I am in the same boat. My serial number is 2B649735. There are two options for oil recommended in the manual, "10W-30 Marine 4-Stroke Engine Oil is recommended for general all temperature use. As...
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I am in the same boat. My serial number is 2B649735. There are two options for oil recommended in the manual, "10W-30 Marine 4-Stroke Engine Oil is recommended for general all temperature use. As...
That is beautiful!!! Awesome job!
For my panels, I bought two spools of Ancor marine grade wire and did the whole thing in red and black instead of getting different colors. Everywhere I looked...
I didn't have toggles on my 181 but did upgrade switch panels. Here is mine that I built. Did the bow swtich panel too to match. I made AutoCAD files of the panels themselves, which i sent off to...
Have considered the same on my 181. Would be great to see a writeup of doing so with some pictures to ease the nerves.
Reggie,
Do you think there would be room to put resettable push button breakers on the switch panel at the console? That way you could eliminate the breaker box and just extend the harness to the...
If you get a wiring diagram showing the pinouts, please post it. I could make plug and play rocker switch replacement panels for people if I had the pinouts. I don't have megalink in my boat so I...
Will do. I got a good impression from going up there and talking through the installation and different controls options. The sales guy (David) definitely knew what he was talking about. They...
I considered it. I could get a new 150 but not an HO that I could find. And the merc has an 8 year warranty and was not much more money at all than the quotes I got on a G1 Etec non-HO.
Ed’s marine superstore in Ashland
Heck no! I dropped it off to get repowered with a new 150 PRO XS.
Question is about props. I was running a used 23 tempest plus on my 2009 ETEC 150 with 1.86 gear ratio. Turning about 5400 RPM...
Just had to do that on my 181, im just shy of 30 and it was still a huge pain in the... back. I'll be getting lithiums once my AGMs die
If your Swivl-Eze Snap-Lock pedestals were siezed up like mine were, and once you get them out with a pipe wrench, use a a 2” flap wheel in a drill to bore out the base slightly. Took about 10-15...
look up your motor by serial number, it should be a part number associated with that motor
My 2000 181 had a TH marine valve but I switched to Flow Rite. Flow Rite is a better design in my opinion. Regardless of what is in there I would go with Flow Rite.
Also your tubing is probably...
Wanted to share my switch panel upgrade project I just completed on my Champion 181. My existing switch panel was not labeled, cracking, had old switches, and a previous owner somewhere down the...
Finished product!
It’s a labor of love!
Uhhh... want to come clean my bilge? That is the cleanest bilge install ive ever seen!
:laugh::laugh::laugh:
Good info, thanks!
I haven't been in an R71, but I switched to my current 181 from a 374V. The 374V was like fishing off of a dock. You could stand on the gunwale and it would barely tip to one side. I paid for that...
390977390978Quick update for anyone interested.. I 3d printed mockups of each panel. Here’s the main panel. Originally I was going to keep the factory switch layout, but realized I could get the...
I’m building new switch panels, just got the switches and breakers in from Rocker Switch Pros. I went ahead and got custom covers for the Hydro and Aerator switches, and got a custom one for my...
If you switch to a 3 blade with some rake you should get more bow lift than a 4 blade generally speaking
Really happy with mine, only real complaint is lack of storage in the rear but after all it is an 18 footer. Gets on plane insanely fast with a 150 evinrude Etec and 23 tempest plus 3.25” below pad...