Jack, I buy a lot of boat stuff off Amazon. Usually cheaper than Defender or Fawcetts. If Prime, free shipping. When I needed a hot water heater I googled the part number and found the exact unit at an RV store for $50 less than any chandlery. Money is finite!
Joel On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 7:38 PM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have a new 30-amp that I bought for my 3hm and never used. > > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > +401 965-5260 > > On Oct 31, 2017, at 19:22, Jack Brennan via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > So here’s a cautionary tale on buying diesel parts: > > The bearings went bad on the alternator on my Yanmar 2gm20f. This is an > alternator once made by Hitachi that used to run about $120 or so. Yanmar > would rebrand them and sell the units as its own for many dollars more. > > I did an Internet search and discovered Hitachi apparently no longer makes > these alternators. The good news (I think)): Some nameless offshore company > is manufacturing replacements. Companies are selling them as their own > (most with the same stock photo) for $70 to $130. > > So, before ordering, I call my local Yanmar dealers to see whether he has > it in stock and whether I can do my bit to keep him solvent by buying from > him. > > Sure, we have them, the saleswoman says. Yanmar brand: $850. I choke and > ask about aftermarket: $400. Remanufactured? $210. I end up saying sorry, > but I can have it delivered to my door in four days for $79. > > All of my customer loyalty went out the window with those kinds of markups > on an alternator that sells for maybe $30 wholesale. Now I’m wondering > whether I can buy my filters, impellers, hoses, etc., at a deep discount by > shopping online. > > Jack Brennan > Former C&C 25 > Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 > Tierra Verde, Fl. > > > > > > > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=icon> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=link> > <#m_-2633532019190771150_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > _______________________________________________ > > The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up > again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a > small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send > contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All contributions are greatly appreciated! > > > _______________________________________________ > > The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up > again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a > small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send > contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All contributions are greatly appreciated! > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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