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[email protected] terry@terryking.us is offline
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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Jan 2007
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Default Building custom Cockpit control panels / Computer controls

Hello,
Is anyone here involved in building their own Control Panels for new
or old boat construction?

I have built a couple of inboard boats, and made typical metal-panel,
switch and instrument control panels that worked out OK... But now I'm
looking to do a modern approach for a larger boat (probably a rebuild/
upgrade).

I want to build operator controls that combine several things:

- Conventional mechanical/hydraulic steering, throttle, forward/
reverse controls
- Conventional Engine / Systems instrumentation and switches
- Computer-based display(s) and Human Interface:
- For Computer-based navigation
- For Computer-based monitoring of details of onboard systems,
temperatures,