I stopped by a local dealer a while back to buy some parts for my boat. I had a 2001 35 hp johnson outboard and was converting it from tiller to remote setup. When I was at the dealership all I was planning on buying was the electrical wiring harness that ran from the control box to the motor. When I got there it was a little more than quoted over the phone but that was no big deal. The problem came when the mechanic said that I needed to buy a tachometer also. He said that it would not run without a tach and that I had to buy one. The one he was trying to sell me was 275! I told him that I had never heard that before and that it ran fine without one when I was using the tiller handle. He then jumped all over me and said that he had over 30 years expierence and that then implied that I could screw up my boat if I wanted. I didnt purchase it and just got the harness like I had orginally intended.
My question is, have any of you heard somthing like this before. I am just wondering if maybe there is some truth to it and he got confused and was not trying to screw me over? I have setupthe boat since then and it runs great. I know that it is wise to have a tach, but if you dont run it wide open I think that it will do fine without one.
What are your opinions? Before I get jumped on, I am not trying to discredit a dealer nor will I use their name.
My question is, have any of you heard somthing like this before. I am just wondering if maybe there is some truth to it and he got confused and was not trying to screw me over? I have setupthe boat since then and it runs great. I know that it is wise to have a tach, but if you dont run it wide open I think that it will do fine without one.
What are your opinions? Before I get jumped on, I am not trying to discredit a dealer nor will I use their name.