circuit board dash

I was part of a thread discussing the circuit board dash piece for my 1988 2001. I contacted White Lake Marine on the suggestion of TRBenj and the marina informed me I can buy an OEM for my boat for $129.50. They told me that I should be able to acquire most of what I need OEM. Lettering for the port side is $212.00, starboard is $212.00 and the stern is $51.50. A new steering wheel is $150.00. This is info. for anyone interested and for future reference on searches. The telephone number for White Lake Marine is 1-800-880-7548.
Brad

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88
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Hey Brad, What did you decide to do? If you order a new one would you consider sending me your old one or at least a full size blueprint of the new one when you get it? I'd still like to toy around with making a new dash out of carbon fiber or fibergla$$. Looking around the forum it looks like a glove box lid may need to be made as well.

88,
Did you find our L shaped teak wood yet??
I haven't yet but still looking. I didn't try whitelake marine yet. Have you?

Brad

Brad, It will take some time but I think I can get a new lid made.I'll have to make a mold off of mine and go from there. It will take some time but should be able to pop a few out if all goes well........... Once you get your new dash panel just trace it out on a huge sheet of drafting paper or something including all holes for gauges and such then drop it in the mail. I'll make a cardboard cut out from that then start making a new panel out of carbon fiber or fibergla$$. We'll see how she goes................Foot

Hey thanks Bro! Just ask my wife of how proud I am of that boat! Well............. Maybe Not! She claims that I love that boat more than her..............Oh, by the way I pulled of the glove box lid this morning and am working on a mold this morning. Will probably start making it next week. I'll keep you all posted on the progress. Plan on starting with a fibergla$$ one first and black poly urethane the finish product. If all goes well then prototype 2 might be carbon fiber. Stay tuned.

88 Nautique wrote: This may sound stupid, but what is OEM?

79 is right, OEM means Original Equipment Manufacturer. However, the term is often misinterpreted and misused. It is really a legal/contractual term.

An OEM makes parts or products which it sells to others, who in turn resell the product under their own name. The main difference between a reseller relationship, and an OEM relationship, is that in an OEM relationship, the person selling the product to the public typically accepts responsibility for service, maintenance, etc. The OEM term is typically applied to complicated, or complete system products, as opposed to simple parts in which the relationship is usually one of supplier to manufacturer.

For example, the xray machines you see at the airport. The company who makes them buys the computers from an OEM, could be Dell, Sun, HP, whoever. They incorporate the computer into their machine. No where on the Xray box does it say Dell, Sun, HP. If the computer breaks, you don't go to the computer manufacturer to get it fixed. You go to the xray manufacturer.

Another example is that Hewlett Packard OEMs a large Storage Device from Hitachi Data Systems. HP sells the exact same box you can buy from Hitachi. They paint it a different color and slap a different badge on it. All the parts are the same. HP provides the warranty, service and maintenance on the device. HP sells the box, but they are not the Original Manufacturer.

On our boats, most of the parts have been purchased by Correct Craft from an OEM. Items like the gas tank, ballast sytems and valves, rudder, steering wheel, prop, etc. If these items break, you go to correct craft for the warranty, service, or replacement. Probably the only thing manufactured by Correct Craft is the hull. The engine, windshield, and heater, are a little more nebulous. On each of these, CC agrees to service them, but the Original Manufacturer also provides a warranty, and so, I'd have to see the contract to understand what type of relationship has been struck.

Here, I think what 88 was saying is that original parts are still available. They could be from inventory , or it could be that the original manufacturer still makes the parts. BKH

Ultrahots,

How much do the two bottom "L" pieces cost?
Do you also know where to purchase the circuit buttons that control the bilge,blower,lights etc.?

BraD

Kurt,
Thank you. My problem is that my boat didn't come with the manual. How do I find the correct amperage. Are the switches each marked what they are?
Brad

Morfoot, I'd be in for a dash panel and a glove box lid for our 88. Let me know what you come up with.

Morfoot,
I haven't received my parts yet. When I get the new dash I will drop you a note.. Keep us informed on the glove box.

Brad

I could use a glove box lid as well.

Morfoot, lets see some pics!

I a$$ume you are reusing the hinges from your old lid? I need new hinges as well, not sure what they look like.

Yup, photobucket works great (see Randy's tutorial). If you could snap some pics of the hinges while youre at it, I could get an idea of what Im looking for- my originals are long gone.