Fitting a fresh water tank gauge and a waste water tank gauge

[philipm]

My boat doesn't have either of the above. I'm guessing that gauges can be fitted but I'm wondering how big a job?

Are gauges available that would match with the rest of the gauges on the helm?

Cheers

 

[Mr Googler]

How about a Nmea 2000 sensor?

Not sure what electronics you have but info could be displayed on that rather than new gauges etc...

https://www.osculati.com/en/11572-m-033376/level-sensor-with-nmea-2000-outlet-signal

 

[BartW]

gauges that look similar to the ones at the helm are available ao at asap supplies

we have installed the TCM4V display from philippi
https://www.philippi-online.de/en/products/supervision/tank-monitor.html
(bought directly from them)
they offer many different options for tank sensors and display's..

 

[philipm]

How about a Nmea 2000 sensor?

Not sure what electronics you have but info could be displayed on that rather than new gauges etc...

https://www.osculati.com/en/11572-m-033376/level-sensor-with-nmea-2000-outlet-signal

Thanks. I had a look at that link and also Googled NMEA but none the wiser as to how that fits into a tank and where the readout is. The picture shows some kind of probe with a wire attached and assumes some level of knowledge I don't have!

 

[jimmy_the_builder]

Thanks. I had a look at that link and also Googled NMEA but none the wiser as to how that fits into a tank and where the readout is. The picture shows some kind of probe with a wire attached and assumes some level of knowledge I don't have!

Start at the beginning: what sort of boat is it, what is the existing instrumentation, and what nav electronics do you have installed?

 

[Mr Googler]

What jimmy said

Nmea 2000 is a standard marine network wiring system. You can connect various compatible things to it and they can be displayed on nav kit....depending on the kit you have of course.

 

[rosssavage]

I’ve just fitted the fresh water version of this:

http://www.hendersons.co.uk/boattank/tank-level-sensor.html

I chose this mainly as it’s so simple to fit - removing my tank to pull out a 1metre long existing failed sensor was not an option, this just plumbs into the outlet pipe at the bottom of your tank. Dead, dead easy!!

 

[philipm]

What jimmy said

Nmea 2000 is a standard marine network wiring system. You can connect various compatible things to it and they can be displayed on nav kit....depending on the kit you have of course.

Thanks! I have a Raymarine C90W nav system on my Jeanneau Leader 9. The standard instrumentation is a bunch of mainly analogue dials at the helm, nothing goes through the nav.

 

[philipm]

I’ve just fitted the fresh water version of this:

http://www.hendersons.co.uk/boattank/tank-level-sensor.html

I chose this mainly as it’s so simple to fit - removing my tank to pull out a 1metre long existing failed sensor was not an option, this just plumbs into the outlet pipe at the bottom of your tank. Dead, dead easy!!

Now that looks interesting. Will look in to that, thanks.

 

[jrudge]

They have a number of benefits

1. simple fit
2. accurate
3. cheap
4. And now the big one ... the display is always on - not when you turn on the engine power etc ( if you have EVC). I have mounted mine in clear site in the cockpit so everyone can see how much water we do or don't have.

 

[Andyham]

Thanks so much. I have a deeply embedded fresh water tank and without dismantling the V berth there was no way to install a standard level sensor....until now, cheers