![]() We apologize for how long the news has taken to release to the community. Don is a US Veteran having served with the US Air Force until 1968 as a flight simulator specialist. Amazingly smart, and quickly able to think about things from an angle you weren’t expecting, he always held your interest and provided real help when needed. A little gruff, and “old-guy-ish” at times (Don was still using a flip-phone which he took a considerable amount of ribbing over), anyone would enjoy getting to know the real Don: an honest-to-goodness rocket scientist. He did an immeasurable amount of work for us all, sorting out quite a bit of technical detail. What is less known is how much work he put in behind the scenes on technical issues. On the forums, Don’s regular posts, sharp no-nonsense style, and fun gags were readily seen. The man behind the GA_Boater handle is Don Wilson and like so many of our friends who have sailed on ahead, Don is an irreplaceable member of our community. As I haven't bought the engine from them I suspect they won't be overly keen to assist.We are saddened to announce that we have recently learned one of our iboats forum Moderators, and more so our friend, GA_Boater passed away the first week of March, 2022 of natural causes. My local Honda Marine dealer says they have not come across this before but will look into it. I've spoken to Honda UK who have just advised to talk to a dealer. Of course, I could just splice the connector with bullet connectors and get the job done but I'd rather not molest an engine which is in top notch condition. In both versions, the wires appear to go to the same CAN bus connections at the ECU, just the terminating connector is different. ![]() Looking at the Honda owners manual there are four versions of the wiring diagram three of these show a black connector and the fourth shows a blue connector such as I have. ![]() The connector on the lead is black and the connector on the engine is blue - both 6 contact connectors. They are quite similar connectors and the number of contacts and wire colours are the same but the lead has a female socket and so does the engine. However, when trying to connect it to my engine the connector plug does not fit. ![]() It is the same part number as Honda and looking at the images from the Honda Marine website, it looks identical to the cable they sell. I've obtained the engine interface lead via Lowrance and have checked it is the correct part as supplied by Honda. I have a 2008 Honda BF50D outboard and a Lowrance HDS5 Gen2 GPS which I would like to connect via NMEA2000. Hi all, I'm wondering if any of you can help in connecting my outboard to my HDS unit so I can monitor the engine using the digital gauge set up. ![]()
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