GPS Antenna ONLY $104.95

[RB in NM]

I was wondering why my Lavorsi GPS speedo was not wroking, the compass, and speed do not register, but volts and rpm do...... Do you think its a friggin battery issue or wire got loose?

What where your symptoms of yours going bad ? ?

Was / is not Lavorsi a vendor on here?

RB

[moomba]

thanks for the tip
jim

Any time. I have got alot of help from alot of people here on S&F and glad that I could help.
Steve

[moomba]

I was wondering why my Lavorsi GPS speedo was not wroking, the compass, and speed do not register, but volts and rpm do...... Do you think its a friggin battery issue or wire got loose?

What where your symptoms of yours going bad ? ?

Was / is not Lavorsi a vendor on here?

RB

I would say the battery in the antenna is bad or the antenna itself. That is what picks the signal for the speedo.

[RB in NM]

Well that's kinda jacked up ain't it ??? I had no idea of the battery in the antenna, I do not remember seeing anything about the battery in the information I recieved with the unit, when I dumped a buttload of money on all new Lavorsi guages, bezels, recalls,tach and Speedo.......

Ya'll remember when a bunch of us here and elsewhere backed Mike with the Gaffrig deal ? ?

Does Gaffrig offer a repair sevice for these units?

this sucks.

Russ

[moomba]

Well that's kinda jacked up ain't it ??? I had no idea of the battery in the antenna, I do not remember seeing anything about the battery in the information I recieved with the unit, when I dumped a buttload of money on all new Lavorsi guages, bezels, recalls,tach and Speedo.......

Ya'll remember when a bunch of us here and elsewhere backed Mike with the Gaffrig deal ? ?

Does Gaffrig offer a repair sevice for these units?

this sucks.

Russ

Russ this is what I was told when I called.

I have 3 Livorsi GPS antennas with dead batterys. I replaced batteries and they still don't work. I called Livorsi and they said they are no longer replacing batteries and re programing. They will give $30.00 toward a exchange. So it would only cost $169.00 exchange plus shipping. They recommended buying there new one without batteries for $269.00 exchange.

This is why I did some searching.
Steve

[nelsoncat]

I had the same problem. They seem to die after about 4 years. Lavorsi told me the same thing last year, they had to do it because it was a special battery bla bla bla $75 and I would have to un fish all the wiring because I mounted it back by the stern light socket in the STV What a bunch of crap. I too don't remember seeing anything about a battery in the info that came with the gps. $300 is way overpriced anyway. In precision ag we call them a hockey puck receiver they are not accurate enough for yield monitoring or anything. I like your find!!!!! Way to go
Craig

[nelsoncat]

I just checked out your link; that is the same GPS receiver that Rienke center pivot irrigators use for end gun control. I have a couple on some systems COOL!!!!

[gman]

moomba thanks for the info on the gps ant. Ijust put the garman on my v21,and works great,just like you said.Its guys like you that makes hp boating worth it,you da man

Gary

[moomba]

moomba thanks for the info on the gps ant. Ijust put the garman on my v21,and works great,just like you said.Its guys like you that makes hp boating worth it,you da man

Gary

Gary I'm glad it worked out for you. That is what this site is for.
Thanks
Steve

[nelsoncat]

I ordered one too. I'll have to reread your wiring instructions
Thanks
Craig

[Big Jack]

i put one on my bullet and it works great. be sure to read "exceptions" at the end of the wiring instructions. i did the third time!!! and now it works !!
mike livorsi answered the phone and was very nice and helpful. my antenna was less than 2 years old when it quit working. all i got was the same $169 exchange or $269 w/o a battery. i bought a case from moomba and he's a straight-up guy. i took his word on the garmin antenna and saved a bunch of money thanks to moomba. thanks to this site and members like him we can all have a place to go to look for an alternative solution from reputable people. Big Jack

[RB in NM]

Unfortunately, I have my Lavorsi antenna mounted on the boat in such a place that a larger antenna will not work, and I already have a hole drilled ...............Looks like I will have to pay the piper .... that's depressing.

On the site you provided, there is a smaller Black Puck offered for 94 bucks.

Russ

[moomba]

Unfortunately, I have my Lavorsi antenna mounted on the boat in such a place that a larger antenna will not work, and I already have a hole drilled ...............Looks like I will have to pay the piper .... that's depressing.

On the site you provided, there is a smaller Black Puck offered for 94 bucks.

Russ

Russ leave your old one there and mount the new one under the deck or somewhere out of the way. It has a 30' cable. I don't think the black one will work. Good luck.
Steve

[modvp]

I have the same problem with dead Livorsi GPS battery and upon searching offshore only pages I found these links about the battery and on how to change the gps antenna battery:

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...uestion-2.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...ps-speedo.html

[moomba]

I have the same problem with dead Livorsi GPS battery and upon searching offshore only pages I found these links about the battery and on how to change the gps antenna battery:

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...uestion-2.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...ps-speedo.html

I tried it on 2 I had. Seems after they have been dead too long it needs to be re programed.