GoFastr
Cool Runnings
- Jan 20, 2016
- 165
- Boat Info
- 2003 Sea Ray 270 SunDeck MX 6.2L MPI w/Bravo III
Tow: 2012 Ford F150 Raptor SVT
- Engines
- Mercruiser MX 6.2L MPI w/Bravo III
I hope everyone had some time to relax and enjoy the holidays with family. May the New Year be prosperous in both health and boats for you!
Ok, so I purchased the Garmin 840xs along with a mid range chirp transducer GT15M-IH which is the In-Hull glue to the inside hull type. Plus I purchased the Mercury OEM Engine NMEA 2000 Gateway Module Part # 84-8M0105243 so hopefully it will convert the Mercruiser data into NMEA 2000 data which can be displayed on my new Garmin 840xs.
My boat does not have digital gauges but between the Speedometer and Tachometer it does have the OEM SmartCraft SC1000 System Monitor gauge that displays all kinds of engine and sterndrive data and OEM transducer depth info. I want to keep all of this OEM setup working and also display whatever data I can onto the Garmin 840xs screen because it is a lot bigger and easier to see than on the little 2 inch SC1000 gauge.
How does all of this connect to get this to work like I want it?
The Gateway comes with some sort of Tee connector but will there be a junction box behind the helm to connect into the OEM SC1000 gauge in order to feed the data to the Garmin?
I don't want to pull apart everything until I have all of the correct cables and connectors. I would have to order any missing parts as there are no places that sell that stuff here on island.
Thanks for any help and advice from someone who might have done this before with the OEM system too.
Ok, so I purchased the Garmin 840xs along with a mid range chirp transducer GT15M-IH which is the In-Hull glue to the inside hull type. Plus I purchased the Mercury OEM Engine NMEA 2000 Gateway Module Part # 84-8M0105243 so hopefully it will convert the Mercruiser data into NMEA 2000 data which can be displayed on my new Garmin 840xs.
My boat does not have digital gauges but between the Speedometer and Tachometer it does have the OEM SmartCraft SC1000 System Monitor gauge that displays all kinds of engine and sterndrive data and OEM transducer depth info. I want to keep all of this OEM setup working and also display whatever data I can onto the Garmin 840xs screen because it is a lot bigger and easier to see than on the little 2 inch SC1000 gauge.
How does all of this connect to get this to work like I want it?
The Gateway comes with some sort of Tee connector but will there be a junction box behind the helm to connect into the OEM SC1000 gauge in order to feed the data to the Garmin?
I don't want to pull apart everything until I have all of the correct cables and connectors. I would have to order any missing parts as there are no places that sell that stuff here on island.
Thanks for any help and advice from someone who might have done this before with the OEM system too.