Hi -
My wire is in good shape - I am thinking about replacing some switches and re-terminating all of my connections and jumpers some rainy day. Anyone have a good supplier for rocker switches + heat shrink terminal connections?
mhebbard - try West Marine on Savannah Hwy. Good selection of both and if not in stock can probably get it quickly.
SAKATUMI TRAE
19’ SEA PRO CC // 150 HP YAMAHA
No, way too pricey at WM. And not a good selection. These folks are great, quality, price and service is all first class. http://www.genuinedealz.com/
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
X2 on WM being pricey…however they will price match brick building stores within 2 miles, but sometimes that doesn’t even help. If you’re a local Charlestonian, try Charleston Marine on Rivers Ave! Chris and his staff know their stuff and if they don’t have what you need on hand they can usually get it in a day or 2 and his prices on rocker swithces alone are reason enough to shop there! Hope this helps!
Fishing Nerd
“you win some, you lose some…but nothing beats getting some!”
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Originally posted by Cracker LarryNo, way to pricey at WM. And not a good selection. These folks are great, quality, price and service is all first class. http://www.genuinedealz.com/
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
I second Genuine Dealz. I recently installed a few hundred dollars worth of electrical supplies ordered from them.
Also, just another heads up. I have this from WM, bought it when in a rush:
http://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-marine--wiring-connector-kit-heat-shrink-set--11959608
and have used about 4-5 packs, eaach, of these from Harbor Freight:
http://www.harborfreight.com/30-pack-watertight-heat-shrink-ring-terminals-66731.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/30-pack-watertight-heat-shrink-butt-connectors-66729.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/127-piece-heat-shrink-tubing-set-67524.html
Honestly, I have closely inspected both and can tell no difference whatsoever. Have consolidated to one box and can’t tell which were from HF and which were from WM. I have used over a hundred of the HF ones between two different boats and had/have yet to have any problems. I also use heat shrink tubing over the heat shrink terminals. I really do believe they are from the same manufacturer in different packages and labels.
Are they Anchor quality? No, but they have been working fine for me. All that said to point out that because you’re spending more at WM doesn’t mean you’re getting better quality.
if you are local we stock all those items and if we don’t have something, we can get it the next day
New Wire Marine. They are on James Island sharing space with Rouge Motion
Scout 185
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Originally posted by andybquote:
Originally posted by Cracker LarryNo, way to pricey at WM. And not a good selection. These folks are great, quality, price and service is all first class. http://www.genuinedealz.com/
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
I second Genuine Dealz. I recently installed a few hundred dollars worth of electrical supplies ordered from them.
Also, just another heads up. I have this from WM, bought it when in a rush:
http://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-marine--wiring-connector-kit-heat-shrink-set--11959608
and have used about 4-5 packs, eaach, of these from Harbor Freight:
http://www.harborfreight.com/30-pack-watertight-heat-shrink-ring-terminals-66731.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/30-pack-watertight-heat-shrink-butt-connectors-66729.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/127-piece-heat-shrink-tubing-set-67524.htmlHonestly, I have closely inspected both and can tell no difference whatsoever. Have consolidated to one box and can’t tell which were from HF and which were from WM. I have used over a hundred of the HF ones between two different boats and had/have yet to have any problems. I also use heat shrink tubing over the heat shrink terminals. I really do believe they are from the same manufacturer in different packages and labels.
Are they Anchor quality? No, but they have been working fine for me. All that said to point out that because you’re spending more at WM doesn’t mean you’re getting better quality.
I got some of those hazard fraught heatsink but
Genuine dealz is the ticket. They also have a nice calculator on their site.