What cool small Mechanical Trim Indicator's are you guys using???

**Mike Nass** · 03-06-2017, 07:53 PM

I have a customer with a cougar Omega with nasty Ron Anderson drag on it, 15" mid and he wants to go with a mechanical trim indicator, but most of what i see out there are big and bulky and do not fit well on small confined dash boards... looking for something small, but effective and a quality product... ideally right in line of sight... its has a short windshield, so can mount on top of dash as well... I've fabbed stuff up myself and could do that on this but its a real clean boat and would be nice to keep the installation nice and clean as possible... I also need the actuator/cable if you have any options on those as well...

talk to me...

Cheers,

Mike

**JPEROG** · 03-06-2017, 08:56 PM

Stainless marine. Nice stuff but you pay for it.

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You can get them in a horizontal configuration as well.

Talk to Letty (she knows her stuff) and can set you up with the actuator and cable as well. 305 681 7893

Joe

**capteliminator** · 03-06-2017, 08:59 PM

I have both Bluewater and Stainless Marine and I really like the SM stuff.

**capt bart** · 03-06-2017, 10:04 PM

I've always been a fan of the ''pencil tire pressure gauge'' style . They can be made relatively easily , have very few moving parts and can be mounted to display trim and/or jackplate height . copy and paste this link into the search bar at the top of the page to get an idea of what the hell I'm talking about .
Link -----Anyone make their own "Heads up" Mechanical Trim gauge?

**Mike Nass** · 03-07-2017, 01:33 AM

They are nice but the cable comes in from the bottom and just no room on the Omega dash, the cable would hang down and if we did a sideways version it would have to be way over on the side out of the line of sight...

Originally Posted by JPEROG

Stainless marine. Nice stuff but you pay for it.

You can get them in a horizontal configuration as well.

Talk to Letty (she knows her stuff) and can set you up with the actuator and cable as well. 305 681 7893

Joe

**Mike Nass** · 03-07-2017, 01:34 AM

i would but there was no "link" to copy and paste... i have made them and may have to on this as well, but would realy like to find something small that will work in the application...

Originally Posted by capt bart

I've always been a fan of the ''pencil tire pressure gauge'' style . They can be made relatively easily , have very few moving parts and can be mounted to display trim and/or jackplate height . copy and paste this link into the search bar at the top of the page to get an idea of what the hell I'm talking about .
Link -----Anyone make their own "Heads up" Mechanical Trim gauge?

**Chummy** · 03-07-2017, 07:57 AM

I prefer the smaller stainless marine gauges

**Dave Strong** · 03-07-2017, 12:38 PM

Not much room on a Omega dash for sure, the pencil type would be nice but would have to make a bracket and arm in order to have the cable come from the side. then the arm would move the indicator. BTW Mike any pics?? never seen a Omega with a 15' mid before.

Dave

**Mike Nass** · 03-07-2017, 02:37 PM

These are the only two i could find, I have more on my phone, but there is a ziilion pictures to go through... lol!

**Double Rigged** · 03-07-2017, 02:57 PM

Mike
Call Jerry at Stainless Marine. He can make side cable entry as well in horizontal indicators. i have them in my boat.
Great guy to work with.

**capt bart** · 03-07-2017, 03:40 PM

See if this url will take you where you need to go mike ---http://www.stainlessmarine.com/shop/1-track-heads-up-indicator-system/

**Greg G** · 03-07-2017, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by capt bart

I've always been a fan of the ''pencil tire pressure gauge'' style . They can be made relatively easily , have very few moving parts and can be mounted to display trim and/or jackplate height . copy and paste this link into the search bar at the top of the page to get an idea of what the hell I'm talking about .
Link -----Anyone make their own "Heads up" Mechanical Trim gauge?

Try this ....... http://www.screamandfly.com/showthre...cal-Trim-gauge

**capt bart** · 03-07-2017, 09:17 PM

Thanks Greg , I'm far from being an I.T. guy and I don't do much posting so sometimes things don't work as intended . I just wanted to throw that thread up so that Mike could have some idea of what I was talking about . I've seen his work on cowls and I figured that with his abilities and skill-set that he could come up with something far superior to what is now available commercially . Sooner or later someone will come up with a better mousetrap in that regard .