FYI there are only about 3 ways to mount alternators on small engines. There is 
NO reason to stick to OEM branded alternators.
Joe
Coquina


From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson 
via CnC-List
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2017 10:02 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Stus-List Wild alternator prices

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<mailto: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<mailto: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.









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