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Anyone put a new mercury on an older bass boat

Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 7:58 pm
by Ain
Just wondering what is involved in doing somthing like putting a new mercury on my older 94 ranger bass boat.just winding if anyone’s done it before if cables and wire is the same I know I’ll have to get some kind of adapter...thanks for any help

Re: Anyone put a new mercury on an older bass boat

Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:53 pm
by J.Bubier
Contact Jeremy at C&C Marine in Citrus Heights, he is a wealth of knowledge and will help you with what you need to order etc.... My buddy repowered his 94' Ranger w/150 blackmax to a 175 Opti last year and he LOVES it....

Re: Anyone put a new mercury on an older bass boat

Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:52 am
by Ericpadilla1374
I just put a 175 mercy on my 95 ranger 482vs. Rigging was about $3000. I had to get new controls an I opted for the smart craft gauge. Well worth it. Shop around for a motor cause the dealerships vary in price. Shoot me a pm if u have anymore questions

Re: Anyone put a new mercury on an older bass boat

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:27 pm
by aaafffqqq
I went through Jeremy at C&C Marine in Citrus Heights to re-power my '01 Ranger with a new PRO XS last fall. Do you like the boat enough to spend that kind of money? I did, and the incentive program from Mercury Marine was another reason to replace instead of rebuild. When it was done I took my old one home strapped to a pallet the new one came on. It took four days to sell.

Re: Anyone put a new mercury on an older bass boat

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:37 pm
by Ain
Yeah my boats in pretty good shape what kind of incentive do they give you??

Re: Anyone put a new mercury on an older bass boat

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 10:44 am
by Bassman53
I put an 04 Mercury 225 on my old 1996 Astro. Pretty much just plug and play. I'm not sure if you go newer than that.

Re: Anyone put a new mercury on an older bass boat

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 12:12 pm
by Mike
Yeah, put a new Pro xs on a 97' 488vs and the transom fell off. Wouldn't advise it

Re: Anyone put a new mercury on an older bass boat

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:30 pm
by Fisherofmen&fish
Mike,

Was the Astro having hull problems, was it too much power and weight, what do you think was the issue?