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OK, but the days of analog gauges on boats like this are over. They've been over and it wasn't a design choice. There was just no other way to go. By the mid 2000s, there wasn't enough room on the dash for all of the gauges and some of them started creeping down towards the driver's feet. Usually the ballast gauges. With both the engine temp and oil pressure gauges each taking up a 2" hole. Then there was the annoying "stereo in the glove box" thing which saved some room but then you had to have a remote somewhere on the dash that was also pretty big.
The industry had to move on to multi-function, context-sensitive displays in order to get all of the required information and controls where they needed to be.
So it marches on. Keep in mind that it isn't just display electronics that are moving forward. It's engine, hull, surf systems, interiors, vinyl, lighting, and stereo systems that are moving forward as well. If you're insisting on staying in the analog gauge era, you're also choosing to stay with older hull designs, engines, etc.
-Charles
The industry had to move on to multi-function, context-sensitive displays in order to get all of the required information and controls where they needed to be.
So it marches on. Keep in mind that it isn't just display electronics that are moving forward. It's engine, hull, surf systems, interiors, vinyl, lighting, and stereo systems that are moving forward as well. If you're insisting on staying in the analog gauge era, you're also choosing to stay with older hull designs, engines, etc.
-Charles
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