Speedometers?
Speedometers?
Why do manufactures continue to waste money by installing speedometers on boats? I have yet to own a boat, or been on someones elses boat, that one works. Yep they say you need to clean out the entrance port and it will work for a few minutes (when it cloggs right back up). I don't understand why they even bother installing them. I think just about everyone now a days uses GPS anyway. What a waste.
Last edited by Grape Ape on Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Speedometers?
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BrianVieau
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I agree completely. What we need is a simple round speedo that fits the standard dash hole, but is GPS based. There could be a small antenna mounted on top of the dash. It could be digital or analog.
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Yea I had mine on my red boat and I went 75+!!!Mike wrote:So they can tell you your boat does 75+
LOL I wish...
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On my boat...back when my boat worked that is, the speedometer worked just fine and was consistant with my hand held GPS unit. A WHOPPING 55MPH!! Not once did I have to clean it out in the 2+ years the motor was working! And Im sure if it was still working the speedometer would work today as well!
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Jason C. wrote:On my boat...the speedometer worked just fine and was consistant with my hand held GPS unit.!
DITTO !!
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The speedo on our boat always tends to be 4-5 mph faster than the true GPS. An IPod docking station would be cool in that spot of the dash.
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Rod Martin
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Re: Speedometers?
mines right on the money, 43 on gps is just below 45 on the speedo, has worked fine from day 1 
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They do, Gaffrig, Loversi, Norscog both in analog and digital. (SP).BrianVieau wrote:I agree completely. What we need is a simple round speedo that fits the standard dash hole, but is GPS based. There could be a small antenna mounted on top of the dash. It could be digital or analog.
I have one in my boat. The antenna is on a ledge under the dash.
If you have a fish finder with GPS you already have a digital speedo built into it.
I don't know enough, to leave well enough alone.
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Horace you dont need any speedometer just a throttle indicator of slow and fast, those are the only 2 speeds you know HA!, you put seat belts in that new rig of yours yet?
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If you have a Lowrance GPS just hit the Exit button a couple times and a speedo pops up on the screen
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