I'm also looking for a pair of these drive temp set ups. I had a pair on my Scarab that I found on ebay about 2 years ago. They where made by a co. named Gear Smart who has long since went out of buss. I think they might be the ones that had the patent trouble . They looked like the one with the coiled wire in the other earlier post. Any idea when another version might be out? Elite mentioned something about patience? Who has that?

I'm in the market for something that gives drive temp also. Need 2 & need them by March.

I went on Elite marine site and they have them up for sale now. So far thie is the only one I found available but I have to take a pass. The price is so high it's a shame. For one complete kit with a gauge your looking at $450. Come on, a sender, gauge, 50' of wire, a thru hull fitting and 2' of stainless braid. I might have to wait for next Christmas for a pair. I am glad that they are making them though and will get them, just not right now.

Can you provide the URL for that site. I am not finding anything about a drive oil temperature gage system when I google ite name.

Rage,

I believe this is the site mentioned above.

http://shop.elitemarineonline.com/pr...4&productId=94

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No guys that was the Livorsi version. I forgot it was there and will remove it. Livorsi has since dropped that item.

Stay tuned for the new style and revised pricing.

Kirk

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Not nearly as pretty as the pic on page 3 but functional none-the-less.

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The problem here is I don't have the financial support I thought I once had. I have a wonderful design and the product is complete but I have no way to commit to the manufacturer the money needed to get the finished product into production and in turn get it shipped over here. My research with the final product is complete and it works great. The temp range is from 32deg+/-to 350deg +/-, works with a digital or analog gauge, it is an analog sender.

It is a two wire sensor installed through the upper vent hole of any drive with the 3/8UNC thread design. Brass, with self contained ground, no grounding through the housing. The wires are epoxy sealed into the sensor housing and sheathed in Kevlar up to the transom. It looks good and works great. Simple & not expensive, that's the idea.

So there you go, as soon as I can find another financial backer then I'll be off and running and they'll be available asap.

You all never mind about the investment opportunity. I'll figure something else out, I not going to waste any more if your time..

Trippin, what are you using for the temp sensor? There was a Livorsi sender that was mentioned in this thread that I think is still available. How can you get those wires twisted up like a phone reciever cord? Thats how the ones I had from Gear smart where done and looked great. Elite still has the Livorsi ones listed or are these the new ones they where working on? I have a pair of the thru hulls used on the gear smart versions that I am sure can be reverse engineered simple enough. The most hard to find part is the sender which had a thin probe on it not the fat ones I see around. I would be interested in seeing what sender you are using before I would consider an investment into manufacturing the first batch. Whit $10,000.00 how many do you project making and what is the resale price? Keep in touch.

help me understand why it takes $10k to get up & running? I'm looking at this thinking it could be duplicated for under $300.

That's what I thought when I started this process last year. The painful fact is you can't have the sensor designed and manufactured in the US cost effectively. If I could I would. So all of my expense is for overseas manufacturing and what R&D I have put into it. Couple that with the minimum purchase requirement and you're up to $10,000.00