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stika pimp
 Post subject: switches, gauges
PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:03 pm 
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Where is the best place to buy switches and gauges? I am building a new dash for mine and want to upgrade all the electronics.
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230 Mike
 Post subject: Re: switches, gauges
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What year, size, and length of boat? It'd be a good chance to go electronic if the style fits. Recent FW models use Carling Technologies' Contura sealed rocker switches, available from Mouser among others.

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stika pimp
 Post subject: Re: switches, gauges
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:38 pm 
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Mine is a 91 freedom 195.
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230 Mike
 Post subject: Re: switches, gauges
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stika pimp wrote:
Mine is a 91 freedom 195.


I'd start with Overton's.

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stika pimp wrote:
Where is the best place to buy switches and gauges? I am building a new dash for mine and want to upgrade all the electronics.



How much is that going to run you to build up a new dash?

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Graham R
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Someone once posted a link to a website that specializes in OEM surplus, unused marine equipment. It was something like "great lakes skipper". They have a section for dashboards. When I looked at the website, certainly from a UK perspective, the prices looked low, the gauges and switches could be easily transferred to your new dash.

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stika pimp
 Post subject: Re: switches, gauges
PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:30 pm 
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Mine should just be the cost of gauges.. my dad wns a sheet metal shop for the stainless and my buddy does powdercoating. I just have to find the right set of gauges.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:11 pm 
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Ebay Has a set of guages currently. Just seacrh " four winns" . Great Lakes Skipper and Bare Bones Marine are two Ebay stores that have a good assortment of surplus marine stuff. One of them you will recognize alot of Four Winns components.

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For adding gage to vehical projects I have done, I surf around to find the gages I like then surf around for who has best price.

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