Is SmartCraft a smart add on ..?
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Is SmartCraft a smart add on ..?
Just wondering if adding Smart Craft to my boat before I upgrade my gauges would be a wise investment..? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Bup will know for sure but I think they already have smartcraft. Are you asking if it is a good Idea to utilize that for the smartcraft gauges or display?
https://www.mercurymarine.com/en/us/...uges-displays/
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https://www.mercurymarine.com/en/us/...uges-displays/
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Sorry had no idea what you had for engine packages - its a guess on my part with missing info.
All MERCRUISER 496 are smartcraft compatible.
You can add all the smartcraft single gauge package or the Vessel View. I like having smartcraft and being able to monitor water pressure psi readings while driving and the rest of the digital readings especially oil pressure as well.
All MERCRUISER 496 are smartcraft compatible.
You can add all the smartcraft single gauge package or the Vessel View. I like having smartcraft and being able to monitor water pressure psi readings while driving and the rest of the digital readings especially oil pressure as well.
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the wave for gauge packages are on there way out for new boats. Most of the wake boats and high end High Performance boats are using no gauges but a screen display of the different manu's on the market. Most wake boats use Murphy and of course Merc uses Vessel View.
I still like gauges but it just depends on the app. I do like the newer style smartcraft gauges - the older style smartcraft gauges you could not read very well in the direct sunlite and the face of the gauges over time would get checked marks all over them. Alot of 10 year smartcraft gauges look really bad - the face of them.
I still like gauges but it just depends on the app. I do like the newer style smartcraft gauges - the older style smartcraft gauges you could not read very well in the direct sunlite and the face of the gauges over time would get checked marks all over them. Alot of 10 year smartcraft gauges look really bad - the face of them.
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so this is my plan now that I have been thinking about it.....I talked to a guy at Mercury who gave me a ton of info on the Vessel View 4 and 7. I am thinking about re-doing my dash and eliminating all of my gauges and just flush mounting a Vessel View 7 right above the steering wheel.
Any thoughts or opinions..?
Any thoughts or opinions..?
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so this is my plan now that I have been thinking about it.....I talked to a guy at Mercury who gave me a ton of info on the Vessel View 4 and 7. I am thinking about re-doing my dash and eliminating all of my gauges and just flush mounting a Vessel View 7 right above the steering wheel.
Any thoughts or opinions..?
Any thoughts or opinions..?
On high performance inboard applications though.....I still like a set of tachs, water and oil pressure guages.