Where to Position Your Camera

Choosing the right location for your MoorMesh camera is crucial for reliable security and minimizing false alarms. While the Reolink Go Plus is fully weatherproof and can be mounted anywhere, we strongly recommend mounting your primary camera inside the cabin of your boat.

Here is why an internal cabin mount is the most effective setup for MoorMesh.

The Benefits of an Internal Mount

Mounting the camera inside the cabin provides several distinct advantages over an external deck or mast mount:

1. Fewer False Alarms: The biggest challenge with boat security is the constant movement of the environment. Cameras mounted on deck are frequently triggered by passing boats, waves, birds, or loose rigging moving in the wind. Inside the cabin, the environment is static. If the camera detects a person inside your locked cabin, it is almost certainly a genuine intrusion.
2. Protection from the Elements: While the camera is weatherproof, keeping it inside protects the lens from salt spray, rain, and condensation, ensuring you always have a clear view when an alert is triggered.
3. Maximum Siren Deterrent: The Reolink camera features a built-in siren that sounds when an intruder is detected. In the confined space of a boat cabin, this siren is piercingly loud and highly disorienting. If the camera is mounted externally up a mast or on a rail, the sound dissipates quickly in the open air and is far less effective as a deterrent.

What About the Solar Panel?

If you are using the Reolink Solar Panel to keep your camera charged, you might assume you need to mount the camera externally or drill holes through the deck to run the cable. Fortunately, this is not necessary.

We have found that placing the solar panel facing outward against an internal cabin window provides more than enough sunlight to keep the camera fully charged year-round. This allows you to maintain a completely wire-free, zero-drilling installation while still benefiting from continuous solar power.

Can I Mount Cameras Externally?

Yes. The MoorMesh system supports multiple cameras, and you are absolutely free to add secondary cameras mounted externally on the deck, cockpit, or mast.

If you choose to mount a camera externally, you will need to be much more careful with your motion detection settings to avoid being overwhelmed by false alarms caused by the natural movement of the boat and surrounding water.

(Note: We will be publishing a separate guide on how to manage and reduce false alarms for external cameras.)

Updated on: 28/03/2026