Recent content by millertime23

Yeah. Everything is back in its original spot with the same number of shims.

There's only one front engine mount, near the middle. It only has 1 shim installed from the factory. http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche.com/seadooforums/showmodel.asp?Type=13&make=seadoojb&a=217&b=23&c=0&d=-HULL--LOWER-HULL

I was curious so I put a washer behind the alignment plate on the lower left bolt. It made a big difference on the shaft coming through straighter in the hull, but I'm not sure if this is an acceptable fix. I did this without changing any of the existing engine shims.

The driver's side rear engine mount and the front engine mount only have 1 shim installed each. In order to get the shaft alignment tool to even be close to lining up, I will have to use WAY more shims on the passenger side rear engine mount than the manual says is the max. It looks like I'd...

Thanks again guys. I'm going nuts waiting for this weather to clear up so I can troubleshoot these problems a little more. I haven't noticed any cavitation issues, the motor and pump sound like they're running well. I'll check the drain plug O-rings, hull seam, and any other sealed penetrations...

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Yes, I'm trying to find a leak. First time I put the boat in the water I drained about 2 gallons out of the hull. And the water was warm. So I followed the suggestions I found on this forum and strapped the boat to the trailer, backed into the water, and ran the...

I just bought a 2011 Challenger 180 SE, and noticed this by the impeller intake. I tried to get some decent photos but the angle was difficult to work with. The flange isn't making a solid connection with the hull, and I was wondering if this was something that can possibly leak water into the hull?

NEPA here. Pottsville/Reading area