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AGR Installation and Operation Guide
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TheAirGlideGPSUpgradefor:
AirGuideModel2025
w/ametalinternalframe
ThisKitincludesallthecomponentsnecessarytoupgradethePitotdrivenspeedometertoGPS.
Thefinishedgaugewilllookandmountexactlyhasitdidoriginally.TheintegratedBacklightsarelife-timeLEDs.
Thisdocumentoutlinesthestep-by-stepconversionprocedureandinstallation.
Metal
Internal
Frame
AirGlide
GPS
Upgrade
Please download the most up to date instructions:
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TheAirGlideKit,Tools,andPrep
Contents:
QUANTITY
DESCRIPTION
1
AirGlideRetro
-
fitAssembly(AGR)
1
SwiftGPSReceiver

orGPS
Y
-
Splitter
2
Screws,#4
-
40x5/16”,SocketHd,SS
2
Nuts,#4,SS
1
Grommet,Rubber
1set
CalibrationWires
GeneralSmallToolsandMaterialRequired:
DESCRIPTION
SCREWDRIVERS:PHILLIPS(#
1
,#2
)/SMALLFLAT
-
HEAD(2)
PLIERS:NEEDLENOSE/STAN
DARD
ASSORTEDNUTDRIVERS
ASSORTEDWRENCHES
DIAGONALCUTTERS
DRILLMOTORAND1/8”DRILLBIT
VISE
HACKSAW(
w
/METAL
CUTTING
BLADE)
FLATFILE
SOFTCLOTH,MASKINGTAPE,WINDOWCLEANER
Prep:ThisIsVERYImportant!
RotatetheAGRmotorshafttoitsfullcounter-clockwise(CCW)stop.
1. GrasptheAGRboardedgesinyourlefthandwiththemotorfacingyou.Pinchtherotorshaftwithyour
rightthumbandindexfinger.
2. Holdthepinchedshaftstationary,rotatetheAGRboard90degreesCW(andthustherotorturnsCCW).
Note:Therotormovementissosmooth,you’reunlikelytosenseit.
3. Releaseyourpinchontherotor.Re-CocktheAGRtorotateitCWagain.
4. Repeatsteps1thru3,fourtofivetimes.
Jumpers:ThisIsVERYImportant!DoNotAltertheAGRJumpers.ThesearesetbytheFactoryforthismodel.
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Disassembly
Beginwiththegaugeremovedfromdash:Thereby,freethePitothose(cutifnecessary).RemovetheBacklight,by
pullingitfromthecase.Andremovethemountingbracket.
***RemembertoalwaysprotecttheLensFacewithasoftclothorpadtoavoidscratches.
***Refrainfromdiscardingremovedparts!Somearereused.
***Thisprocessisirreversible.Forsomemechanicalpartsare
ruinedastoexpediteandeasetheupgradeprocedure.
***FORBESTRESULTS,READTHEENTIREPROCEDUREFIRST!
1. Withyourfingers,gentlypry/slidethebezeloff.
2. RemovetheFrameMountingscrews;usea#2Phillips
screwdriver.Thescrewsarethreadedintohexstand-offs
whichsupporttheinternalframe.Removeallthreescrews.
Note:thestand-offmaytwistfreefromtheframebeforecoming
loosefromthescrew.Thisisok.Fortheobjectiveistofreethe
framefromthecase.(SeepicinAssemblystep6.)
3. Fromthefront,removetheentiredialfromthecase:this
includestheLens,LensGasket,DialandFrame(andany
stand-offsstillattached).
4. SlidetheLens/gasketupandofftheAdjustmentscrew.
5. Witha¼”nutdriver,removethethreehexstand-
offsfromtheframeand/orcase.
6. Prytheindicatorneedleloosefromtherotor:
a. Toprotectthedialface,place2masking
tapestripsundertheneedle,on
oppositesidesoftherotor.
b. Neartherotor,slidetwosmallflathead
screwdriversundertheneedlefrom
opposingdirections.Withtheirblades
flatonthetape,gentlytwist/prythe
screwdriversshaftsuptoreleasethe
needle.
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Theinternalmechanismpicturedisnotexactlythesame,andisshownforreferenceonly.
7. Nowevacuateallthepressure-mechanicalcomponents
fromwithintheframe…donewithoutseparatingthe
dialfromtheframe.
a. UsingDiagonalCutters,snipthespindleshaft,
andremove.
b. TurntheAdjustmentScrewCounter-
Clockwiseuntilitsshoulderjusttouchesthe
dial’sbelly
c. Bend/break-opentheforked-endofthebrass
adjustmentarm.Thiswillallowthearmto
slideofftheadjustmentscrewshaft;see
detailonlastpage.
d. FindtheRetainingScrewandremoveit.
(Thescrewheadmaybehexshaped).
e. Extractalltheloosepartsthrutheframesideopening.
