Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 20 of 23
  1. 10-10-2019, 01:55 PM #1
    hydrashack
    hydrashack is offline
    Member hydrashack's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Edina, MN
    Posts
    792

    2004-2005 198 need confirmation

    Can you remove the passenger console on this year and model.

    Specifically looking at the 198 on BBC in Watertown, WI.

    Thx
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. grout-scout
    grout-scout is offline
    Banned
    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Boerne & Three Rivers, Texas
    Posts
    18,061
    #2 10-10-2019, 02:42 PM
    Edit: (I should have looked at the pic first) That’s an early 05, I don’t know about that one. I know the late 05’s can with some work.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. hydrashack
    hydrashack is offline
    Member hydrashack's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Edina, MN
    Posts
    792
    #3 10-10-2019, 02:59 PM
    Thanks...........I wish there was a way to confirm. I have a buddy that went and saw it in person and said he didn't see any bolt holes.

    From the pics it looks modular and should be able to be removed, but hoping someone can confirm.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. Bassin Bob71
    Bassin Bob71 is offline
    Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Location
    SE WI
    Posts
    11,090
    #4 10-10-2019, 05:04 PM
    When I bought my 2008, I had one added and it was bolted in. I think an 05 has the same console
    2019 Ranger Z520C DC / 250 Pro XS 4 Stroke
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. SCOTT196
    SCOTT196 is offline
    Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    claremore
    Posts
    1,690
    #5 10-10-2019, 05:36 PM
    My 01-196 is removeable so yours should be too.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. grout-scout
    grout-scout is offline
    Banned
    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Boerne & Three Rivers, Texas
    Posts
    18,061
    #6 10-10-2019, 06:24 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by SCOTT196 View Post
    My 01-196 is removeable so yours should be too.

    My buddies 196 is not. Must have been an option, my 198 is not easily removable.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. grout-scout
    grout-scout is offline
    Banned
    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Boerne & Three Rivers, Texas
    Posts
    18,061
    #7 10-10-2019, 06:25 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Bassin Bob71 View Post
    When I bought my 2008, I had one added and it was bolted in. I think an 05 has the same console

    It’s different. The one in question is not curved like ours, it’s the straight across model.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. Bassbuster95
    Bassbuster95 is offline
    Banned
    Join Date
    May 2019
    Posts
    490
    #8 10-10-2019, 06:54 PM
    my buddy's 03 196 had a removable console
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. hydrashack
    hydrashack is offline
    Member hydrashack's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Edina, MN
    Posts
    792
    #9 10-10-2019, 08:31 PM
    Grout
    do you think the one I am talking about is removable?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. grout-scout
    grout-scout is offline
    Banned
    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Boerne & Three Rivers, Texas
    Posts
    18,061
    #10 10-10-2019, 09:02 PM
    I think you might be able to force it off, but I don’t know if it will be pretty when done. What does the owner say about it? Let me search google and Facebook.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. grout-scout
    grout-scout is offline
    Banned
    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Boerne & Three Rivers, Texas
    Posts
    18,061
    #11 10-10-2019, 09:05 PM
    I’ll keep searching.


    http://www.bbcboards.net/showthread.php?t=59846
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. Tx Champ
    Tx Champ is offline
    Born on th Llano Estacado Tx Champ's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    Abilene, TX
    Posts
    20,835
    #12 10-10-2019, 09:14 PM
    Seems I recall some of the early modular consoles being attached. So, if it's not molded into the top cap, it'll come off. If you look under and there are no bolts, it won't be pretty when it comes out, but it'll be repairable.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. grout-scout
    grout-scout is offline
    Banned
    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Boerne & Three Rivers, Texas
    Posts
    18,061
    #13 10-10-2019, 09:17 PM
    This should be the same.


    http://www.bbcboards.net/showthread.php?t=54740
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. Lea
    Lea is offline
    Champion Boats Moderator Lea's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Location
    Franklin, VA
    Posts
    48,840
    #14 10-10-2019, 09:22 PM
    Post #12 is spot on!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. grout-scout
    grout-scout is offline
    Banned
    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Boerne & Three Rivers, Texas
    Posts
    18,061
    #15 10-10-2019, 09:24 PM
    This is supposedly a 196, but I think it’s really a 198. Even if it is a 196, I can’t imagine the 198 would have been any differently made.









    Different color gel, I don’t think it’s molded in. Nice looking boat.

    Last edited by grout-scout; 10-10-2019 at 09:33 PM.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  16. Tx Champ
    Tx Champ is offline
    Born on th Llano Estacado Tx Champ's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    Abilene, TX
    Posts
    20,835
    #16 10-10-2019, 09:40 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by grout-scout View Post
    This is supposedly a 196, but I think it’s really a 198. Even if it is a 196, I can’t imagine the 198 would have been any differently made.
    But that's a factory single console. What I meant above, if it's a dual console and the console is molded into the top cap like the first pic vs a modular console like the second pic.

    Molded console

    IMG-4253.jpg


    Modular Console

    2005-Champion-206DC.jpg
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  17. Lea
    Lea is offline
    Champion Boats Moderator Lea's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Location
    Franklin, VA
    Posts
    48,840
    #17 10-10-2019, 09:47 PM
    The passenger consoles on the 198 and 196 were removable after 2003 I think. Removing one would leave some damage. The style was changed in the later 05 models. The easy on easy off was not intro'd until 08/09 if I remember correctly.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  18. n_gong
    n_gong is offline
    Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    CA
    Posts
    3,046
    #18 10-10-2019, 09:51 PM
    I removed my passenger console on my 2005 198, just be careful and cut the glue as you pry and pull..
    I inserted stainless steel nut inserts to reinstall it if needed,
    only put back in twice for a short time in the last 6 years.
    Nelson
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  19. Lea
    Lea is offline
    Champion Boats Moderator Lea's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Location
    Franklin, VA
    Posts
    48,840
    #19 10-10-2019, 10:02 PM
    Good info, Nelson!!!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  20. Tx Champ
    Tx Champ is offline
    Born on th Llano Estacado Tx Champ's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    Abilene, TX
    Posts
    20,835
    #20 10-10-2019, 10:27 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by n_gong View Post
    I removed my passenger console on my 2005 198, just be careful and cut the glue as you pry and pull..
    I inserted stainless steel nut inserts to reinstall it if needed,
    only put back in twice for a short time in the last 6 years.
    Nelson
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »