mr, I didn't get a cover, my point was the individual switches, ignition, push start and blower all come "booted". If you meant an overall cover for the panel, I temporarily used the same plexiglass cover, but will get another made. Also will make a sunbrella cover for the whole space, to use when off the boat.
The interesting thing about the ignition boot is that it is split in two, creating a separate front from the back. So when the key is out you can turn the front a 1/4 turn and the back key slot is covered. Then when you go to put the key in, just rotate back so that it aligns with the "off" mark and the key will pass through both sections of the boot. I thought that was inventive.
Got the panel last fall from Seaward. Didn't get around to installing it then. It's almost a perfect replacement. I say almost because the screw holes didn't line up all around. That was actually ok since some of my screws were loose in the fiberglass. I was going to need to address that anyway. So instead I just used the holes on one side that were still good and drilled out new holes for the rest. The new panel came wired to a new terminal strip, so my procedure was to do one wire at a time. Take it off the old term strip, cut it back, strip the end and install in the new term strip. And figure out the mystery wires along the way.
The other thing I forgot to mention yesterday is that the tach doesn't have dip switches anymore. Just a hole in the back to access an adjustment screw to calibrate. I didn't calibrate yet, so I can't comment on the degree of difficulty.
Ed
