I just put a Northstar F210 unit on my Overnighter. I went with this unit because some people on this site recommended it and it was only $99. I've only had it out on the water once for a brief ride but I can already see that I'll be adjusting my trim and RPMs. The primary reason I wanted a unit like this was to find the optimum trim and cruise RPM.
One thing that surprised me (if I understand the book correctly) is at idle, it says that I'm burning fuel at a rate of over 7 gals an hour. I'm looking forward to a spending a few hours playing with it soon.
That was one of the first extra`s I installed on my boat.I went with a Floscan 5500 series and also added an hour meter.The main reason I did this is was to let me know exactly how mush fuel there was in the tank,I don`t trust float switches.The OX66 doesn`t have internal software to keep track of hours and that is why I added the hour meter.As the others say it will help you to dial in to the best fuel burn.
I just put a Northstar F210 unit on my Overnighter. I went with this unit because some people on this site recommended it and it was only $99. I've only had it out on the water once for a brief ride but I can already see that I'll be adjusting my trim and RPMs. The primary reason I wanted a unit like this was to find the optimum trim and cruise RPM.
One thing that surprised me (if I understand the book correctly) is at idle, it says that I'm burning fuel at a rate of over 7 gals an hour. I'm looking forward to a spending a few hours playing with it soon.
That is an excellent guage you put on your rig. It was the old Navman Fuel Flow guage that Northstar took over.
If I remember correctly, it come set for 'Imperial Gallons' right out of the box so you have to change that for it to read U.S. gallons. Once calibrated, it is very accurate.
