Took me a little longer then expdected but. I installed the 15 X 17P and took it out on a rather choppy day on the lake. Boat didn't seem to loose any holeshot. But picked up 2-3 mph and WOT was right at 4800. I was able to cruise at a lower rpm which was nice for a change. I am running a new...
Not hitting the limiter but darn close. Dealer repowered it back in 2012, with a new 2011 unit. I went ahead and ordered a 15 x 17P by Blackmax as recommended. It was less than $200 out the door. If the 15 x 17P works well, can I do a direct swap to a 15 x 17P Stainless and turn the same RPMS.
Now that I have my trim tab situation under control I would like to tackle my prop situation. Or lack there of….. I have a 1990 Sundowner 205, repowered with a 2011 4.3l TKS + 1.62 ratio Alpha One Gen 2. The current prop that is on the boat is a 15.25 x 15p aluminum 3 blade. It has a few small...
As suggested I moved the tabs out to 3" inside the outer chine. As recommended by the instructions. I went ahead and used a small amount of fiberglass resin and cloth and got the holes patched up and was also able to patch some old transducer holes. I will report back as to how much of a...
You guys talked me into it. The new aluminum trailer doesn’t stick out past the transom. Gonna move them and patch. I’ll report back as to how much of a difference it makes.
I have had it out once. They help it get on plane and reduce the planing speed. But they help side to side listing very little. On my previous boat where the tabs were mounted on the outside it held the boat level in almost all conditions. That’s why I was thinking that another smaller set of...
I think I may have made a mistake when I had the trim tabs on my Four Winns 205 Sundowner installed. With the bunks of the old trailer extending past the end of the boat, the tabs were installed 9 inches away from the center line of the boat. I did see the minimum distance was 8 inches. So it’s...
That’s what I ended up doing. I took the best photo I could and had it “matched” at a local ppg paint shop. And was able to make the patch and then blend it by wet sanding. I can tell where the patch is, but when asking others they say it’s not noticeable unless I point it out!
Hello all, I have a 1990 Four Winns Sundowner 205 that I am trying to get some touch up paint for the light grey color. Is there any way to do a paint code search? I have tried a google search but none of the places have any color close to the one I need. I believe it is an oem light grey Four...
When I was doing my pre season check of my 95 Armada MX-1 I found something interesting with my rear motor mounts. The one on the port side doesn’t look tight. But I tried tightening it and it seems tight. I have no abnormal vibrations or anything. Here are some photos. Any ideas?
Hello all,
New Iboats member and an even newer boat owner. I bought new to me 1995 Armada Marada with a Mercruiser 3.0LX Alpha one Gen 2 in showroom condition. My question is the last time I went out the alternator belt started squeaking when it was under a high load like triming, or the...
