Installation
Choose a mounting spot
Where the unit goes decides how well it hears satellites and how long it stays hidden.
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Two goals pull against each other: the tracker wants sky, and you want it out of sight. The good news is that they conflict less than people assume — GPS reads happily through fibreglass, plastic, canvas, and upholstery. It is metal that stops it.
The rules that matter
- Label side up. The antenna is in the top face; pointing it at the ground costs you signal for nothing.
- Nothing metal directly above it. A steel plate, an aluminium deck, or an engine block overhead is the one thing that genuinely blocks a fix.
- Away from the engine bay heat and away from standing water. Splash is fine; sitting in a bilge is not.
- Somewhere a thief would have to work to reach. Under a console, behind a panel, inside a seat base — anywhere that needs a screwdriver and a minute.
- Not so hidden that YOU cannot get to it. You will want to check the connector eventually.
Good spots by asset
| Asset | Where it usually goes | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Boat / pontoon | Under the console dash, behind the switch panel, inside a seat base | Under the engine cowl, in the bilge |
| ATV / side-by-side | Behind the front fender liner, under the seat, inside the airbox cavity | On the frame under the skid plate |
| Vehicle / truck | Behind the glovebox, under the dash near the fuse panel | Engine bay, wheel well |
| Trailer | Inside the tongue box, under the deck near the front, inside a sealed frame rail with a plastic cap | Bolted to the underside in the open |
The two-spot trick
On a fleet, put the tracker in a different place on a few of the assets. A thief who finds one on the first boat expects the second one in the same place.
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