Deckhand!
Predictive Boat Maintenance
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases
iPhone
See engine failures coming before they strand you. Deckhand reads your Simrad, Lowrance, or B&G display and turns live engine data into predictive maintenance.
The check-engine light your boat never had.
Deckhand reads the engine data already flowing through your Simrad, Lowrance, or B&G display — RPM, coolant temp, oil pressure, voltage, fuel rate — and turns it into predictive maintenance intelligence a boat owner can actually use. Every trip logs itself the moment your engine cranks. Every reading gets analyzed against how your specific engine should behave. Wear that would never show up on a gauge — coolant creeping up 0.2° per trip, oil pressure sagging at cruise, alternator dropping under load — becomes visible before it becomes a problem.
WHAT YOU GET
• Live engine dashboard from your MFD — RPM, coolant temp, coolant pressure, oil pressure, battery voltage, fuel rate, gear position
• Automatic trip logging — trips start and end themselves based on engine RPM
• GPS route recording on the trip map
• Engine hours tracked to the second, per engine
• Maintenance log that stays with the boat
• Adaptive service intervals — impeller / oil / anodes tuned to how you actually run, saltwater vs freshwater
• Alerts when a reading crosses a real threshold, not an arbitrary number
DECKHAND PRO
Unlock the predictive intelligence:
• Failure-mode detection — catches impeller wear, thermostat drift, and alternator sag as they develop
• Predictive Health Engine — trend slopes, wear factor, cruise-band analysis
• Engine Diagnostics — RPM distribution, health trends, oil-vs-RPM correlation
• Unlimited trip history — every voyage preserved, charted, searchable
• Resale PDF report — the Carfax equivalent for your hull
• Adaptive alerts — service reminders that know how hard you actually run the engine
$9.99/month or $59.99/year. Cancel anytime. Free tier includes the live dashboard, your 5 most recent trips, and basic alerts.
WORKS WITH
Deckhand connects to Navico-family multifunction displays (Simrad, Lowrance, B&G) built from 2015 forward, using the GoFree Tier 2 protocol over WiFi. No adapters, no dongles — just your phone and your MFD on the same network. Works with Mercury and Yamaha engines routed through a compatible display.
WHY DECKHAND
Boat engines don't have check-engine lights. They have gauges you glance at, sensors that fail silently, and a service schedule that assumes you run at 3200 RPM in freshwater. Deckhand replaces that with real data — from your actual engine, in your actual water, at your actual throttle — and turns it into intelligence you can act on before something breaks.
Built by a boat owner. Made in San Diego.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & Reviews
The developer, Elias Alamat, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Elias Alamat
- Size
- 70.2 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Deckhand Pro $59.99
- Deckhand Pro — Monthly $9.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Elias Alamat