We bought the Eartech 2-way headphones last year from Amazon. WE also bought an extra set of batteries so we are sure to always have a fully charged pair.
https://www.amazon.com/Eartec-UL2S-...ocphy=9033278&hvtargid=pla-567985932896&psc=1
Has really reduced the stress of departure and docking. Pricey, but worth it!
+1 for hand signals for anchoring and mooring. Even though the distance between flybridge and fordeck is short on our boat, and conversation easy, we find hand signals more intuitive and definitive. There are only a few signals that need to be communicated. I cannot think of one that is better communicated via words vs hand signals.Never had them,
Hand signals have always worked
Been a long time in boats together, it becomes instinctive
If there's an issue a few steps out and we talk.
You can see the distance from helm to anchor in avatar.
Totally agree they are useful for docking. The OP was focused on mooring, and I took care to limit comments to anchoring and mooring.Hand signals work fine for us for anchoring. Docking is where headsets might come in handy. If I have the center windshield open, we can talk if plans change or anything while docking, but if it's closed, we can't hear each other, so headsets would sometimes come in handy. That said, the good ones are expensive enough that I can't justify the cost relative to how often we'd need them and other things that money could be spent on.
So quick question on the Eartecs: can you use the one headphone on either ear? Every illustration I’ve seen has it set up to be on the right ear, but my right ear doesn’t really work.