In this week's boating podcast, we take a look at some sweet drones every boater will want, the great big trash cleanup boat heads out to sea, and more.

Welcome to our new (still un-named) boating podcast!

Find links from our most recent boating podcast below, have a listen, and don’t forget to subscribe.

Welcome to our new (still un-named) podcast!

Find links from our most recent boating podcast below, have a listen, and don’t forget to subscribe to the NEW feed.

Follow our new podcast here!

Welcome to our new (still un-named) podcast!

FEATURED ARTICLES

* See what lurks beneath your fishing boat (or check out dive sites) with Garmin’s new Panoptix system

* A crappy situation in King County (WA Dept. of Ecology fines King County for sewage overflows)

* Wipe up the drool…super-sexy HYBRID yacht. Like, if Tesla and Prius had a baby and it was a boat.

* Hanse is integrating built-in charging to their new sailing yachts

* Magnetic crystal wine glasses. Brilliant or silly? You decide.

* Fusion Audio launches new touchscreen system for boats and it’s named Apollo. What sort of bells and whistles does it offer?

* Keep yer crab pots away from the ferries, please

* Our beloved Wirie internet booster will no longer be supported (sob! sob!). But it should still keep working to get us Internet in the far reaches of the marina…

* LVH’s new Trac-Phone LTE1 claims to give you Internet even farther! Like, up to 20 miles offshore. Does it?

Thank you for listening to “The Still Untitled Boat Podcast” with Megan and Scott Shay. Please help us pick our name! Let us know if you like “The Newfangled Boater” or “Rocking the Boat.”

You can find us on Facebook, Instagram or send us an email to [email protected].

Until next week don’t parley too hard and make sure to get out on the water.

Welcome to our new podcast!

This is the first and last time we’ll be posting it here in Home Automation Nation. Go ahead and download and subscribe for future episodes, and thanks for checking us out.

FEATURED ARTICLES

* Scott’s in love with a hydrogen-powered catamaran

* The ol’ Swede sailing from Ireland to New Zealand in a 19-foot self-made boat

* Boat US Foundation works to educate more boaters, lessen accidents

* The stabilizer to lessen sea-sickness?

* Billionaire Paul Allen’s sweet sonar discovers WWII shipwrecks and there are less fancy/more affordable versions for the rest of us

* Generate power with this unobtrusive hydro-generator

* A prayer for safe docking (link has since been removed)

* Volvo’s magic self-docking technology

* Save space in your boat fridge! Things you don’t need to refrigerate and how to arrange things.

Thank you for listening to “The Still Untitled Boat Podcast” with Megan and Scott Shay. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram or send us an email to [email protected].

Until next week don’t parley too hard and make sure to get out on the water.

Join us as we @ Coasting Home Magazine explore the huge construction project on Seattle waterfront and the beautiful town (and tasty seafood) of Coupeville and Penn Cove on Whidbey Island. Plus, get the scoop on where to find the good whiskey and beer on Bainbridge Island.

Like what you hear? Subscribe here or find us and subscribe on iTunes! 

Thanks for listening! We’re shifting gears to our next adventure: Coasting Home Magazine. Learn more about what we’re up to this year, from articles to podcasts, videos, and more.

Cheers,

Megan & Scott

Welcome to Episode 85 of Home Automation Nation!

Reuniting lost loves Google and Nest, Megan has her birthday wish come true, and more hubs that control them all. Plus, a little bit about what’s next for us at Home Automation Nation.

Episode Articles & Links:

* Where are people really getting their smart home devices? (Home Theater Review)

* Google & Nest, together again? (TheVerge)

* Google Home: making your smart devices play nice together (EnGadget)

* Apple fixes a HomeKit bug (TheVerge)

* Hilton Hotels plays with smart home comforts (TheVerge)

* Who is actually buying smart home devices? Survey says… (CEPro)

* Jim Beam delivers a smart home gadget after Megan’s own heart (JimBeam)

* Comcast’s new smart home router/hub, the answer to our smart home prayers? (BusinessInsider)

* Sonos & Ikea, smart home odd couple…or genius speaker invention? (Variety)

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