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Just thought i'd let you know that I figured out the easiest way to convert my boat to sunsport seating...



Sell mine and buy this one!

This was another leftover 2009 at our local dealer. It's a 3.0 merc, with sunsport seating and the flip up bolsters for both helm and front passenger seats, as well as the full canvas. We will have a cockpit cover thrown in as well as upgrading to a stainless prop.

Our dealer made us a deal we couldn't refuse, and we had buyer for our 2007 so it all sort of fell together. It was kinda like hitting the reset button, because our payments really aren't changing and we are getting a new boat all over again. That's fine by me!

I have some prop questions, but I will start another post for that one.

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2009 H180 w/3.0 Merc
Homebuilt Minimax Hydro
2011 Zodiac Cadet 310

Cool! Congratulations. That's one way to fix a boat problem!

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

Congrats. That's one way to make quick work of that project. Did you also end up with the ESP as shown in the picture?

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-Rob.


Current boat: 2011 Yamaha AR210
Previous boat: 1998 Horizon RX 4.3GL SX

Thanks!

No ESP on this one. Couldn't get it to go away on the Four Winns "build" configurator....

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2009 H180 w/3.0 Merc
Homebuilt Minimax Hydro
2011 Zodiac Cadet 310

Gidday Chris congrats on the new boat, I still prefered the red but I am biased anyway. I have the same 3.0 merc and am running a 19 inch vengence stainless steel prop. The prop seems to be very well matched for what I use the boat for ( skiing, wakeboarding, kneeboarding and tubing) and highly recomend that pitch of prop.




hope this helps

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Ardy
Adelaide South Australia
Red H180 3.0 Merc

This is proof that there truly is more than one way to skin a cat. Congrats!

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Current Boat:
2004 Sea Ray 320 Sundancer "Nauti Luvin'"

Previous Boats:
1999 298 Vista "Seas The Day"
2008 H200SS "Nauti Luv"
2006 Tahoe Q4

A whole lot easier than trying to round up the pats, rip out the old and install the new (then trying to get rid of the old). Plus it's new and shiney!!!!

Great looking boat

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'90 Horizon 220 5.8

Thanks everyone



That's exactly what I was thinking! Although it would have been a neat project, this is just a whole lot easier.

Ardy, that pic of the speedo is encouraging, and knowing how you and the admiral are pulling skis all the time sounds like good hole shot can be had with the vengeance prop too! You mentioned 19"pitch, is that 14-1/4" Diameter?

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2009 H180 w/3.0 Merc
Homebuilt Minimax Hydro
2011 Zodiac Cadet 310

Chris
I thinkthat sounds about right, The prop seems to do everything pretty well . The other prop that might be worth investigating is the enertia , the selling point for them is that the blades are even thinner than the vengence, and are reported to be very good on performance. I would have a look for you to confirm diameter size but the boat is 100 miles away and won't be getting used for another eight sleeps, but who's counting
hope this helps

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Ardy
Adelaide South Australia
Red H180 3.0 Merc

Excellent way to make your problem go away! Congratulations! I would look into adding an extended swim platform now though...it'll be way more expensive after you have left the showroom. It is an upgrade that you will not regret.

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Marc, Kathlin & Nathalie


'89 Chaparral Laser 32

'93 Vista 245, 5.8L w/ King Cobra

Former Boats
'01 H260, 7.4 VP Duoprop
'98 H200, 5.0 GL w/VP SX drive

Our dealer made us a great deal on a swim platform when we bought the boat last year. I didn't want it.

We're having one installed this spring.

It's almost a necessity with the 180.

Congrats on your purchase Chris. You're gonna love the sunsport!!

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2010 H190 4.3VP
Tow Vehicle:
2007 F150
Previous boats:
2009 H180 3.0VP
1996 Horizon QX 3.0VP