2006 Nautique 226 - Faria Gateway Location

[Rusty Axle]

I am acquiring a 2006 Nautique 226 LE with the 330 HP engine. The boat has been exceedingly well-maintained, and I intend to keep it that way.

I noticed the following in the sticky topic regarding failing gauges:

"Faria, for some reason, thought it would be a good idea to have the pitot tube hoses connect directly to the circuit board that is inside the gateway box. This box controls all of the gauges on the dash! What happens is that the seals on the ends of these hoses fail, and when they do, water fills the Faria gateway box!"

I want to be proactive and avoid this problem by checking the pitot tube seals and repairing if necessary. Where is the Faria gateway box located?

Thanks in advance for any guidance. This is my first Nautique, and I will likely be asking rudimentary questions for a while.

[Jonny Quest]

Assuming that your 2006 is the same as my 2003...then the Faria Gateway is located inside the rear "trunk" and mounted vertically on the transom. It may be covered by a piece of semi-flexible black plastic.

For what it's worth, I completely removed the pitot pick-ups from the boat. I also removed the pitot tubes that pass through the transom and into the Gateway box. This completely eliminated the possibility for water to enter the Gateway from the pitot tubes. Now my speedometer does not work, but that's OK as I use the digital read-out from the PerfectPass display.

If you want to leave the pitot pick-ups and tubes in place, you can simply remove the tubes from the Gateway box and join the 2 tubes together with a barbed fitting. I happen to have an extra fitting, so send me your address and I'll mail it to you.

JQ

[Rusty Axle]

Thanks for your insight. I do nearly all of the mechanical work on my machines and likely have a fitting. Thanks very much for your kind offer.