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For boat clubs

Boat club fleet management: every outing, every engine hour.

Members take the boats out; Pathr Fleet keeps an eye on them. See every club boat on the Pathr nautical chart, know when an outing runs late, and track engine hours, fuel and battery from the boat itself, so maintenance happens before the next member's reservation.

Open the interactive demo

The demo runs a simulated fleet in your browser. No account needed.

The Trips and Bookings board in the demo at 3:40 PM: 13 bookings, 8 boats out, 4 needing attention first (one outside its area, one overdue, one on a low house battery, one not reporting), then every other outing with its readings, its due-back time and its playback.

Know when an outing runs late

When a boat is still out after its return time, Pathr Fleet marks it overdue with how late it is and how far from the dock, and escalates if it stays out. The next member waiting on the dock is not the first to find out.

The trips board puts every outing on one screen, the ones that need attention first.

Open the trips board in the demo
The Trips board at 3:40 PM: 13 bookings, 8 out, 4 needing attention first (a boat outside its operating area, one overdue, one on a low house battery, one not reporting), then the boats on time, each with readings and its due-back time.

Review an outing after the member is back

Every outing keeps its track with speed, engine and fuel, and any alert it raised. When a boat comes back with a damaged prop or an empty tank, the record shows where it went and how it was run.

Open trip history in the demo
Sea Lark's afternoon outing on the trip history chart: around the bay from Harbor Island past Coronado and home, the track colored by speed.

Engine hours and service, counted for you

HelmLink reads engine hours from the boat's own network, so service intervals count down without anyone writing hours in a log. The fleet table shows every boat's hours and the next service due. Readings outside their normal band raise an alert before they become a breakdown.

Open the fleet in the demo
The Vessels table: each boat's status, its speed over the last hour, the current or next booking, its HelmLink sensors, engine hours and the next service due.

Problems fixed before the next reservation

An open issue keeps the boat out of service until someone resolves it, and a boat out of service cannot be booked, so no member is handed a boat with a known problem.

See maintenance in the demo
Pelican's open issue in Maintenance: raw water impeller failed, high severity, in progress and keeping Pelican out of service, with the engine coolant trace climbing past the critical line where the engine overheating alert opened.

Questions operators ask

Does it replace our reservation system?
No. Pathr Fleet watches the boats; your reservation system books them. During the pilot, outings are entered in Pathr Fleet so it knows each return time. Integrations with booking software are planned.
Do members see the fleet view?
No. Pathr Fleet is for your staff and managers.
What goes on the boat?
A HelmLink unit on the boat's NMEA 2000 network, the same network the chartplotter and engine gauges already use. It reads the position, engine, fuel and battery data that is already there. Pilot units ship with a cellular modem.
What happens when a boat loses cell signal?
The unit keeps recording and fills the gap when it reconnects. Every reading shows its age, so a boat out of signal reads as out of signal, not as stopped.
Can Pathr Fleet stop a boat or call for help?
No. Pathr Fleet supports your team: it shows where boats are and what needs attention. It never controls a boat, never dispatches help on its own, and does not replace required marine safety equipment or emergency services.
How do we try it?
With the 60-day Pathr Fleet Pilot: up to five of your boats, HelmLink hardware with cellular, the fleet dashboard and onboarding, including drawing your operating areas and return zones with your team. Pricing is discussed on the call.

Pathr Fleet for other operators

The pilot

60-day Pathr Fleet Pilot

Up to five of your boats on Pathr Fleet for 60 days, with HelmLink hardware, cellular tracking, the fleet dashboard and onboarding.

Pricing is discussed on the call.

Book a call

How it starts

  1. We reply by email to set up a short call.
  2. We look at your boats and their NMEA 2000 networks together.
  3. If it is a fit, we plan your 60-day Pathr Fleet Pilot: HelmLink units on up to five boats, with your operating areas and return zones set up with you.

Open to a small number of charter and rental operators.

What the pilot includes

  • Up to five vessels

    Start with the boats you most want to keep an eye on: rentals, charters or both.

  • HelmLink hardware

    A unit on each boat, on the NMEA 2000 network already aboard. Pilot units ship with a cellular modem.

  • Cellular tracking

    Positions and readings while boats are under way, not only when they are back at the dock.

  • Fleet dashboard access

    The chart, alerts, trips and bookings, maintenance, routes and reports for your team.

  • Onboarding

    Operating areas and return zones drawn with your team, and a walkthrough for your staff.