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    Connecting motor to Lowrance HDS8 gen1?

    Howdy,
    I have a Mercury 1B379121 2006 175 Optimax.
    Looking to connect engine gauges to Lowrance HDS8 gen1 unit?
    Is this possible?
    Thanks

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    #2
    You are in the wrong forum but yes it is possible.

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    #3
    Sorry about that....no one answering anywhere else?

    What is involved with this Gen1 link to Mercury motor?

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    Go to the mercury boards (your proper motor page) and Don should have a link up top for the VV link. Gonna cost you about $600 bucks or so, if it hasn’t gone up in price.

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    I believe Vessel View Link requires touch interface (Gen 2 touch or newer) so I dont think it works with HDS Gen 1, that said maybe a Mercmonitor Level 1 or higher (needs NMEA 2000 gateway) will work for your situation.

    Ask questions in the proper section for your motor but there is some good information on the various options here...
    http://www.bbcboards.net/showthread....=1#post9261518
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    Im with the previous post about he VV, not sure if it will work with the Gen 1 BUT you would have to buy the Mercmonitor Level 1 which has a NMEA connection......i have this particular setup on my boat but connected to a Gen 2.....honestly, i rarely watch the gauges on my unit, always watch it on the MM on dash, although i do have a few things as overlays on the mapping page it i can look at quickly if i need to.
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    I bought a level 1 Merc monitor from Don/European Marine and worked perfect on my HDS 8 gen2 although I rarely use it due to having the Merc monitor setup to see the important information that I need, RPM, water pressure, and trim.

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    Quote Originally Posted by webbow View Post
    Howdy,
    I have a Mercury 1B379121 2006 175 Optimax.
    Looking to connect engine gauges to Lowrance HDS8 gen1 unit?
    Is this possible?
    Thanks
    WEBBOW I have a gen 1 10 hds and have it hooked up to the Yamaha 250 sho and everything works perfect. get water pressure , water temp, rpm, oil pressure, GPS and it reads how much fuel I still have. so im sure the mercury will work on your gen 1 unit too.. will send a video of it working on my boat..