See the current installation guide here.
This is for the latest model nebolink, which we are currently shipping.
Dimensions: 126 x 80 x 27 mm (4.96 x 3.15 x 1.06″)
Weight: 170g
IP/IK Rating: Ultra-rugged and waterproof IP68 and IK08-rated housing ensures the nebolink can withstand impact, fine dust, and brief submersion
External wires: 10 wire harness but only 2 wires required for install (red and black), 1m Length
Operating Temperature: -30°C to +60°C (connected to external power). At < 0°C and > +40°C the internal backup battery will not be charged as a safety precaution due to the dangers associated with charging batteries at extreme temperatures.
Cellular Antenna: Internal
GPS Antenna: Internal
3-Axis Accelerometer: 3-Axis Accelerometer to detect movement, acceleration, high G-force events, and more
Diagnostic LED: Diagnostic LED (red) indicates operation status
Flash Memory: Store weeks of records if device is out of cellular coverage. Storage capacity for over 10 days of continuous 30-second logging.
On-Board Speed & Heading: The device continuously monitors speed and heading
See the current installation guide here.
Unfortunately, nebolink does not work in The Caribbean, including The Bahamas. Due to the IoT communications infrastucture in these countries not being compatible (yet).
You have two options while in The Bahamas and the rest of the Caribbean.
1. Switch to manual voyage logging
This is done by removing the nebolink's details from your boat's profile in the app.
You should do this before you begin your Bahamas voyage.
Now you will log voyages manually on the app, as if there were no nebolink on your boat.
For a guide on how to do this, see the FAQ:
Nebolink > How do I remove the nebolink from my nebo boat
2. Continue with nebolink offline
A nebolink can collect and store voyage data for up to two weeks - even without cell tower connectivity.
So if you are only in the Bahamas for two weeks the nebolink can store your Bahamas voyage data and will upload all of it when you return to the US (when the nebolink establishes a network connection).
This has been done successfully in the past, although it is not completely risk free.
A downside to this is that while you are in the Bahamas your position on the nebo map will be fixed somewhere off the coast of the US. This will be the point at which you lost cell phone tower network connection.
Please note: Starlink cannot prevent the nebolink device from going offline in The Caribbean. The nebolink connects to the internet via cell tower signal only, it can not use the local area network created by Starlink.
This is not the complete list, but if you see your desired country on this list we expect nebolink to work there.
NOTE: this is the list for the latest model nebolink, which we are currently shipping.
Unfortunately, nebolink does not work in The Caribbean, including The Bahamas, nor Mexico. Due to the IoT communications infrastucture in these countries not being compatible (yet).
Please see FAQ: General Enquiries > Sold my boat and want to transfer nebolink ownership
Approximately 50mA when moving.
Approximately 60mA while the internal battery is charging (1100mAh LiPo internal backup battery pack).
The nebolink has intelligent power management and the device enters sleep mode when boat is inactive to prevent battery drain. The sleep mode current is less than 1mA.
The nebolink has more external wires than just the red, black and white. However, only the red, black and white wires are useable at this time.
All of the other wires should be considered redundant for now. They can simply be ignored or taped up for protection.
The red and black wires are required to supply power the the nebolink.
The white wire is optional. For more info on the white wire read FAQ: Nebolink > Alternative voyage start detection (white wire)
Your nebolink contains an accelerometer that is used to detect movement and to start logging a voyage.
In some cases the accelerometer may be slow to detect movement, resulting in late voyage starts.
In these cases a solution is to connect the white wire to a DC circuit that is live only when your boat is underway. Your nebolink will detect voltage on that circuit and start logging a voyage. It will stop logging when the circuit is no longer live.
If you are experiencing late voyage starts, you may want to consider connecting the white wire to:
IMPORTANT:
There is no need to connect the white wire unless you are experiencing late voyage starts.
The white wire does not provide power to your nebolink.
Never connect the white wire to the same circuit as the red & black wires that provide the nebolink with power.
