Airguide Speedometer Conversion to GPS

Pics are the real proof....
How have you done it?

The suspense!!!..

Hmm, very interesting. Are you integrating it to look like an analog gauge with a dial indicator and everything?

bhectus wrote: Hmm, very interesting. Are you integrating it to look like an analog gauge with a dial indicator and everything?

Yes, the exterior will look identical to your pitot gauge. The back may have to have some modification for an external receiver. We just had a discussion about integrating an internal receiver but the faces would have to be changed from metal to plastic. The external receiver is a more proven technology.

Andrew -

I have a working, yellowed, white face early 90's Airguide says Correct Craft (not Nautiques) that you can take off my hands.....cannibalize it for the needle or put a white face on it... PM me for price if ya want it........

i am ready to go to the perfect pass gps speedo, anyone like dislike it?

Wooo is me

I am just kidding around...

This project is going forward. We are not far away at this point just working on the fine points.

You can count me in for a future sale! 89 BFN.

What's the timeframe for production completion and until you are able to start filling orders?

Dean - What will be the price?

I'm sure price depends on cost of the speedo.

I'd assume with my educated guess in the $500 range.

Speedo at $200, GPS $100-150, Labor to modify and then you need to make a profit.

I think selling a kit where someone could modify their own speedo would be a great idea.

Gee guys, you have this all figured out....
It is too soon for me to give you a price. It will be competitively priced and I do intend to provide components for those that wish to do the work themselves.
This will be a retrofit so I assume the buyer already has the speedometer.

I need some input. One of the limitations I am running into for the Airguide retrofit is the total sweep of the needle motor is 315 degrees.
On a 3 to 50 mph dial, like most of you have, the needle has to do one of two things.

1. To reach 50mph the needle comes to rest at 5 mph.
2. If the needle settles at the post or 3 mph it will not quite reach 50 mph, the needle will top out at 47 or 48 mph.

How big of a deal is this? I know if I were calibrating for myself I would let the needle set at the post. I have never had a boat that would actually go 50 mph! Does yours?
The gps will actually read up to 200 mph. The limitation is the scale not being over 315 degrees. It appears that finding a motor that will cover a broader range of degrees is problematical
but I am not certain about this.

In YOUR opinion is this a problem that should be resolved before further development?

Thank you for your input,
Dean