Re: Tachometer For Motor Break In
Sevcrist - I'm thinking, but I could be wrong, that after you break it in, and determine that the prop is correct, that you might be able to get away without a tach or use it intermittently. Maybe from time to time especially if you think the engine's not acting like it should. However, the Tiny Tachs seem to be well thought of, and they are cheap so if you needed to replace it it would be NBD.<br /><br />That said, if it were my boat, I'd figure out a way to get a tach in there. Without knowing what your console looks like, my guess is that a good fabricating shop could build you one that would look good. Cleanly riveted or welded to whatever surface you think appropriate. Maybe even a small gauge "bank" if you also wanted to put in a trim gauge, pressure gauge, volt meter, etc. All this imho of course, but I've had good luck making stuff like that work given my ideas and the skills of a sheet metal fabricator. You could even prime and paint it if you need to, to make it look OEM. Properly prepped and primed, it's pretty straight forward getting a good finish on aluminum. Many center and dual console set ups on boats around here are custom built by local fabricating and welding shops and they look OEM.
