The M22 is a 7″ waterproof Android display for your cockpit. Run the Nauti-Control app on it for your instruments and autopilot, and run Navionics, Savvy Navvy or OpenCPN on the same screen. It wires into the boat’s 12 V or 24 V supply and lives on a pushpit or grab rail, so your phone can stay in your pocket.
In the video, Phil unboxes one and runs through it on our SeaTalk test bench.
What Is the M22?
It’s an Android 13 tablet built for outside: an IP67 display, a 1024 × 600 touch screen that goes up to 800 nits, and a sun hood. Phil ran one on his Trapper for a full season in the Irish rain, with no leaks.
- 7″ touch screen, up to 800 nits, with a sun hood
- Android 13 with the Google Play Store
- Waterproof display (IP67)
- Powered from the boat: 12-24 V DC, no internal battery to charge
- GPS antenna included
- Quick disconnect: leave the wiring on the boat and take the screen home
In the Box
The display, a ball-joint arm with a tube clamp for a pushpit, guardrail or grab rail, a power lead with an inline 12-24 V converter, and an external GPS antenna. The quick start guide has the wiring diagram.
Your Instruments and Autopilot at the Helm
The Nauti-Control app connects to your ST Wireless or N2K Wireless controller over Bluetooth. On the M22 you get:
- A dashboard you arrange yourself: heading, depth, wind, boat speed, course, rudder and more. In portrait it switches to two columns.
- Autopilot control: Standby, Auto, Wind, Track and 1° / 10° course changes, where your pilot supports them. The app shows the pilot’s own mode and its set heading next to your heading.
Your Chart Apps on the Same Screen
The M22 runs the Google Play Store, so you can install the marine apps you already use. In the video Phil shows Savvy Navvy and Navionics, and Navionics side by side with the Nauti-Control autopilot in Android’s split screen. OpenCPN runs on it too. Each app needs its own account or charts.
Your Nauti-Control controller can also send its instrument data to chart apps over its own Wi-Fi (TCP, 192.168.1.1, port 8091, NMEA). While the M22 is on the controller’s Wi-Fi it has no internet, so download your charts first.
Coming in the New Year
Version 4 of the Nauti-Control apps is on its way, with new race features. The M22 is a cheap way to get those dashboards out into the cockpit too.
Price and Bundle
The M22 is £170 + VAT (£204) with free UK postage and a 12-month return-to-base warranty. Buy it with an ST Wireless or N2K Wireless controller and you get 10% off the display and any remotes, applied automatically in your basket.
Questions? Leave a comment on the video or email admin@nauti-control.com.
The M22 and Nauti-Control are supplementary aids, not safety-critical navigation equipment. Keep a proper lookout.
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