hand about gplink‘s satellite-based tracking, monitoring, and notification system for Cat® powered yachts & vessels.
The gplink surface vessel management system, previously only accessible by large fleets, military and commercial vessels, is now available to provide all Caterpillar-powered boats with a real-time vessel monitoring and support system. gplink protects a boat while away from or at the dock by monitoring engines and onboard critical systems, including bilge levels, fire alarms, low batteries, power interruption and engine diagnostic codes — all while tracking the precise location of a boat anywhere in the world. gplink utilizes dual-band technology with GSM communications, as well as the Iridium satellite system for location tracking, monitoring, emergency notification and communication. gplink uses both of these extensive networks to provide worldwide coverage and ensure that connections are not only reliable, but affordable as well. Through the gplink secure Internet interface at gplink.com, the location and status of a vessel are accessible anytime from any location. Certified CAT technicians monitor routine, as well as unexpected, maintenance needs and provide immediate technical assistance in the event of a problem.
It is our hope to have a veritable fleet of gplink installs to demo to Hatteras Collection owners in Miami, as we have seized on the opportunity to install the system on several 68′ Hatteras Convertibles, in addition to the initial 60′ Motoryacht installation. It’s our intention to have several boats fishing the Gulf Stream, showcasing the tracking & engine data capabilities while we present our service to Hatteras executives and prospects back at the Show docks.