Please see the FAQ: Nebolink >How do I remove the nebolink from my nebo boat
You are using a nebolink device on your boat, but now you want to revert back to app-only manual logging.
Why? Perhaps you have sold your boat. Or maybe you are in certain parts of the world that do not have modern communications infrastructure.
If you have a nebolink installed, you are able to set up a low battery (low voltage) alert.
If this alert is active, an email will be sent to the skipper's email address when the voltage drops below a threshold.
If you have a nebolink installed on your boat, you will now need to connect the device to your nebo boat in the app.
You will need your nebolink's serial number.
Please find the serial number on a sticker in 3 places: underneath the housing of the nebolink, also on the nebolink circuit board and also on the box (packaging).
In the nebo app:
Yes, but not at all times.
The nebolink can log and store voyage data without cell phone tower signal for approximately 2 weeks (or even more) depending on usage.
However, this data will not be visible in the nebo app untill you are back within range of cell phone tower signal. It is when the nebolink reconnects to the network that your voyages are automatically uploaded to the nebo servers. They are then available to the nebo app for automatic download, and the app will show them in My Locker > Logs.
Also, when the nebolink has no connection to the network, your boat will be shown to others as stationary in its last known position i.e. where it lost cell phone tower signal.
In summary, the nebolink will function as designed, but there will be no updates to what you see on the nebo app untill you are back within range of cell tower signal.
Nebolink is a physical device that can be purchased and installed on your boat.
The nebolink enables:
This is all possible due to leading edge Integrated systems, GPS, accelerometer and mobile networking.
We strongly recommend you do not use this option if you are cruising as a couple because you will end up with voyage logs in one account, but not the other. For couples, it is best to sign into the same account, using email and password sign in (not Google, Apple or Facebook) and add one of you as a crew member
Sometimes it is necessary to add multiple skippers to a boat. If you share ownership of your boat, it is great to have Nebo automatically report on usage.
If each skipper uses Nebo, your Monthly Report will have a section for each skipper, showing their hours, distance traveled etc.
In order for Nebo to correctly report on shared usage, it’s important that your vessel is ‘created’ in Nebo only once. Additional skippers can then be registered to that boat.
Let us presume you have added the vessel to Nebo, and that you now want to add a new skipper.
That is it. When the new skipper restarts Nebo, they will be able to start a voyage using your boat, and you will both receive a monthly report detailing boat usage.
Share your location with fellow boaters or anyone left behind on land.
If you want someone to follow your location you there are two ways:
1. If they have the nebo app - they can just open the app, tap the search icon on the lower right of the screen, type in your boat name or account name and they will see where you are on the nebo map.
2. If the friend does not have the nebo app - you send them the Track Me link:
The rest of the process will be specific to the method/app you have chosen to send out the Track Me link
When the friend receives the link they will be able to click on the link and see a webpage with a map that has just your boat on it.
If you are “underway” they will see your current position, otherwise they will see the position where your last voyage ended.
Try sending the link to yourself and clicking on it.
PLEASE NOTE: Your location will not be updated if you do not have a cellular data connection.
If you have more than one boat set up in Nebo, here is how to switch between boats when starting a voyage in Nebo:
If you are lucky enough to have more than one boat, follow these instructions to add an additional boat in Nebo.
If you have more than one boat, be sure to choose the correct boat from the dropdown menu when you PREPARE FOR VOYAGE
PLEASE NOTE: You can always go back and complete the extra information at a later stage, or edit the existing profile. And you can add as many boats as you like.
This is particularly helpful when you have sold a boat or have set up any ‘test’ boats in your Nebo profile.
Never forget to unplug your shore-power or to take ice again! Create a customized startup list for each of your boats in Nebo.
Go to:
After setting up your Startup Checklist, when you next tap the PREPARE FOR VOYAGE button on the Standby screen, you will see your Startup Checklist under your boat name. Simply click on “Expand” to tick off your list before you get underway. Tap IGNORE if the checklist is not required for this voyage.
