- Joined
- Oct 1, 2007
- Messages
- 7,331
- Location
- Texas
- Vessel Name
- Floatsome & Jetsome
- Vessel Make
- Meridian 411
Hey, there was even a pun in that title.
My OEM gauges were not really working all that well and looked like crap and some were even falling INTO the panel. SO I thought it was time to replace them. Due to faulty readings I also got new senders and rewired the whole damn thing from the engines to the flybridge. I say "I"....a close friend is a marine electrician so he is doing the work. I am just providing moral support....and Money!!! We are also adding the "Turbocator" gauge from Seaboard that displays boost and EGT. Anyone with Cummins engines(mechanical) should do this as it is very easy. The tap for the pyro is right there aft of the exhaust flange. And the boost tap is right on top of the engine on the intake manifold. The hardest part is simply getting the wire to the gauge. I am learning a lot about wire runs on boat from down below to the flybridge. Quite a daunting task but not too bad overall. You can say what you want about boat like Carver, but the guys that built the boat were thinking...and making sure you had access to things. Of course some access is compromised simply by the fact that it is a boat. Anyway, looking forward to getting this thing back together and taking it for a ride!!!
First photo is one of the panels. Second one is the very particular job that my friend does with his wiring up on the flybridge! Definitely a step above OEM!!!
My OEM gauges were not really working all that well and looked like crap and some were even falling INTO the panel. SO I thought it was time to replace them. Due to faulty readings I also got new senders and rewired the whole damn thing from the engines to the flybridge. I say "I"....a close friend is a marine electrician so he is doing the work. I am just providing moral support....and Money!!! We are also adding the "Turbocator" gauge from Seaboard that displays boost and EGT. Anyone with Cummins engines(mechanical) should do this as it is very easy. The tap for the pyro is right there aft of the exhaust flange. And the boost tap is right on top of the engine on the intake manifold. The hardest part is simply getting the wire to the gauge. I am learning a lot about wire runs on boat from down below to the flybridge. Quite a daunting task but not too bad overall. You can say what you want about boat like Carver, but the guys that built the boat were thinking...and making sure you had access to things. Of course some access is compromised simply by the fact that it is a boat. Anyway, looking forward to getting this thing back together and taking it for a ride!!!
First photo is one of the panels. Second one is the very particular job that my friend does with his wiring up on the flybridge! Definitely a step above OEM!!!