Outboard install is off and running! Video and GPS reading!

[icemanbryan]

Bryan I like this gauge http://www.floscan.com/html/blue/series ... p?sid=15or this one http://www.floscan.com/html/blue/series ... php?sid=14

Don't hesitate to call them and ask questions, I did before and after I bought mine, very nice and helpful people.

Thanks Scott, I appreciate the help.
Looks like my outboard guy David will be doing the work for me.
I really do not have the time and it is what he does, really a win win all around.
I will call  Floscan Friday, I will post up before I buy to get some help.
I spoke to Prop gods and he recommended a Inertia 17 pitch 3 blade.
I was thinking about 4 blade for a little smoother ride.

Any opinions one way or the other?

[seabob4]

Try what Ken recommends first, then go from there...

[icemanbryan]

Ken was funny.
I asked about the correct props w boat motor combo.
He said 3 blade
I asked him about 4 blades being smoother.
He said not really but, lots of people say their boat is smoother w 4 blades

[Aswaff400]

i know its been mentioned before somewhere on how to lift a motor from a shipping crate, but heres a pic i took today right from a Yamaha F250 shipping crate, simple and straight forward...

[seabob4]

Well Aaron, that's all fine and dandy if Bryan was hanging a pair of F250s on his Osprey!  

J/K, my friend.  There are a bunch of ways to lift a bunch of different motors, the real key is just use common sense and great care.  Interesting about Yams. The F150 has lift rings on the centerline fore and aft.  Trust me (learned this back in 2000), you BETTER leave it attached to the bottom of the crate when you lift it, because of the placement of the rings, that beetch will roll on you in a heartbeat (learned that... )!!  Yet the V6's have rings above each of the cylinder heads, they come straight up easy as pie.  You'd figure those smart Yam engineers would've thought about that on the 150...

And I love the torque callout on the lift ring...pure CYA right there!!!

[Bergertime]

Bryan,

Although Double Trouble's twin flowscan guage looks very nice I would do what was suggested by another.  Purchase two NMEA flow sensors and hook them up to your plotter rigging them along with your engines.  It will keep you from cutting more holes at the helm plus most modern plotters allow you to display more info than just GPH (MPG, Total fuel burned, remaining fuel, fuel level etc.).  You will need a NMEA starter kit (I just got one off Ebay for $60 and two NMEA flow sensors.  Based on the research that I have done I know Garmin and Lowrwance make them (NMEA is universal - Brand agnostic) and they run about $140 a piece if you shop around.  With two flow sensors you will need one additional NMAA backbone piece besides what comes in the starter kit.  Some good vids on Youtube that show how to set up the network.  It's very simple.  Good luck!

PS - I have a sensor being gifted to me so I will be installing mine here in the coming weeks. Im putting the NMEA network in this weekend in prep for the sensor.  Good luck!


B

[icemanbryan]

Awesome, thanks for the information, I appreciate the information.
I will look into the NMEA options I have with my head unit.

[Bergertime]

Bryan -

Here is a pic of my NMEA network.  The only thing that is missing is 1 additional t-connector (backbone) piece which will connect to the two there in the same way (vertical).   The yellow wire is 12v power to the backbone and the other runs up to the top of my helm to connect into my Garmin unit.  All that is left is the install of the flow sensor and running the wire back to an additional backbone piece.  Hope this helps.

Bruce

[seabob4]

Bryan, I'm doing a total Garmin package on the Pursuit right now, (2) MFDs, NMEA GPS puck, AP, and (2) Garmin NMEA 2K VHFs. so I have quite a few tees, (2) 2K power drops, a couple termination resistors, and a REALLY long backbone if you need them...

[seabob4]

The Garmin network consists of 8 tees, and of course, 2 termination resistors.  Threw everything together temporarily so I could make sure all the units were talking with each other and were happy...



(2) Garmin 4210 MFDs, (2) Garmin 200 VHFs, the GPS antenna, the AP display, the AP course computer, and the power drop.  The radar and sounder module input their data through ethernet cables.

Looks pretty sharp at night...



And they all talk happily with each other...

[icemanbryan]

The console looks great.

[futch13]

Do they make 90's so you can bend it around a corner????    

[seabob4]

Well sure they do Loye...http://www.starmarinedepot.com/maretron ... 7Aod7h8APg

Just a little pricey when all this stuff comes with the units...

[futch13]

Just trying to figure out how to get all that under a console in a boat that's not 10' wide          

[icemanbryan]

Just trying to figure out how to get all that under a console in a boat that's not 10' wide          

Bob is the  :king:
He can do it.