This feature helps you remember the critical items that must be addressed before departing the marina or anchorage.
To set up your boat in Nebo:
PLEASE NOTE: You can always go back and complete the extra information at a later stage or edit the existing profile.
Once you have started a voyage, the “Standby” screen becomes the “Underway” screen.
When underway, your boat icon will change from a white dot to a blue boat.
When you are underway, you will no longer see the name tag on your boat. But all others in the community will see your boat name tag (unless you have chosen the Private setting).
The “Underway” screen will give you a lot of information including: a visual of your Track, your speed, two weather forecasts and more.
At the top of the “Underway” screen, on the voyage details card, you will see three vertical dots.
Tap the three vertical dots to:
Once you have started a voyage, the “Standby” screen becomes the “Underway” screen.
When underway, your boat icon will change from a white dot to a blue boat.
When you are underway, you will no longer see the name tag and burgee on your boat. But all others in the community will still see this info (if you have not chosen the Private setting).
To see details of other boats on Nebo:
PLEASE NOTE: you will not see boat details if the boat’s skipper has set their profile to Private and you are not their Nebo Friend.
There are several reasons your boat may not be visible on the map, or not showing up in nebo search results.
NOTE: these points do not apply to boats with a nebolink device. Nebolink boats will normally always show on the map.
You can remove default crew per voyage or permanently.
Remove them per voyage:
OR to remove them from the default list permanently:
If you have crew members that join you on every voyage (or at least very often) then it is a good idea to add them as “Default crew”.
Normal crew members will need to have their names re-typed everytime you want to add them to your crew. Whereas default crew, once added, will automatically be added to every voyage until you remove them.
If they are not joining you on a particular voyage you can uncheck them from the list.
To add default crew:
Whether you START VOYAGE now or not, this crew member will be saved to you default crew member list.
On the nebo app, at the bottom of the Standby screen:
There are two ways to add photos to the nebo app, one while you are in a voyage (underway) and one when you are NOT in a voyage (standby).
This is the method for when you are NOT in a voyage.
There are two ways to add photos to the nebo app, one while you are in a voyage (underway) and one when you are NOT in a voyage (standby).
This is the method for when you are in a voyage.
Share a link to your daily voyage summary via other apps installed on your device:
To make your own notes in your log:
You can add as many or as few notes as you wish while underway. This function is perfect to make note of points of interest, sail changes, engine on/off, crew shift changes etc.
You can make your own weather notes in your log, these observations can be added or edited.
Nebo’s weather is sourced from one of the most accurate third-party sources of hyperlocal weather information. However, it is sometimes nice to be able to add real-time local conditions.
If you would like to edit or add your own weather information, here’s how:
If your voyage summary PDF email did not arrive automatically, or you have lost it, you can have the email resent:
The email should arrive in your email inbox shortly after that.
If you have internet connectivity at the time of saving on your device, you should soon see this voyage appear in My Locker > Logs. If you also chose to share it with your friends it will now also be visible in Feed.
You can control which markers are displayed
You can also report improper markers to Nebo Admin by tapping Report or, if it is one of your markers, edit or delete it.
Nebo Community Markers are locations you can add to the map that help other boaters.
Remember Community Markers should benefit the whole Nebo community. Please do not add selfies or photos of the boat.
Only you and Nebo Admin can delete your markers.
Note that Weather Conditions markers are automatically removed from the map after 2 hours
It is not possible to remove or hide other people’s individual voyages, photos or posts from Feed, but it is possible to remove a person from your friends list and therefore no longer see items in the Feed from them.
To unfriend someone see the FAQ: How to unfriend someone in Nebo
Nebo makes it easy to share your location with fellow boaters or anyone left behind on land.
If you want someone to follow your location you there are two ways:
1. If they have the nebo app - they can just open the app, tap the search icon on the lower right of the screen, type in your boat name and they will see where you are on the nebo map.
