1987 Sea Ray 390 Express Cruiser - Gauge Upgrade advice needed

[Shaps]

Asking for a friend.
1987 Sea Ray 390 Express Cruiser
Twin 454 Crusaders

Looking to update the dash panels and go with new gauges.

Does anyone have any recommendations on gauges that will work, plug and play?

Thanks!
Shaps

 

[Golfman25]

Doubt there will be anything plug and play on an older boat. I replaced some gages on my older boat only to find the studs on the rear of the gages were different sizes. So had to replace connectors as well.

 

[Shaps]

Doubt there will be anything plug and play on an older boat. I replaced some gages on my older boat only to find the studs on the rear of the gages were different sizes. So had to replace connectors as well.

Thanks @Golfman25
I am guessing he wouldn't mind just changing the ends. Just not a major rewire...

What did you go with?

May I ask for a picture installed please?

 

[Golfman25]

Thanks @Golfman25
I am guessing he wouldn't mind just changing the ends. Just not a major rewire...

What did you go with?

May I ask for a picture installed please?

Boat wasn't a sea ray and don't have any pictures. But I went with a standard off the shelf teleflex tach. Plus temp gage over the years.

 

[Ricochet]

It’s been a few years but I was able to find some new old stock searay gauges which I think are Teleflex. Just needs to be an analog gauge. I would recommend Aetna digital tachs.

 

[Ricochet]

 

[Shaps]

Thanks @Ricochet

other than some potential connector changes, do you recall if there was there anything else you needed to get the Aetna's working?

 

[northshore]

https://fpmarine.com/390-express-cruiser-reproduction-instrument-panel-set-for-late-1980s/

Here is a pic (sorry so dark) of my 340 panels just installed a couple of months back.
Very happy with the quality and support. There was a mistake on the one of the panels initially,
I called them and had the fixed version of the panel within 3 days.

 

[northshore]

For what it's worth, I bought all new switch boots, indicator lamps and the electro-luminecent strips for the back lighting.

 

[Shaps]

Thanks @northshore !

 

[Ricochet]

Thanks @Ricochet

other than some potential connector changes, do you recall if there was there anything else you needed to get the Aetna's working?

Shaps
No they were basically plug and play.
Rick

 

[Skybolt]

Not plug and play and not for the faint of heart, but convert to digital.