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Default Yamaha Fuel Management Gauges


"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:29:26 -0400, "Jim" wrote:


"Graham" wrote in message
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Does anyone know if these gauges display miles per gallon (or litres per
km) or just miles travelled and gallons consumed?

Do they need any special interface to work with standard GPS's like a
Raytheon chart plotter?

Thanks, Graham


The GPS reports miles per hour over land. It would be useless to use those
calculations in determining real miles per gallon over the surface of the
water.


It reports MPH everywhere equally well. It doesn't know sea from land
unless you get it wet. It reports speed over the land and if the land
is flooded, at sea or on a river,







THIS IS THE WHOLE POINT. If you are heading against a 5 kt current at 10
kts, what speed will the GPS report?


there may be an effect from
currents.

Casady