Setup

Bond. Twist. Scan.

Nothing to wire and nothing to install on shore. Three steps per boat.

  1. Step 1: Bond the cradle

    The cradle sticks to an open, level part of the deck with high-strength foam tape and primer, then cures for 3 days.10 On polyethylene hulls, two stainless screws go in as well.

    The light-grey Hodalo cradle on its own: a round cradle with a tall wall, finger slots and three black anti-rattle pads
  2. Step 2: Twist in the tag

    The tag twists into three lugs and a latch clicks shut. Taking it off again needs your site key.

    The orange Hodalo tag without its cradle, showing the twist lugs around its base
  3. Step 3: Scan and go

    Scan the code on the tag and the code on the cradle. Nothing to type. Do it outside under open sky.

    The orange tag locked into its light-grey cradle, seen from above at an angle, with the cradle wall around its side
  • Any tag, any cradle.

    Every tag fits every cradle, and the boat’s identity lives on the cradle. So any tag can take another’s place.

  • Three base shapes.

    Base shapes for flat decks and curved decks, and a glued patch for inflatable paddleboards.

  • In the kit.

    A tag, a cradle with its pads fitted, foam tape and primer, two stainless screws with rubber well-nuts, and a site key.

Not yet decided: the setup route for sites with no mobile signal at all.

Talk to us

Know where every boat is.

If you run a resort, a camp or a rental dock, tell us about your site and your fleet, and we will tell you plainly whether Hodalo fits.

A short call, no slides. Or write to hello@hodalo.com.

The orange Hodalo tag in its light-grey cradle, seen from above at a three-quarter angle, with the cradle wall around its side.

Where we are

This is a plan, not a promise.

  1. Now Design on paper. No tag has been tested yet.
  2. Next Satellite link test from a real tag.
  3. Then Pilot season with a small number of sites, 10 tags per site.
  4. 2028 First paid deployments (target).