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Agree! I have the DTS set up correctly now; just wish it'd have been set up properly from the outset. Would have avoided the damage & repair!

Thanks again for the great info. The boat was rigged by a Mercury dealer, but the boat is a Grand Island from Minnesota and I'm in TX. I bought it sight unseen. So far, the boat is about what I'd...

As there are obviously several features I'm not familiar with, are these features of the motor, the throttle control, the SmartCraft controller, or some combination? I have a motor owners manual on...

Thanks Michael. I didn't know it would stop going up when under way, that is a great feature. My last boat had a tilt/trim switch at the bow for when fishing in shallow water. I can't tell you how...

Oh yeah, and find the setting to switch to high resolution.

Sounds like I need to re-try the calibration procedure. To be sure I'm doing it correctly, by "maximum trim angle" you're talking about when the motor is fully trimmed down to where it stops going...

I figured out how to calibrate the trim and it seems to be working now. But, it only shows whole numbers from 0 @ full trim to 5 at full tilt. There's a lot of movement between each number. If...

It is a Smartcraft tach. Shows Smartcraft v9.0 in the digital readout portion of the gauge when it powers up.

There's also a 2" fuel & 2" volt gauge; they appear to connect to the same harness as...

Got it EuropeanAM & thanks for highlighting that; I hadn't noticed it. I have updated the original post with the serial number which is 2B402685.

Also, thanks for noting it's an analog sender. ...

No one?

Is there a better part of the forum to post the trim sender questions?

Thanks again. And thanks for the russelmarine link; like you said, not much discount, but it's still the best bundle price I've seen.

I have a 2017 175 Verado (2B402685). It's a new reman from Mercury (0 hours). I'll be getting an owners manual & shop manual but till they're here, can someone help me with the following:

1....

While I'm at it, is anyone aware of bundle deals? The best I've found so far is:
$1479 for the livescope system (010-01864-00), and
$1800 for the echoMAP Ultra 102sv 10 Inch Chartplotter w/...

Thanks for the quick reply fishin couillon! That sounds like great news -- I actually don't anticipate using both at the same time. My thought is I'd use the SideVu or DownVu while searching for...

My fishing is almost exclusively for

White bass & hybrid stripers
Crappie


For both, the name of the game is find structure (where SideVu would be used), then present baits/lures/jigs...

Thanks guys. Pretty sure that's the way I'm going to go.

I have a Helix 9 at my console connected to a transom mount transducer. I want to use it to control a Terrova riptide (without a built in transducer) using iLink. Then, I want to use a Raymarine...

Thanks Bob. Makes sense. Appreciate the info!

@mactlman - everything I'm reading says the opposite. Empty is about 250 ohms & full is about 32 or 33 ohms. My car sender is the same way. Are you sure? Is Javelin or Faria opposite of most?

Checked the motor & a fuse was blown. Life is good again. Back to sorting the gauge. I did a couple more checks. 1st, purple to ground is +12v so gauge is getting power. Disconnected the pink...

Actually, @CatFan, you pegged it. I just went outside & pulled the cowl off the motor. There's a fuse panel on the motor with 7 10a fuses & a few relays. 6 fuses are colocated; one is by itself...

@greenfshrmn I was following this article. https://www.boatingmag.com/checking-boat-fuel-guages-and-fuel-sending-units/. I'm not a boar expert, but have a lot of automotive experience (including...

I found the sender, there is a panel under the middle of back bench seat that was screwed down. Fuel sender was under that. The sender seems ok. Shorting the sender wire (pink) to ground didn't...

Thanks CatFan - Good suggestion; I'll have to look in the morning.

I'd still like to know what each of the wires on the ignition switch are; I'm assuming they are pretty standard (at least across...

I have a 1999 Javelin Ski & Fish with a 200hp Evinrude Ficht motor (I know a lot of people have had problems with these motors; I've had this boat since 2001 and it's only needed to go to the shop 3...