Mounting Electronics on a 10M Dash

crazyyankee · Post by **crazyyankee** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 3:49 pm

Can I see some pictures showing how everyone else mounted thier electronics? I have a GPS (9" Screen) and a Fish Finder (11" Screen) to mount this winter on my new to me 10M, and I am currently stumped.

koviak · Post by **koviak** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:25 pm

What year is the boat? I have a 1989 mid cabin and the prior owner removed the glovebox and installed a Raymarine E120 unit. Fits perfectly in this space and is easy to viem while at the helm.

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:36 pm

Well since you didn't specify year, sedan or cruiser, try these example pics from YW, then compare to your needs. You may have to search a bit more for a specific year...good luck. RWS should also be able to show some pics as well.

http://tinyurl.com/2837dfl

http://tinyurl.com/293g7r5

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:06 pm

I'll get a photo later this PM or tomorrow

RWS

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:50 pm

Here ya go

Let's see if this works out....

RWS

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:00 pm

Nice looking setup there RWS.

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:08 pm

Raymarine C-80 Series 8" screen

Raymarine Auto Pilot

Additional guages added to factory panel for

pyrometers

boost guages
clock

generator oil press, water temp & fuel

RWS

bde, bde, bde, bde, that's all folks.......

rbcool · Post by **rbcool** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:49 pm

Looks great RWS !!
Your whole helm looks BFN from the factory.
Ron

crazyyankee · Post by **crazyyankee** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:28 am

The boat is a 1985. 600 original hours. Here are some pics of her. We are super excited to get her in the water in April.

I am going to keep the radar on the boat. I have a Hummingbird 958, which I will use as my GPS, and I hope I can mount it in between the controls and still be able to see my gauges. I also have a Hummingbird 1157. This is the unit I need to figure out where it's going to go more than anything. Its an 11" screen. Lastly, we are putting an auto pilot in, but that head unit should be a piece of cake to find room for.

crazyyankee · Post by **crazyyankee** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:32 am

RWS.......NICE DASH! What are all the extra gauges for?

tsawyer · Post by **tsawyer** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:54 pm

RWS,

My dash lights are disintegrating, what did you replace yours with?

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:21 pm

crazyyankee wrote:RWS.......NICE DASH! What are all the extra gauges for?

pyrometer - 2

boost - 2

clock

generator fuel

generator oil pressure

generator temp

RWS

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:28 pm

tsawyer wrote:RWS,

My dash lights are disintegrating, what did you replace yours with?

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They are standard incandescent 12v. bulbs iwith red lenses. They are also wired to a common ground with a resistor so they "dim" with the dash factory toggle dimmer switch.

The installation is simple, there is a lock ring behind each one.

They look good but they get really hot and probably use more power than necessary.

LED's are now inexpensive and reliable. That would be my choice today.

As long as they would show up in the sunlight.

Here's a before pix of my dash...

BobCT · Post by **BobCT** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:46 am

I haven't seen a wiring harness connector under my dash. Did you cut and then re-splice all the wires so you could remove it?

I would love to bring my home and do some stuff but don't really want to cut everything ifI can avoid it.

Bob

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:55 pm

On the 1983 10 Meter, there is no master wiring harness connector.

To the builders credit, each and every factory wire is labled with a number that corresponde to th enumber on the wiring schematic.

I believe that most if not all of the wires actually go to a wiring block under the helm with easy access via the removable panel under the starboard gunnel.

When I did the refit, I rewired the dash but saved all the factory wiring - splicing into it with several insulated multiprong quick disconnects.

I also used several smaller wiring blocks, attached to the underside of the dash to cut down on the mass of wires.

The 10 meter featured illuminated dash labels in lucite at every toggle switch. The lights and attachments did not prove to be an enduring design, so I re-did mine with three LED panels available at the marine store.

Overall I'm happy about the dash.

The only problem with this retrofit is that combined with the additional instruments, it's a very tight squeeze under that dash with that mass of wiring and one has to be careful with the tubes running to the mechanical boost guages.

WOW - it seems I have hijacked this thread, sorry but I just wanted to share my experiences. With the exception of the beautiful veneer cabinets, a well maintained, nearly 30 year old 10 meter beats a 5 year old Sea Ray hands down.

Ride, build, design and engineering.

The Internationals are not quite a Hat, Bert or Tiara, but we're darn close.

RWS

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