Gauge upgrades on '13 220

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Gauge upgrades on '13 220

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This is our first season with this boat and we are very happy but one detail which seems annoying is the digital gauge under the speedo which has it's fixed scroll list. The item I would be most interested in displaying as a default is the depth but every time I shut off the ignition I need to scroll through by hitting the little button 11 times. Are there options to replace / upgrade the gauges to better display this information?
On a related note we trailer this boat a lot and it would be nice to have some indication that the drive is all the way up other than listening very closely for the motor / pump to make a different noise. Does an option exist for a "drive up" LED or something?
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!
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I would think you have a trim guage on your dash. I'm sure you could add a led somehow.
The depth guage I have no idea mine are older.
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ajaVT. Have the same boat and issues with the depth gauge. If you find a solution please post it. Would like to find a better option also.
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What about something like vessel view Mobil. It is a Merc thing but anything like that for Volvo

Just looked it up and they made a version called Volvo easy connect. It has depth....and wait for it.....rudder indicator!

Your welcome.....j/k
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Scubadeep1 wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 9:55 am ajaVT. Have the same boat and issues with the depth gauge. If you find a solution please post it. Would like to find a better option also.
Just wondering what you think of this idea?
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Ajc, looks like a possibility will have to call dealer and find out how many deer it will cost.
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