FAQ

Unlike our competitors, our devices use both GPS and cell phone tracking technology to locate the boat. In extreme weather conditions, there will be times when our competitor’s device is completely hidden from GPS satellites. Dense foliage, urban environments, canyons, underground garages and indoors will render most competitor’s device completely useless.

First contact the police and report the boat as stolen. The Marine Guardian has the ability to disable the vessel by cutting off the ignition supply. However, before initializing this method, it is advisable to contact the local police department and coordinate with them, allowing the police to locate the boat utilizing the location provided by our service. Then and only then should this feature be used to shut down the boat.

The Marine Guardian offers unlimited tracking and has the lowest fixed yearly service plans to track your boat, priced at only $540.00 per year with additional discounts available for multiyear prepaid service plans.

No. There are no hidden service fees with The Marine Guardian.

No, The Marine Guardian tracking system provides a complete service including the GPS tracker, software and network connectivity to the tracker. All you need is access to a PC or cell phone to track your vessel.

Yes, insurance companies see the value in recovering a stolen boat quickly and undamaged. Many insurers are willing to encourage their customers to install an engine kill switch. Oftentimes, these discounts amount to as much as a 30% discount off the standard comprehensive insurance rate. Sometimes the discounts from insurance providers will exceed the actual costs of the device, making the decision to purchase one of the easiest you will ever have to make.

Once the device is installed it is undetectable.

We prefer you use a local marine yard to do your install, but it is not that hard to install if you have any mechanical experience. Go to our Youtube page and watch the “How to Install” page.

Our reporting is configured to track and document your vessel’s location every 2 minutes while it is in motion.

Yes, your boat is tracked with GPS and cell telemetry technology; we use cellular service to report our findings to you. When your vehicle is out of a cell coverage area, the tracked locations are saved in memory and reported as soon as your boat returns to the cellular coverage zone. To ensure the best possible coverage at all times, The Marine Guardian has chosen to work exclusively with Verizon’s 4G LTE, the largest cell coverage in North America.

Under normal operating conditions, the device will use both GPS and cell phone technology to track your vessel, giving you a precise location anytime, anywhere. In the unlikely event that you are in an area that is not covered by any cell carrier and that extreme weather conditions exist, the device may, for a short period of time, be unable to provide an accurate location. Unlike our competitors, our device uses both GPS and cell phone technology to locate the boat. In extreme weather conditions, there will be times when our competitor’s device is completely hidden from GPS satellites. Dense foliage, urban environments, canyons, underground garages and indoors will render many of our competitor’s device completely useless.

You can set a zone as small as your house or as large as you prefer where the boat is allowed to operate. As soon as the boat enters or exits that boundary, you will receive an immediate alert sent to your hand-held device or computer.

Extremely accurate. The device reports its location every 2 minutes while in motion. The speed of the boat or the breech of the zone (entering or exiting) will be recorded at the moment of the report and instantly relayed to the recipient’s e-mail.

You can have an unlimited number of zones for each GPS boat tracking device. Each zone is four sided and centered around an area that you specify. You can edit, delete or change your zone locations at any time.

You can have unlimited alert recipients for each device. A recipient may be either an email address or a cell phone number. If a recipient is a cell phone, then the message will be delivered as a text message.

We use Google Maps. Our views include: Map View, Hybrid, Satellite, Photographic Aerial View, Photographic Birds Eye View, Street View (where available).

Each report consists of the following information; Date, Time, Location, Address, City, Latitude, and Longitude.

There is no maintenance required. Once The Marine Guardian tracking device is installed, you are on your way to increased efficiency and productivity.

Yes, we give you a two year full replacement guarantee.

Yes, all of our Marine cases are in a completely waterproof case.

Yes, all our devices come with a battery backup. So, even if the power to the unit is cut, our device will still report its location.

A boat security system that has infrared beam sensors help protect electronics that are outside of a cabin or not locked behind a helm electronics door.  Infrared beams are triggered when passed through, most often scaring the intruder off the boat.  See all security features here

The Marine Guardian systems use 2-way satellite communication.  This allows customers to remotely monitor and control connected devices, giving customers complete visibility and control no matter where the boat is on earth.   You can check status of sensors, arm/disarm the alarm, and manage all settings.

Competitor systems that use 1-way satellite communication cannot remotely control connected devices.  That means you cannot view status or change any connected devices.

A key advantage of The Guardian is infrared beam security sensors.  The sensors are designed to work outdoors, making them ideal to protect electronics on any boat like a center console, cruiser, or sportfish.  The sensors act like an invisible fence.  When someone walks through the beam, it triggers a 125DB alarm and strobe light while simultaneously calling assigned recipients.

Without infrared beam sensors, an intruder has free access to roam the boat and steal electronics, multi function displays, and gear.

As a security feature, The Marine Guardian systems use a theft fence, rather than a geofence for security.  The theft fence uses an internal accelerometer that detects movement and impact forces.  When the boat moves while the “Theft fence” is activated, it sounds the boat alarm and alerts assigned recipients.

Other systems use A geofence for security.  This is a virtual boundary or perimeter drawn using mapping tools. It’s typically created with GPS coordinates, latitude/longitude points, or shapes like circles, polygons, or even irregular lines.

To put it simply, 125 decibels (dB) is incredibly loud—it sits right at the edge of where sound stops being just “noise” and starts becoming physical pain.

In the world of acoustics, decibels are logarithmic, meaning every 10 dB increase represents a tenfold increase in sound intensity. A sound at 125 dB is significantly more powerful than a standard 100 dB chainsaw.

The Marine Guardian uses a 125 decibel siren to deter unwanted intruders.  It’s equivalent to an air raid siren or jet engine at take off.

The main reason you need a subscription that GPS is a “one-way” street. While any GPS tracking device can receive signals from satellites for free to figure out its own location, it has no way of telling you that location without a communication network.  In addition, our devices may be monitoring critical systems like your bilge, shore power status and security sensors.  Without a subscription, the device cannot send alerts to you or any other recipients that you designate. 

The subscription isn’t for the GPS device itself—it’s for the data it carries to and from your phone.

In the marine world, a subscription is the price for reliability. If your boat is stolen or breaks its moorings, you need that update the second it happens.  For those heading far out to sea, our satellite subscription becomes essential safety gear rather, keeping your boat in constant contact with anyone you have given permission to track your vessel.

Yes, infrared beam sensors detect motion.  The sensors are installed across from each other to create an invisible fence.  This invisible fence is tripped when someone passes through it, setting off the boat alarm and sending an immediate notification via voice call or text.

Infrared beams work great outdoors, where typical PIR motion sensors do not work well.  When installed near the helm, the infrared beams become a great deterrent for electronics theft.