New 150

[CT_V-20]

With respect and honors, my Sea Drive is moving on. I bought a new '04 Johnson 150 today and an armstrong bracket w/30" setback. I'm dropping the boat off next weekend to have the Sea Drive removed and to begin the prep work for the new power. Now I'm even more excited for the '05 season. May this Johnson last as long as the Great Sea Drive. Now I've got a 23' boat!

[macojoe]

welcome to the club!!!

Wait till you see the difference!! Like a hole different Boat!! You will love it!!

[reelapeelin]

CT...didja go 4-stroke?...congrats either way... ;D

So now you an MJ joined at the transom...?

[Airslot]

150 Johnny should be carbed, right? Should be a good motor for that boat. How much for the bracket? Thats what I'm intrested in.

Airslot

[macojoe]

That depends, They have all kind out there!!

I have a stainless marine one with full platform. Weight is 150# and the cost $1600
But they have them with out platform for like $800

http://www.stainlessmarine.com/single.html

But there is also some Armstrongs and others. Look around and price them!!

[CT_V-20]

The 150 is carbed, I couldn't justify the extra $$$ for a DI or 4-stroke on a repowered hull worth less than 1/2 of even the carbed motor (paid $7100 for the Johnson) and more like 1/3 the value of an ETec or 4-stroke. Sales people actually advised me against the 4-stroke based on weight, but I wasn't too worried about that. The armstrong bracket is about $1100 and it has flotation, which I like. I may have to pay a little more for the bracket to get it color matched to my hull, which I will do if possible. I may finally get the boat fully up on a plane now! I'll tell you what the speed is when I get out there with my GPS.

[fillet1]

CT-

Congrats!!! Now I am definitely the slowest boat on the forum!
How long should the conversion take?

Did you get the bracket with the swim platform?

You know that you have to take before and after pics with maybe a few progress pics thrown in!!

[Crusher]

filleyt 1 These guys are killing us. I'm a slow 23 to 26 M.P.H at 5400 RPM, gas mileage is out the window. Some day I'm going to get a different motor and double my speed and lower my RPMS. Crusher :'(

[CT_V-20]

Thanks. I did not get the platforms (yet), but they are only *:-X like $500-600 more. I can always add them. So long as the bracket gets here before the spring rush, I should have my boat back early in April I should think. It really all depends now on Armstrong shipping a bracket out. Since the fiberglass guy is going to be working on the boat anyway, I'm going to have an old through-hull transducer removed (nothing hooked up to it anymore) and maybe have another thru hull added to faciliate a raw water washdown setup. I'll have to see how the budget looks before I go crazy. Because the motor will be farther back than the sea drive, I'm going to need all new steering and control cables as well. I was kinda hoping the motor would be the graphite model, but it's white instead. I'm fine with that too, but I think the graphite would have looked cooler. Oh well, function over form and I'm really happy with price. A carbed Yamaha 150 is $9k around here. And RA, I'm WAY too cheap to go for a 4-stroke, especially as understanding my wife was about the new motor (she likes the boat too, nothing like a nice cool ride in the sea breeze on a hot August afternoon).

[rico2]

What is the price for the 150 and bracket?
I'm looking at the V20 on ebay right now.
Buy, ship, bracket, ob.

[rico2]

Oops, I don't look at this site much, so now I see the prices; thanks.

[Blue_Runner]

CT, they got any more of those new 150 johnson's for 7100? Did that include controls?

[CT_V-20]

No controls, but they thought they'd be able to use my old OMC controls. It is a leftover so that is why it is relatively cheap. Carbed 150s generally are relatively affordable now that nobody wants them and they're going to go the way of the dodo.

[macojoe]

If you wireharness is to old for it they sell a adapter!! I got one for my buddys boat.
He had a 86 Johnson, and I just put a left over 2003 last season for him.

[CT_V-20]

Thanks for that info MJ, that is the stuff that makes a difference. I'll ask what the difference in cost is when my bracket finally comes in and I go back over to the shop.

[macojoe]

It might be a little high?? I think we payed like $200 I am not sure?? But the cost of the pulling the old stuff out and the reinstalling the new is up there for the Laboer, and the last harness I bought was for a Merc and it was upward of $500