wanted: gauges

[illMATTic]

imlooking forsome new guages. im not sure if i want white or black with a silver trim ring. all i need are the tach, speedo and fuel. they dont have to be new, just better looking than the garbage that was in my boat.

http://www.geocities.com/fknbozo/allmyrides.html
78 predictor in the works

 

[illMATTic]

imlooking forsome new guages. im not sure if i want white or black with a silver trim ring. all i need are the tach, speedo and fuel. they dont have to be new, just better looking than the garbage that was in my boat.

http://www.geocities.com/fknbozo/allmyrides.html
78 predictor in the works

 

[Checkm8fan]

Two sites that I have looked at are www.nisongermarine.com they have Gaffrig gauges and www.rexmar.com they have Autometer marine gauges.

 

[175checkmate]

Another place to look is overtons.com
They have teleflex gauges, I put the vector series in the tri-mate. Real happy with then. Well I should say that the only trouble i have is at top speed (69mph) the water tube going to the speedometer leaks a bit of water. Not bad but it just has a bit of trouble at that speed.

1975 Checkmate Tri-mate 2, 2.4 200+ / Sky jacker 6" plate / 25p Laser 2 prop, Currently the boat is undergoing overhaul.

 

[jrumon]

Price out some new ones...only three gauges??? It is only going to cost about $150 or so...you won't regret it!!! Jim.

 

[Checkm8fan]

To 175 Check.
On the websites that I mentioned, the price of gauges is quite reasonable for residents of the USA.
Nisongers, has a Gaffrig water pressure gauge for approx. 57.00 US. dollars.That is for their Monster series.This would appear to be a really good deal for what are supposed to be top quality gauges. Is there something wrong with this product that you know of that is not general knowledge?
I have been trying to find a source for them in Can., went to the boat show, check web sites etc. but have had little luck.

 

[175checkmate]

Those are the the top of the line gauges. Kind of like autometer is for cars. They are a bit costly but they are great gauges.

1975 Checkmate Tri-mate 2, 2.4 200+ / Sky jacker 6" plate / 25p Laser 2 prop, Currently the boat is undergoing overhaul.

 

[Checkm8fan]

175

o you find that price costly?I would be willing to bet that for me to get those gauges shipped here by the time I paid duty, exchange rate, and shipping,I doubt it would be under 200.00 to 250.00 dollars Canadian.

 

[Chris]

Sake bought some from nisongermarine and seemed pretty happy.

Here is a link to this thread with some pics of the guages he bought.

Bubba's Thread

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[175checkmate]

Checkm8fan, I feel your pain.
When I looked at buying the gauges for my boat, (water psi, fuel, tach, speedo,) I was looking at a few things, 1 was quality, the 2nd was getting everything to match looks wise.
So I guess that $57 for a water pressure gauge from Gaffrig, or $46 for a teleflex vector may not seem like much of a differance, but when I had to buy the rest of the gauges the price spread was a lot different.

1975 Checkmate Tri-mate 2, 2.4 200+ / Sky jacker 6" plate / 25p Laser 2 prop, Currently the boat is undergoing overhaul.

 

[Chris E]

Checkm8fan, my mercury parts and accessories book has gaffrig gauges in it - available in canada in canadian funds. Send me a list of what you want and i'll check price and availability for you - knowing mercury, it's probably cheaper to get them in the states - but you never know. I don't know what series they are but i remember they had white faces. Email me at work cether@muskoka.com. It may take me a day or two to get it togetherehter My marina is only a couple hours north of you in Muskoka (Port Carling).

 

[Chris E]

sorry about the second last sentance, my 3 year old can't leave any buttons alone. Anyway, it will take a day or to to put together the list because we rent sleds and Mondays and Tuesdays are spent assessing the damage caused by the renters.

 

[Chris]

Just use the edit button Chris.

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[Chris]

Chris, you should go over to Scream and Fly and pimp your place. There are some fellas looking for a place to rent some sleds in Muskoka. I'm not too sure if you're a member over there, if you're not, give me your contact info, I'll post if for you.

Scream and Fly

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[Chris E]

Thanks Chris I'll check it out - give me an excuse to surf - I mean work tomorrow

 

[william bailey]

IllMATTic: I upgraded to Gaffrig on both my Checkmates I have owned and both times I bought from Trenton Marine in New Jersey. Absolutly is the best prices around. Believe me, I shopped around. Trenton beat all the west coast shops by 40%. www.trentonmarine.com