Dinghy crew fifty years away from you? Was that a Freudian slip?Another vote for the Sena SPH10 headsets. We have been using them for almost a year and they are fantastic. They have worked well not only for docking and anchoring, but also when we have sent a crew out in the dinghy to do a stern tie on shore. I was able to be up in the flybridge speaking normally discussing a good stern tie location while the crew was in the dinghy with the engine running, waves lapping, sibling talking, 50 years away from me.
I think they are about $180 each. Avoid buying them from a marine store, you will just pay more (from what I found). Sena makes gear for motorcyclists so they perform well in noisy environments.
Edit: Disregard my comment about not buying from a marine source. I just checked that link to Cruising Solutions and see they are now selling the Sena SPH10 for $180. A year ago they were asking a premium.
Dinghy crew fifty years away from you? Was that a Freudian slip?
LOL. Twenty-five, so that means you've been finally getting smarter for the last couple years. You'll keep getting smarter for the next few too.Lol, just a typing fail. The dinghy crew was actually 50 yards and 25 years away from me.
LOL. Twenty-five, so that means you've been finally getting smarter for the last couple years. You'll keep getting smarter for the next few too.
ALL,
Still shopping for headsets... questions:
Looking at the Sena, does the band go around the back of your head, does it stay on when your throwing lines?
Also, of the products mentioned, do you have to carry a transmitter box in your pocket? With a wire, it would be a pita.
Seems like there would be a bluetooth earpiece with mic solution out there that would be very easy to wear, no wires and be fine.
Other solutions?
Thx
ALL,
Still shopping for headsets... questions:
Looking at the Sena, does the band go around the back of your head, does it stay on when your throwing lines?
Also, of the products mentioned, do you have to carry a transmitter box in your pocket? With a wire, it would be a pita.
Seems like there would be a bluetooth earpiece with mic solution out there that would be very easy to wear, no wires and be fine.
Other solutions?
Thx
We tried the Sena, but range was very limited, nothing like they said. I thought it must have been a defective unit. They sent two more. Same result.
Went Eartec, they are fantastic. Some people call them "divorce insurance."
I can vouch for Senate as well. I have been using a set of SMH10 on my bike for 3 or 4 years now and am quite satisfied. They accommodate music and phone calls as well as intercom. I'm sure the stand alone version for mariners is quite similar.
We tried smartphones with earbuds - not as simple as it sounds getting the apps to work reliably, and some issues with mic pickup in wind.
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