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any suggestions on new gauges ?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:37 am
by yorklyn
Anyone had good or bad experiences with any partiuclar brand of gauges. im planning on replacing everything and adding flowscans to depress me even more than the gas gauge usually does ! not sure if any one brand is better than another so i figured id ask. thanks[/u]
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:04 pm
by prowlersfish
I Like VDO myself . remember your gages and senders must match
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:25 pm
by yorklyn
Didn't think about the senders. good point thanks!
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:55 pm
by jddens
My boat was redone with Faria about 8 years ago both lower and upper helm......white on black. So far so good......
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:07 pm
by MadBen
I had the Faria on 3 different Bayliners without any problems.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:39 pm
by Natchamp
I went with Teleflex units. Good bang for the buck from Defender. Not sure how well they will hold up yet, I'll let you know in a few years.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:19 pm
by jefflaw35
Natchamp wrote:I went with Teleflex units. Good bang for the buck from Defender. Not sure how well they will hold up yet, I'll let you know in a few years.
wow! that looks good, no i need to think of a way to fabric something that style... very clean looking
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:27 pm
by Commissionpoint
I'm a big fan of VDO. Boats, cars, whatever. They are super accurate and reliable.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:27 pm
by alexander38
NatChamp, have teleflex on the condo and I'm happy with them. They're getting long in the tooth, if you could post more pics of yours that would be great..
and what kind of plotter are you going to stick in that blank space ? I vote Lowrance HDS 10..got one last yr and love it ! plus the HD24 radar..
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:30 pm
by Commissionpoint
HDS 10 is a nice unit Tony. I'm looking to install one in place of the gigantic cathode tube I am inheriting on the 32. Do you run sonar and GPS along with the radar on yours?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:37 pm
by alexander38
GPS and radar for now, sonar on list for next yr. and will be adding plotter/radar overlay this yr as soon as I can slip it pass the book keeper..
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:39 pm
by jefflaw35
careful tony your hijacking this LOL i have some ??s will start a new thread for you dont worry
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:55 pm
by alexander38
CommsionPoint started it....
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:11 pm
by jefflaw35
bahahaha
you know i had to go there
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:42 pm
by Commissionpoint
alexander38 wrote:CommsionPoint started it....
Guilty.
Good luck with the bookeeper on that plotter firmware!