What guages should EVERY boat have???
 

I am re-designing my dash and I am wondering if I am missing any guages that I should have?

For each engine I will have

1 water temp
2 water preasure
3 oil preasure
4 oil temp
5 tack

Also I will have Voltage, speedo, fuel.

Am I missing any important ones?

Jon

If you are doing a new dash I would put a red light that will come on if something is not right, you might not see low oil psi as fast as you will see the light come on to warn you.

Drive temp is nice too.

Boost if needed and exh. temp

I have the Gaffrig Red Line guages. Some of them do not come as redlines but oil preasure, water temp, fuel level do.

Jon

Not a line on the gauge, a red light that will come on put them up at the top of the dash so you will see it.

Boost man;)

fuel PSI, maybe EGT, i have dual oil PSI one electric, one mech

Speedo
GPS Speedo
Tach
Hour Meter
Oil pressure (from pump)
Oil pressure (going back into the block after filter/cooler)
Oil temp (from pump)
Oil Temp (going back to block after filter/cooler)
Ammeter
Voltmeter
Water Temp (block)
Fuel level
Fuel pressure
Boost (in the box)
Boost/Vacuum (in the intake)
Drive temp
Intercooler discharge water temp
Water pressure (after the raw pump)
Water pressure (in the block)
EGT (dual needles)
Air Fuel Ratio

I'm sure there's more

I cant believe you guys dont have one of these! I have a recall switch on mine too

Mcollinstn: You forgot after all those guages I would need a bigger motor to compensate for the lost speed from all that stuff ;);)

How bout a Beer Gauge to tell when your Keg is running close to empty?

Audiofn:

You only need one thing, a big red light that goes on when your oil pressure drops to zero at WOT. This indicates that it is time to change the engine, preferrably to a bigger one with a blower.

mcollinstn:

You're sick; get help before it is too late.

Mcollinstn must look at a 747 dash and think "child's play"

It's already WAY too late for me.
Save yourselves before it gets you, too.

MuwaHaaHaHaaHahaaa..

What about the patented "Allans Breast Flop Ergometer Guage"? I can install it in person if you'd like, just need some nudey photos of your lady.....:D :D :D

I run a Fuel pres, oil temp and pres, water temp and press, volt, plus the normal stuff.

I would not mind having an outdrive temp, but they are a littel pricey.