Well, I pulled Touche's engine panel today and lo and behold, the label on the tach says Datcon 71725-00. So don't pay $350 for the Westerbeke part when you can order the same part for $150,
-- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 8:06 PM Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, gosh darn. Touche's engine hour meter died (or went to sleep). > Engine is Universal 25XPB. Boat is in yard 4 hours away so I'm just > probing around the web for options. > > First, it may be repairable. Might just be a poor connection. I probably > won't tackle it until I get the boat back to its home slip in Louisiana > in a couple weeks. An hour meter isn't that critical. However, on the > chance that it isn't repairable, I have two options. > > First, install a stand alone waterproof hour meter. Cost $20-40 depending > on selection and another hole in the bulkhead. > > Second, replace the tachometer/hour meter. Did that once already. Here's > where it gets interesting. It's Westerbeke part 011917. Typical online > price is about $340 US. > > > https://westerbeke.com/Product/METER/011917?productname=METER&productid=54202996DAF73B1CA82D59C6 > > So I Googled "tachometer/hour meter" and probed around. Guess what? A > Datcon 71725-00 tach/hour meter for about* 1/3* of Westerbeke's price. > Looks identical. Spec says data source is alternator which I believe the > 25XPB is. Here's the tach: > > > https://vehiclecontrols.com/shopping/shop700/products1/453057044-71725-00-datcon-tachometer-with-hourmeter-4000rpm/ > > Very interesting. Could this be the same tach? 3 3/8" hole. Next time > I'm on the boat, I'll verify the diameter and alternator data sensor. If I > can't repair it, I'll replace it with the Datcon. Anybody know why I > shouldn't? > > >
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