Windy Point
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What are you guys using, dry bag, Pelican, plastic container, nothing?
Sized for just the phone or does your case house wallet, keys and whatever?On my yak I have my phone tethered with waterproof case.
That makes sense.have ours on RAM mounts inside our wrap around windshield. No chance of any water in there so no protection.
Just holds the phone. Keys are in a locked compartment and don’t bring a wallet out with me.Sized for just the phone or does your case house wallet, keys and whatever?
Sized for just the phone or does your case house wallet, keys and whatever?
Yea you beat me to it. I've taken underwater videos of fish with mine. Only problem is you have to press record in air before submerging the phone as touchscreens don't work underwater. Also stopping recording on a wet touchscreen is tough.Are you concerned about water intrusion or breaking it/losing/dropping?
Water intrusion... most phones are now rated at IP67 and newer ones are IP68... it could sit in your transom underwater all day and have no issues.
If it goes overboard... that's a problem, while under power I have a magnetic phone holder, I have tried the ram solutions, but they are very hard to insert and remove the phone, the magnet solution works great, but you need a special case that matches the holder... I'll see if I can remember the name if you are interested in it.
Truthfully all of the above.Are you concerned about water intrusion or breaking it/losing/dropping?
Water intrusion... most phones are now rated at IP67 and newer ones are IP68... it could sit in your transom underwater all day and have no issues.
If it goes overboard... that's a problem, while under power I have a magnetic phone holder, I have tried the ram solutions, but they are very hard to insert and remove the phone, the magnet solution works great, but you need a special case that matches the holder... I'll see if I can remember the name if you are interested in it.
I scuba dive and have seen and found many a poor guy's bad day.In my pocket. Phone itself is waterproof. If it ends up in the water I’m having a bad day any way you slice it.
The magnet holds the phone, the mount itself is either screwed or uses a suction cup.Truthfully all of the above.
Me I'll be busy working the boat and fishing equipment and besides I'm not glued to my phone. But if the worst were to happen I would want my phone protected. Floating on the surface is much better than wishing I had done something better. lol A ram for the wife is a good work around. It will not be as handy as hand held but far less chance of oppps.
So for me I can see my phone, truck keys and wallet - possibly the wife's phone as well.
My boat is aluminum so the magnet idea will not work for me.
they look like they would be good for boat keys too, where did you find those?Waterproof Samsung and a phone floaty.
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Amazon.cathey look like they would be good for boat keys too, where did you find those?
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