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Podcast: Night Vision for Boats | CEO Interview | Boat Eye 360
April 27, 2026 · 52 min · 638 views · St. Petersburg
What this video covers
Drew, CEO of Boat Eye 360 in Sarasota, Florida, interviews with Ryan of the On Deck Channel about the company's marine night vision cameras.▶ 1:33 Boat Eye 360 manufactures ultra-low-light CMOS cameras designed to work without IR illumination — starlight and moonlight alone produce a daylight-like image on a chartplotter screen.▶ 5:12 Drew explains the four tiers of marine night vision: IR-lit CCTV cameras, ultra-low-light CMOS, thermal infrared, and military-grade analog tubes, and details why IR lights typically cause bow glare and blind the camera rather than help it.▶ 4:56 The housing is machined from 316 stainless steel with titanium screws and scratch-resistant thick glass over the lens, built to outlast the boat and resist saltwater corrosion and UV degradation that destroy plastic housings.▶ 12:13 Custom colors are available; Eckerd College and Towboat US units run red.▶ 19:56 Ryan describes his own visibility problem on a sailboat with a large jib and a spray dodger blocking his sightline, and notes that Andre, co-owner of the Yacht Rigger and owner of a Leopard 50, shot the night footage used in the earlier On Deck Channel highlight.▶ 22:20 Primary use cases covered: night navigation, hazard spotting, early-morning and late-night fishing, and forward visibility on sailboats with obstructed helms.▶ 21:28
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