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. > > > > > > > > > > Virus-free. www.avast.com > _______________________________________________ > > 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!
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