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25.05.2021 23:00:20
If it's not equipped with the sensor how do I turn off the error message. here
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If it's not equipped with the sensor how do I turn off the error message. here
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If its the same as on a outboard lower unit, it's probably plugged up. Look for a small hole just above the bullet on your out drive. If it picked up a piece of weed it may still have pressure on it and the smartcraft gauge knows you can't be doing 50mph at 600 rpm. Clean it out with a paper clip. You may have to trace the tube back and disconect it then blow it out with compressed air. That's what we do on Merc outboards and it should be similar. If you go the compressed air route make darn sure the gauge is disconnected or you may ruin it. [links]
You were correct there was not one installed. I had to reset the smartcraft and set it to station 2 and the error message went away. Thanks [links]
Once you have these items at hand, installing a speedometer on your boat should be quite a straightforward action.
Pitot tube speedometers are the second most popular option – and aside from some extra hicks, they are also quite easy to install. Here is how you install this type of speedometer on your boat. more
Figure out where you want the transducer to go through the hull. The area should have a relatively clean flow of water, and it should not be placed behind a rudder, keel, propeller, or any other appendages. With that decided, take the boat out of the water and drill a hole through the hull where the transducer will go. [links]
When installing a GPS speedometer, you first need to find a good spot on the instrument panel of the boat. Drill a hole in the boat’s panel, and then insert the speedometer there, securing its mounting bracket on the back of the panel. You should be able to find that information in the manual of the speedometer.
When you install a speedometer, there are certain tools that are mandatory for you to have around:
A speedometer will need at least a 12-volt power source. The average GPS speedometer will require a ground connection, along with two 12-volt connections. One will be used for the backlight, whereas the other will be used on the speedometer itself.
Disconnect the pitot tube from the speedometer's barbed connector by grasping the tube firmly near the barbed connector and wiggling the tube while pulling until it slips free of the barbed connector. If it has been secured to the connector with wire ties, cut the ties with wire cutters.
Your boat's speedometer works because a tube, called the pitot tube, blows air into it from underwater. While one end of the pitot tube is underwater, the other end is connected directly to the back of your speedometer by a barb connector, a metal tube with ridges that, when inserted into the plastic pitot tube, holds the tube in place on the connector. When you speed up, the water attempts to enter the pitot tube at the rear of your boat and compresses the air in the tube which in turn passes that increased air pressure to your speedometer and makes the needle indicating your boat's speed rise.
Grasp the old pitot tube firmly and pull the old pitot tube back into the boat. Since the ends of the two tubes are butted together and secured with duct tape, as you pull the old tube back into the boat, it will carry the new tube with it. Continue to pull until you have enough new tubing to reach the back of the speedometer without it becoming a cosmetic or tripping hazard.
Butt the end of the new pitot tube to the end of the old pitot tube and wrap the joint formed thereby with two layers of duct tape, beginning your wrap at the center and continuing away from the center, spiraling around the tube for a distance of 2 feet from the butt joint. Continue spiral wrapping the duct back toward the center, continuing past the center for a distance of 2 feet. here
Based on my experiences with both, I agree with Bayman's summary.
Re: Pitot tube or paddle wheel speedo. which is more accurate more
Fewer and fewer boats are coming with factory-installed speedometers since they aren't that accurate and clog easily, and most people have GPS.<br /><br />Only issue with GPS is it gives you speed over ground. If you boat in an area of significant currents, as I do, you have to keep that it mind - it will tell you how much progress you are making, but not how the engine is performing relative to the current. more