Arcticspud
Veteran Member
Just spent a great Memorial Weekend on the water and noticed my port Hobbs meter on the lower helm is not working. It works on the flybridge. Simple fix?
VDO tachs with hourmeters: the hm's suck. Many failed and replaced. Some new replacements failed too. Digital lcd's fail. Mechanical ones too. On my personal boat, the hm is started to freak out at 1800hrs, but now seems to be working.
Hobbs name brand HM's: They fail too. Got a box of stuck meters. Digital and mechanical. I wonder if some cheap counterfeits have made it into the supply chain, as Hobbs is supposedly reputable and used on aircraft, etc.
The Hobbs (name brand) on my genny recently logged about 16hrs on a 10hr overnight run. No wonder my oil seems clean when changed at 200hr!! On a run a couple years ago, I noticed no clocking. Whacked it and it started working. Or so I thought.
Digital lcd's: They suck for a unique reason. When they die you have no clue what the last reading was.
No Name brand: They suck. Lots of them in the pooped hm box.
Can't anyone make a stupid hourmeter that works???? Kinda peeved over these stupid things.