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    Strange Noise - complete with audio!

    pete63: Thanks for that chart! I wish that "don't worry about it" was one of the options! :mad:
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    Strange Noise - complete with audio!

    Thanks for responding pete63! According to the shop, the pump is good.
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    Strange Noise - complete with audio!

    I took my 2006 Challenger 180 out this spring and noticed that every once in a while, it would produce a weird “metallic knocking noise” emanating from somewhere in the engine. The sound occurs once every 10-30 seconds and sounds like someone hitting the block with a ball-peen hammer. Higher...
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    Painted my Challenger 180 hull

    Thank you all for your kind words!
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    Painted my Challenger 180 hull

    The hull graphics have been showing their age on my 2006 Challenger 180. Replacing them was going to be expensive and eventually the new graphics would get beat-up as well during docking. So I did some research and decided to paint the hull to make it look like the hulls on the newer Sea Doo...
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    Challenger 180 Dash Modification

    Thank you and to everyone with your kind comments! It took about a week of evening time to complete. I made a mock-up on cardboard first to test the new layout. I then cut a "test dash" and tried every cut, drill bit and router tweak on the test dash before applying it to the final dash. I...
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    Challenger 180 Dash Modification

    More pictures... of the final steps of assembly.
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    Challenger 180 Dash Modification

    I wanted to replace my 2" Hummingbird depth finder with something that also included a GPS, so I settled on the Raymarine Dragonfly. But where to mount it? After looking at aftermarket mounts, I took the road less traveled and made a new dash. I found some cellular PVC board at Home Depot...
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    Inlet Clearance System Issue

    Thanks for the quick reply! How did you disconnect it and secure it in place?
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    Inlet Clearance System Issue

    All, I have a 2006 Challenger and I noticed that "at rest" the impeller grate is deflected upward allowing about 1.5" opening at the ride plate. I've tried all kinds of ways to adjust the grate position at the ICS mechanism without success. After reading through other posts, it looks like...
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    Can I change my own oil?

    KustomKarl: I've been reading your replies to various questions on the forums with great interest. I'm a newbie here with a recently purchased very slightly used 2006 Challenger 180 with the 215HP SC-IC. I want to treat her right so I ran out and bought all the Sea-Doo goodies to do the...
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