DGF Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Hey guys i bought my boat few months ago the gauges dont seem to work except the RPM gauge, now recently ive lifted the floor to check ym fuel tank as i wanted the fuel gauge to work as its the most important to me now to my suprise there was no wiring at all to it and the sender unit well didnt look too good, does anyone know of a mobile marine electrician or somone who can fix up my gauges without having to bring it there ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusky Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 My broth in law & I had a sparky issues last month & we ended up doing Google a search & came up with a few or just call Huett Marine They are good for advice or the fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REBSS Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Hi, im by far the sharpest tool in the shed but had the same prob as you. A new fuel sender is fairly inexpensive and quite easy to fit. Basic boat wiring is quite easy with an $20 multimeter.I did a web search under boat wiring and found easy to follow diagrams to print off. Its really not as complicated as it seems at first. There are also a few books around on boat wiring which are quite good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar Up Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Don't trust standard fuel gauges and sender units. Spend a little more and get a meter that measures the consumption of fuel with a simple inline connection in the fuel line to measure the flow. Accurate as then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mik Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Don't trust standard fuel gauges and sender units. Spend a little more and get a meter that measures the consumption of fuel with a simple inline connection in the fuel line to measure the flow. Accurate as then What he said In line is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roosterman Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 What he said In line is the way to go. gota agree 110%... inline is the way to go,mine is hooked up to my navman plotter/sounder and the info i get is invaluable.. simple trim and rpm and watching my fuel used helped me get home once when i was very low on fuel and still learning consumption on new rig.. also litres left is more accurate as boat lists/gets ass heavy etc and sender may not just move correctly in tank etc... jmho.. cheers....steve..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGF Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 (edited) i see so where can i find these inline fuel meters would any boating store have them ? also i just use the gauge as a rough estimate but if i am going to head offshore i really wanna know how much fuel is there and how much was used etc.. Edited February 18, 2010 by DGF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 i see so where can i find these inline fuel meters would any boating store have them ? also i just use the gauge as a rough estimate but if i am going to head offshore i really wanna know how much fuel is there and how much was used etc.. DGF Google "Fuel flow meters" there are lots of options. Navman appear to be popular. Large marine outlets sell fuel gauges so give them a call Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGF Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 Yikes ive seen those are around the 300 mark :/ anyone know of a cheaper alternative with the fuel flow meters ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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