where does everyone put all the gauges

[scottnjay]

I love this site and you have all taught me a lot, but I read of trim gauges, water pressure gauges, and temp gauges. Why do they all go. I have a fuel, tach, speed, and voltage gauge, and no more room on the dash. Where to all these gauges go? Do you just decide to stick with the original number and loose the ones that aren't as important? And which ones are the most important?

 

[Tufan]

Re: where does everyone put all the gauges

Well, you dont have to have a trim indicator, you can just feel the boat really...<br />I'd would not let go the temp gauge.<br /><br />There are also gauges that has multiple functions attached.

 

[jtexas]

Re: where does everyone put all the gauges

gauges? we don need no stinking gauges!<br /><br />

 

[Solittle]

Re: where does everyone put all the gauges

If I were designing a new dash I would include:<br /><br />Tachometer<br />Volt meter for condition of charging & battery<br />Cooling water temperature<br />Fuel<br />Water pump pressure <br /><br /><br />Optional:<br /><br />Speedo - usually useless<br />Trim - Often does not work + use your eyes

 

[JB]

Re: where does everyone put all the gauges

Don' need no stinkin' speedometer. Got GPS.<br />Don' need no stinkin' voltmeter. Got sonar that reads battery voltage.<br />Don' need no stinkin' fuel guage, It's on the tank.<br /><br />Need tach, temp and something to fill the holes where the stuff I don' need would go.

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: where does everyone put all the gauges

That's right, JB. My fishfinder reads speed, along with my GPS, reads volts, water temp and I can peek back at the fuel tank to see how much I have. But I do have a fuel gauge that was already there....Of course, the Tach is a must have.