FX-1

BECCA ROSE · Post by **BECCA ROSE** » Wed May 19, 2010 4:39 am

On sale now at Defender.com $99 What a deal

Donmystic1 · Post by **Donmystic1** » Wed May 19, 2010 5:17 am

Only good with the purchase of a Mermaid unit or upgrade

BECCA ROSE · Post by **BECCA ROSE** » Wed May 19, 2010 10:09 am

Nope, I put it in my cart and did everything but complete the order. It was 107.00 complete with shipping.

Buy2ls · Post by **Buy2ls** » Wed May 19, 2010 3:53 pm

What is the advantage to this unit over the three knob unit? I would like to get better fan speeds, especially lower ones! As well as a thermostat that shuts the unit off when the temp is reached. Does this unit do this? Do they offer it in a shape that will drop in to the old 3 knob's spot?

Post by **dougl33** » Wed May 19, 2010 5:20 pm

Yes to all!

BECCA ROSE · Post by **BECCA ROSE** » Wed May 19, 2010 5:24 pm

YES YES YES, its a great inexpensive upgrade to an antiquated fixture on the boat. You like VCR's or DVD's better?

Buy2ls · Post by **Buy2ls** » Wed May 19, 2010 5:41 pm

Hey Doug you should have those panels Thursday via UPS, they went out today. I put some scraps in there as well. Call me if you have any questions Jeff

Post by **dougl33** » Wed May 19, 2010 7:07 pm

Thanks Jeff. Shoot me an email with the shipping costs and your address and I'll send you a check.

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Thu May 20, 2010 4:08 am

How easy is it to swap the old Three Knob panel out with this New panel? How many wires are you delaing with?

h2ojst · Post by **h2ojst** » Thu May 20, 2010 7:05 am

When you actually pull the trigger & purchase the item from Defender, you get an e-mail bak in about 5 minutes telling you that your order has been cancelled because it's only available with the Mermaid purchase. Nice try anyway! Joe Tomaini 1988 Sportfish Attitude Adjustment II Fort Lauderdale, FL

schultz · Post by **schultz** » Thu May 20, 2010 7:56 am

Keith, I dont know which boat you have but the swap to the FX-1 on the early model SF is really easy. The wire connectors are located under the range (you can see them thru the vent next to the control pannel). Lift up the range and match the wire colors or follow the install instructions. It's only about eight wires if I recall. The control pannel needs to be ordered along with the mounting pannel that is the same size as the original 3 knob pannel. If you look at the interior slide show from my recent interior makeover you can see it is mounted in the same postion as the original in one or two the the galley photo's. I had all the problems most have had with the old control pannel and all those issues go away with this upgrade. One of the easier yet very good improvments you can make.

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Thu May 20, 2010 9:33 am

Cliff thanks for the info. I have a FBC the 3 knob panel is on the wall heading down the steps to the VBirth. So make sure that I order the mounting panel, other than that the swap out is easy.

BECCA ROSE · Post by **BECCA ROSE** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:52 pm

Oh bummer! Still a good deal at full price.

h2ojst · Post by **h2ojst** » Mon May 24, 2010 4:46 am

Yeah, I think I'm going to do it anyway. Just burned up another water pump from running constantly. With the new A/C on the bridge it gets quite cold down below, even throttled way down. Joe Tomaini 1988 Sportfish Attitude Adjustment II Fort Lauderdale, FL