2. If your friend does not have the nebo app - you can send them the Track Me link:
When the friend receives the link they will be able to click on the link and see a webpage with a map that has just your boat on it.
If you are “underway” they will see your current position, otherwise they will see the position where your last voyage ended.
Try sending the link to yourself and clicking on it.
PLEASE NOTE: Your location won’t be updated if you don’t have a cellular data connection.
If you no longer want to interact with another Nebo user you can unfriend them.
This person will not know you have unfriended them.
Deleting a voyage is helpful when you have run some ‘test’ voyages or if you simply do not want to keep a particular voyage log for any reason.
To delete a voyage, go to:
Nebo’s Feed is where information you share gets posted. When you save a voyage it will automatically be posted to the Nebo feed (unless you turn this function OFF). Here is how to turn this function off to hide your logs and photos from the Nebo feed:
To not post your photo to Feed see the FAQ: How to take a photo & save it but not share it to the Nebo Feed.
PLEASE NOTE: your voyages and photos are only shared with Nebo users you’ve specifically ‘friended’. Your posts do not get shared to their friends, unless they are also your friends.
To like or comment on your friends’ voyages:
If you have saved a photo or a log with the ‘Share to Feed’ function ON but now want to remove this from the feed, follow these steps to remove a log or photo you have already shared to Feed:
PLEASE NOTE, if the item is a photo you also have the option to delete it:
You may not want all your nebo friends to see a photo that you are saving to a log.
To add a photo while underway and not add it to Feed, on the voyage details card at top of the screen:
This will still include the photo in your log and the voyage summary PDF that is emailed to you, but the photo will not show up to your friends in Feed.
Once you have completed a voyage and clicked STOP VOYAGE (or your nebolink has stopped your voyage automatically), your voyage will be saved into My Locker > Logs. To review your logs in the app simply go to:
NOTE: You will also be emailed your PDF log each day.
Here is how to easily see details of other boats on Nebo, simply go to:
Note that you will not see boat or skipper details if the skipper has chosen to keep them Private.
Use the magnify glass icon at the lower right of the Standby screen to search for boats or Nebo community members.
Nebo has made it even easier to quickly and easily share your boating highlights with your fellow boating friends. To share an experience with your friends:
Note: Anything you post here will be shared only with people that you have ‘friended’ on Nebo. They will see this when they click on their Feed in Nebo.
You are able to delete your nebo (Nebo Global) account in the nebo app by going to My Locker > Profile > Delete Account.
Tap Delete Account.
Then, when you are asked "Are you sure you want to delete your account?" tap DELETE
WARNING: this will permanently delete your account and cannot be undone.
All personally identifiable data is deleted (name, email etc), and any social login IDs.
The deletion of data is immediate and there is no additional retention period.
This is our usual process when a boat changes owner...
1. You will need to remove the nebolink serial number from your boat in the app.
Go to My Locker > Boats
Tap on your boat name
In the Nebolink section, tap DETAILS
Tap REMOVE NEBOLINK (bottom right)
Tap Yes
Tap SAVE BOAT
2. You will need to cancel your nebolink subscription (this ends all further charges).
3. If the new owners wish to use the nebolink, please have them send us a note (info@nebo.global) saying that they have bought your boat, giving their name and email address.
We need the details of the new owners so that we can:
a) Send the link they need to purchase a transfer.
b) give them guidance on how to create an account, boat and add the serial number.
YES, you can still use Nebo to log your voyage whilst you are outside mobile phone range.
Nebo will still be tracking your voyage and will fill in your route as soon as you re-enter mobile coverage again.
However, some features will not be active during periods when you have no mobile phone network, eg:
PLEASE NOTE: other Nebo users will not see your current location - they will see the location just before you lost network coverage.
Some mobile devices have aggressive battery conservation techniques that will force Nebo to sleep in the background, thereby creating a gap in your voyage log. It might be possible for you to adjust these settings on your device’s operating system.
