SHO engine monitor?

[jakekups88]

Hey all I am new the Yamaha world, I will be purchasing a new 250SHO here shortly. My question is what displays are everyone using to get information from their motors? I am currently swapping my old lowrance for new GN3 helix but I understand they are a pain to connect the Yamaha to. I also have a raymarine Axiom, has anyone connected to one? Raymarine says it supports command link but I don’t know if the SHO is compatible.
I am mainly looking for engine hours, fuel economy, fuel used, water pressure and a more accurate rpm reading.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks
jake

[yam911]

Is the GN3 NMEA 2000 compatible? If so, it should be a piece of cake to connect to the motor so as to get data on the display.

[Wackyjig]

I've got g2n's and have rpm, oil pressure, engine temp, fuel rate, trim angle and hours just from the interface cable. Added the Yamaha wp sensor so I have that too. I don't believe fuel used is an option

[smallykiller]

I purchased a used 5" Simrad Go5 XSE for engine data with my SHO. I also picked up the lowrance NMEA2000 Fuel Data Logger. The setup works flawless for engine monitoring with very accurate fuel monitoring. I only wish I had the 7" unit as I have been using the 5" unit for Navigation lately. This option was cheaper than buying all the NMEA2000 Humminbird specific parts. Frees up the Helix screen also.

[BroWhoop]

I used Yamaha gauges, pulls straight from the ECU.

[walnutshoe]

I have Non nmea2k bird electronics and analog gauges. I pulled the analog tach and put a lms400 in its place. Reads all the engine data and leaves the units dedicated to map/sonar. Was the simplistic fix for my situation.

[jackdz1]

I've got g2n's and have rpm, oil pressure, engine temp, fuel rate, trim angle and hours just from the interface cable. Added the Yamaha wp sensor so I have that too. I don't believe fuel used is an option

would you please elaborate on the interface cable? Manufacturer and part number. Thanks!

[smallykiller]

I purchased a used Simrad Go5xse and connected with lowrance nmea2000 yamaha interface cable. I also purchased the lowrance nmea2000 fuel data logger to record fuel used. This setup in my view is cheapest option. You get a 5" touch screen data monitor along with full mapping and sonar functionality. I actually use the 5" unit on my small boat when needed. This will also free up the screen of your main unit. Just my take.

[friogatto]

Best of both worlds.
Yamaha 6YC multi display along with the NMEA connected to a graph.

6YC provides fuel usage, MPG, etc. but most other items are displayed as bars instead of numbers. RPM is only 2 digits.
Not sure if any of the graphs provide fuel information.

6YC also provides engine faults, maintenance, logs, etc.

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