8. Forthenexttwosteps,it’srecommendedtosecuretheframeinavise.Protecttheframefromvise-jaw
marswithcardboard.Pointthedialawayfromthejaws,andplacetheframeatthejawends.Modestly
pinchtheframe,yetnotalterit.
9. ExtracttheDiaphragm.
a. Asclosetothenutas
possible,useahacksawto
cutoffthebrassnipple.
b. Graspthediaphragmwith
pliers,andloosenthenut
witha7/16”wrench.
c. It’satightfit,butcoaxthe
loosediaphragmoutofthe
frame.
10. Framemodifications:
a. Drill-outthetwocentermountingholesto1/8”diameter;seepicture.Fileanyrawedgesmooth.
b. Usingpliers,flextheSpindleMountsback-and-forthuntiltheybreakoff.Fileoffanysharpedges.
11. CleantheDialFace
12. CleantheCase.
TheDisassemblyisdone.
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Assembly
1. Insertthegrommetintothecaseattheold
Backlighthole.
2. EnsurethecaseMounting-bracketstudsare
secure.Whennecessarytightenthenutswitha
¼”nut-driver
3. Pointthedialfaceawayandorienttheframe’s
oldspindlemounttotheleft;seepicture.With
MotorpointedtowardstheDial’sbackside,from
theleft,starttheAGRintotheframe’snarrow
backslot.ContinuetoslidetheAGRinbeing
carefulnottobend/tweaktherotor.Snipthe
plasticmotorregistrationpinsasneededfor
clearance.Stopwhentherotorprotrudesthru
thedial’scenterhole.
4. Fromthebackside,insertthetwo#4-40x5/16”screws
thrutheAGR’scenterslotsandtheframeholes.Thread
onthe#4nuts.Visuallyconfirmtherotoriscenteredon
thedial,andtighten.
5. TightentheAdjustmentscrew;itshouldalign/protrude
intoitsAGR‘relief’hole.
6. Threadthethreehexstand-offsbackontotheFrame;Note:findthe
correctframeholestoalignwiththeCaseholes.
7. SecuretheExternalGPSconnectortothecase:
a. RemovetheFrontNutfromtheExternalGPSConnector.And
retracttheBack-nut(CCW),yetleaveallitsthreadsfully
engaged.
b. Fromwithinthecase,sliptheExternal
GPSconnectorintothecase’scenter-
mosthole.
c. Fromthecaseoutside,applythe
Front-Nut.Pointtheconnectorkeyway
towardstheTopofDial.Tightensnug
witha17mmwrench.
8. Feedthehook-upwiresthruthegrommet.
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9. Insidethecase,about¾”fromtheExternalGPSconnector,gentlyfolditswiresover.Coarselyalignthestand-
offswiththeircorrespondingcaseholes,andslidetheFrame/Dialassemblyintothecase.
10. FastentheFrametothecase:
a. Starteachframescreww/washerthruthecaseandintothestand-off.Asrequired,slightlyrotatethe
Dialtoalignastand-offwithahole.
b. Withallthreescrewsinserted,presstheDialfirmandsquarelyintothecase,andcenter.
c. Tightenthescrews.
11. Attachtheneedleindicator.
a. Theneedleshouldbeasnugpress-fitontotherotor.Iftheneedleeasilyslidesontotherotorand
spinsfreely,dothefollowing…
i. adhesiveisrequired:Non-permanent
Thread-Locker
,orNail-polish.
1. WithaTooth-pick,addaminusculedabofadhesive,to‘blob’therotorend.Allowthe
blobsetorget‘tacky’(3-4minutes);avoidexcessthatwillrundowntheshaftand
inhibititfromturning.
2. PresstheneedleonfullyandrotateCCWonetime.
3. Removetheneedle.Waitanother4-5minutes.
b. Withtheneedlepointedtowards15MPH.Partiallystarttheneedleontotherotorshaft.
c. RotatetheneedleCCWuntilitiscenteredon5MPH.
d. Presstheneedlefullyontotheshaft.(Allowtheadhesivetocurebeforeproceeding!!!.)
12. CleantheLensandLensgasket.
13. Placethegasketoverthecaseanddial.(NotethecorrectorientationispicturedinDisassemblystep4.)
14. SliptheLensovertheAdjustmentscrew,andintoplace.
15. SlidetheBezelbackon.
YourAirGlideSpeedometerisREADYforPower.
ElectricalInstall
1. ReturntheSpeedometertotheDash.Feedthewiresthruthedashfront.LEAVETHESPEEDOMETERLOOSE
UNTILAFTERTHECALIBRATIONISDONE…SODON’TATTACHTHEMOUNTINGBRACKETJUSTYET.
2. ProvideasourceofCLEAN(Noise-free),Key-switched+12VdcPower.TapintopowerthatISN’Tdirectly
feedingaPump,StarterMotor,oretc.Note:Thismayentailaddinganewaccessory18Awgpowerwire
ontotheKeySwitch.Andpossiblyupsizingbothpowerwires(PosandNeg)fromtheBatterytothedash
area.
a. ===BondtheBrownwiretoSwitchedPower(+12Vdc).
b. ===BondtheBlackWiretoCommon/GND/BatteryNeg.(DONOTUSEtheBACKLIGHTCOMMON!!)
c. ===RemovetheExistingBacklight,andbondtheBlueWiretoBacklightPower(+12Vdc).
