I finally had my voice guage decide to flake out on me. After much reading on here, I opted to go with the pre-built cluster from Dave at AA Marine. It looks like a factory cluster which is what i wanted vs cobbling something together.. We chatted some via email to work out details such as color, etc. I went with the cherry color. I also went with a pitot speedometer since my paddlewheel has been broken off forever. I've never found a good source for the paddlewheel although I believe Dave can get them.
Once the minor details were ironed out, I placed an order. Much to my surprise, he had it ready within a week. Unfortunately, Dave happens to be only an hour from me, so we discussed me bringing my boat to him so he could take a look at the install. Unfortunately, I had some personal items keeping me from making the trip. I kept in contact with Dave and we were able to work out a time when he happened to be near me. So he came over to my house and we took put my vdo cluster and installed the new cluster from him. I think it took 15 or 20 minutes. It turned out great and I'm very pleased with it.
Pics to come soon.
Dave
AA Marine
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