 |
14 October 2012, 16:31
|
#1
|
|
Member
Country: Belgium
Town: Brussel
Boat name: UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Make: Home Made
Length: 7m +
Engine: 2x 225 OPTI's
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 73
|
Smartcraft + Gps +NMEA
Hi everybody,
I own a Mercury 200 BHP optimax from 2000 ...
I have to change all the gauges ....
My consol is nearly ready ... I would like to buy Gauges, Gps, Vhf but all these things need to work togheter ....
I just need a Chartplotter, no Radar , no Fish finder
Any advises, tips ?
A List with all the components needed ....would be great ....
Cheers
Ben
__________________
|
|
|
|
14 October 2012, 16:49
|
#2
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Hissing Sid
Make: Ross Smith Cobra
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200HP Optimax
MMSI: 235038046
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 3,804
|
Use the smartcraft guages if you can get some.
Cookee had some for sale a little while ago...
|
|
|
|
|
14 October 2012, 16:55
|
#3
|
|
Member
Country: Belgium
Town: Brussel
Boat name: UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Make: Home Made
Length: 7m +
Engine: 2x 225 OPTI's
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 73
|
ok but what about the GPS ? Do I need to buy the Garmin GMI 10 + Garmin GPSMAP 700 or only buy the GPSMAP700 + mercury smartcraft gauges ? Need an interface ?
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
14 October 2012, 17:43
|
#4
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Hissing Sid
Make: Ross Smith Cobra
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200HP Optimax
MMSI: 235038046
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 3,804
|
With your older motor you are better off sticking with the nmea interface as I'm not sure it will work with the newer networked stuff.
|
|
|
|
|
14 October 2012, 19:25
|
#5
|
|
Member
Country: Belgium
Town: Brussel
Boat name: UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Make: Home Made
Length: 7m +
Engine: 2x 225 OPTI's
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 73
|
If anybody rigged Mercury smartcraft with NMEA + GSP ?
I'm waiting for your opinion
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
14 October 2012, 20:56
|
#6
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
Engine: twin 225Opti/50hp 2t
MMSI: 235067688
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 3,030
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Faster Than Ever
If anybody rigged Mercury smartcraft with NMEA + GSP ?
I'm waiting for your opinion
|
What's your question exactly?
|
|
|
|
|
15 October 2012, 14:43
|
#7
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: Wildheart
Make: Humber/Delta Seasafe
Length: 5m +
Engine: Merc 60 Clamshell
MMSI: 235068449
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 4,670
|
I think you are asking how do i connect the whole lot up?
GPS Will either have the antenna built into the plotter unit or have a separate pod that will plug into the NMEA bus.
Search Google for "NMEA 2000" for a high level explanation as to how the 2k works.
Unless the engine "talks" NMEA 2k chances are the two systems will be independent of each other.
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
15 October 2012, 16:53
|
#8
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
Engine: twin 225Opti/50hp 2t
MMSI: 235067688
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 3,030
|
I thought he was more asking what to buy but difficult to answer without knowing what he's hoping to achieve.
Mercs only talk to N2k through a gateway and they're very expensive. And with only limited smartcraft data available on a year 2000 motor he wouldnt see much benefit.
Best off with just a pair of SC1000 smartcraft gauges and an independant plotter. There is an nmea 0183 input on the smartcraft which can be connected to a gps/plotter which I think would give litres per nautical mile etc.
|
|
|
|
|
15 October 2012, 17:10
|
#9
|
|
Member
Country: Belgium
Town: Brussel
Boat name: UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Make: Home Made
Length: 7m +
Engine: 2x 225 OPTI's
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 73
|
Thanks martini...
Not easy with old smartcraft engine ...
I ll take à GMI10 ....
Thanks for your comments
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
15 October 2012, 17:16
|
#10
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
Engine: twin 225Opti/50hp 2t
MMSI: 235067688
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 3,030
|
GMI 10 is just a small display, won't tell you anything on it's own.
|
|
|
|
|
15 October 2012, 17:28
|
#11
|
|
RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,957
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by martini
GMI 10 is just a small display, won't tell you anything on it's own.
|
They do when connected to NMEA 2000 though... 
|
|
|
|
|
15 October 2012, 17:33
|
#12
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
Engine: twin 225Opti/50hp 2t
MMSI: 235067688
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 3,030
|
Then it wouldnt be on it's own, would it! 
|
|
|
|
|
16 October 2012, 18:27
|
#13
|
|
Member
Country: Belgium
Town: Brussel
Boat name: UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Make: Home Made
Length: 7m +
Engine: 2x 225 OPTI's
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 73
|
;-)
Thanks guy
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
25 October 2012, 14:26
|
#14
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: Wildheart
Make: Humber/Delta Seasafe
Length: 5m +
Engine: Merc 60 Clamshell
MMSI: 235068449
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 4,670
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Faster Than Ever
Not easy with old smartcraft engine ...
|
Try it with a Clamshell! 
Depending what you want to achieve, Lowrance and various other electronics companies do NMEA2K "engine sensor interfaces" to allow you to display the output of old analog sensors on an NMEA display.
In my case for almost double what the engine's worth! 
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 15:53.
Into the Red
Ro Row