3. TimetoCalibrate.(SeenextPage.)
4. MounttheSpeedometerafterthecalibrationissuccessfullyaccomplished.
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5. Note:theinternalBacklightsarealsocontrolledbytheAirGlide.Therefore,theAirGlidemustbepoweredin
orderfortheBacklightstocomeon.AlsoasausefulstatusindicatortheBacklightswillFlashwhiletheAGR
iswaitingfora‘satellite-sync’.Towitnesstheflashing,thedashlightsmustbeON.Thisisbydesign!For
undernormalconditionsvisualfeedbackfromtheAirGlidebecomesroutineandunnecessary.Thus,theuser
hasabilitytoenable/disablethesevisiblecuesbyturningthedashlightsOnorOff.Uponpower-up,the
AirGlidewaits2secondsforthepowertosettle.
PITOTHOSE:REMEMBERTOPLUG/CORK/PINCH-OFFTHEHOSE,TOAVOIDWATERLEAKINGINTO
YOURBOAT!!
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Calibration
AcalibrationisrequiredtoaccuratelyconvertreportedGPSspeedsintoneedlepositions.Theprocedureissimpleandtakes
twominutes.Forbestresultsreadtheentireprocedurefirst.
1. ConfirmtheGPSReceiverisunplugged.AndtheJumperwiresarecorrectlyinsertedinthePS2minicircular
connector.
2. WiththetwoorangeTouchwiresinreach,viewtheSpeedometer’sfaceataclose-up.
3. Power-upthegauge.
4. AftertwosecondstheAGRwillenterCalibrationMode.Ifit’snottherealready,theneedlewillfallto5MPH.
5. Theneedlewillslowlyincrease.WhentheneedlepointsexactlyatTEN[10]milesperhour,brieflycontactthetwo
TouchWire(exposed)ends.
6. TheneedlewilljumptoapproachFIFTEEN[15]milesperhour.Againtheneedlewillcreepupwards.Whenitis
centeredonFIFTEEN,momentarilytouchthewires.Exceptionfor
UniversalModels:
Theneedlewillnot
jumpinUniversalmode…ratheritonlycreeps.UpontheLastCalstepcontact/holdthewirestogether,andcontinue
wirecontact(aboutfourseconds)untiltheneedlebeginstoretreat.
7. Continuethejump,approach-centerandtouchroutinefor20,25,30,35,40,andonuptofullscaleless5mph.
8. ONLYaftertheconfirmation‘touch’atthelastcalibrationpointwilltheAGRcomputethecalibrationconstants.The
calibrationconstantsaresavedinnon-volatilememory.
9. Theneedlewillresetandautomaticallyretracemostofthecalibrationsteps(over-and-over).Thefirstretracestep
willbenearTEN[10],andthelastatfullscaleminus5.Nointerventionisrequired…justobserve.
10. Anaccurateretraceindicatesthecalibrationisvalid.Toredoorreplacethiscalibration,simplyturnthepoweroff,
wait10seconds,andbeginagainatstep3.
11.
YourCalibrationisdone.Turnthepoweroff.RemovetheJumperwires.
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ExternalGPSReceiver
ThecompatibleGPSReceiveriswaterproofwithgreatreception.Itisresilientandtoleranttomarinesurroundings.Following
theseconstraintsarekey:theGPSrequiresaclearline-of-sighttothesky;thewindshieldandclothtopshouldn’tpresenta
problem.Keepitawayfromotherelectronics/antenna’sthatmayinterferewiththereceiver.Everyboatisdifferent,so
experimentwithvariedReceiverlocationstofindthebest(beforemountingitpermanently).RoutetheGPScable/connector
tothebackofthedash.
PlugtheGPSReceiverintotheExternalGPSconnector.Notethe‘ARROW’embossedintotheconnector.Orientthearrowto
alignwiththemating‘pocket’inthefemalereceptacle.Strain-reliefthecabletoanearbyfixedposition.
TheGPSReceiverisequippedwithaninternalStatusLight.
1. THELIGHTISON:WhentheReceiverhaspower.
2. THELIGHTCHANGESSTATE:WhentheReceiverhasa
SatelliteSync.Thisisrequiredfornormaloperation.
TheGPSY-Splitter(Option)
TheSplitterisappliedfordualspeedometers.Thisconnectsboth
gaugestoasingleSwiftGPSReceiver.InserttheGPS’sconnectorinto
thefemale(receptacle).ThemaleplugsattachtoeitherAirGlide
Speedometer;onlythe‘short’legprovidespowertotheGPS.
Warranty
NauticLaugicwarrantiestheAGRforoneyear.
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