Tomcat fixes and questions

Sea Duck,
The current incarnation of the navman is the NORTHSTAR F210.

The Lowrance can be used with either a 2" or 4" display: LMF 200 or 400 (2" or 4") plus the E P 10 fuel flow (also EP 20 tank guage level, if desired. The guages will read all sorts of information: NMEA 2000 data: paddlewheel speed, GPS speed, tachometer, battery voltage, alternator voltage, engine temperature, water pressure, engine oil pressure, fuel pressure, boost pressure, transmission oil pressure, atmospheric pressure, temperature, depth, engine loads, engine hours, fuel flow, fuel economy, fuel remaining, fuel used, fuel range, trip fuel used, seasonal fuel used, engine synchronizer, fluid level, GPS position, trim tab position, engine trim position, and engine alarms and of showing data in the following page formats: single digital, dual digital, quad digital, single analog, dual analog, quad analog, trim tab, engine diagnostics, engine trim, and engine without a Fuel Flow E.P. with an array of electronic probes, including fluid level, temp, speed,
 
Ted,

Sorry to hear about the short season up there.

Did I remind you that one of the dash rocker switches, near the "cabin lights", "Anchor Light" switch area Rocks from PORT TO STARBOARD? That is what switches the Honda fuel gauge to one tank or the other. Maybe that is why you can only see one tank's level.

I think the Honda gauges are pretty good since I had the factory wire them to have the backlight "ON" all the time the engines are "on". They were pretty difficult to read in bright cloudy days from all the reflections.

As has been noted, the weak spot is the speed reading. I have a paddle wheel on mine and it can get interrupted or slowed down by weeds, etc., in the water. At times it says I'm going 20 mph when stopped! Soooo some odd things are possible. Most of the time it reads well at and above moderate speeds. As Warren noted, the actual fuel flow seems to be very accurate, so we go with that for total gallons used (to check fuel gauge readings) and gallons per hour for efficiency in engine settings. Super slow speeds require us to figure gallons per hour against the gps distance made good to figure economy.

I guess most ppl know that the center anchor locker drains to port and starboard thru small hoses into the side lockers which, in turn, have small hoses leading overboard on each side. As such, some false bottom or waterproof container would be needed if one keeps clothing in these areas. Some have run a hose all the way from the center thru the side lockers and out the outlets, but that would have to be a larger tube and could clog more easily. Since some water can be thrown into the side lockers by the windlass, seas and storms, you still do not have totally waterproof lockers there, but that is OK with me. I like the current setup. Thanks Brent, for asking for the partitions!

John
 
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