I am thinking about putting a camera and monitor in the Scarab. Anybody have some ideas of what would be a decent brand that won't break the bank and has good imagery?

Thanks.

Chuck

So people in the cockpit can watch whats goin on in the cabin??????

Actually, that's a legit question - insofar as...what is your intended purpose?

Are you recording ahead? Behind? Underwater? (don't laugh, you can buy those B&W underwater cameras wit a monitor for just over $100 and they are actually kind of a fun toy...)

Sanyo makes a new waterproof digital camera that even works underwater to 5' - that's not a lot, but if it gets wet in the boat, you're still good to go. It's here.

I can't see if it has a female screw-receptacle in the bottom though - which you would need if you're going to mount it in any way.

Permanently mounting a camera may not be the way to go, either...since the boat will always be bumping around, and a hand-held may give you better results. They offer image-stabilization, too - and 640x480 resolution is OK for TV and better than most YouTube videos.

Good luck - if you get videos - post 'em!

LOL!!!!

That's a good one dude. I actually want it for the front of the boat for people sitting on the rear seat in the cockpit. The bow of my boat sits up high and also has the glass windshield which is kind of hard to see out of from the back.

I imagine there will be some inside videos as well so a detachable camera would be better.

Thanks for the info bro. I will check those out.
All vids will be posted for sure!!!

Chuck