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One of the impellers is a bit chewed up, and the other one looks fine but has a cracked wear ring. So I decided that since I'm pulling both sides out, I might as well get two new matching impellers.

The SBT exchange program is sold out for my boat, so that nudged me into getting two Solas impellers. I am looking for some feedback as to which would suit me better... the Concord SD-CD 15/23, or the X Prop SD-SC-XO 16.5/23.5

I don't tow any skiers or anything in the boat, so I don't really care about hole shot. I would like something that has good performance and a high top speed. Acceleration would be nice, but I am more concerned with top end.

Would the X Prop be a better choice considering what I want out of it?

If anyone has experience with either of these impellers and how they perform versus the stock impellers, please chime in!

I'd appreciate any help! Thanks!

(oh and by the way... its a 1997 Challenger 1800 with the twin 110hp's)

I bought a subscription so I could download the shop manual for my 97 challenger 1800 (well you didn't have the 97 so i downloaded the 98... should be the same)

I just got the boat, and one of the impellers is nicked up and the other side has a cracked wear ring... so i am thinking about just installing two new Sola impellers and replacing the wear rings

I read the shop manual for removing the impeller and everything, but i would like some feedback from people who have done this themselves (its one thing reading how to do it, but its another thing actually doing it)

If you have replaced an impeller yourself, was it hard? How long did it take approx? Were there any major problems you ran into that you didnt expect?

I appreciate the help guys!

I just got a 1997 Challenger 1800 with the twin 110hp 787's

I read a few threads on here about oil, including the list of oils... but that was posted years ago

What are you guys running in your 787's?

And where could i buy the official bombardier oil? I haven't been able to turn up much of anything on Google

I appreciate any tips, since i'm new to this!

Thanks!

Hey guys, I joined this forum a couple weeks ago when I started jet boat shopping and its been a great help!

I ended up buying a 1997 Challenger 1800 and so far i love it! I tested the compression on all the cylinders and they were around 145, and the motors run and idle very well

I just have one minor problem..

When i'm throttling up both engines evenly, the right will rev about 1000-1500 RPM higher than the left. When i have them both wide open, they tach just over 7000 and the boat runs well, but its a bit harder to control on the way up to max speed

Could the throttle cables need adjusted? We were thinking this might be an impeller issue because its hard to steer to the right (but that may just be because of the weight distribution we had in the boat)... the right impeller is a bit nicked up, and the left impeller's seal is cracked. But it feels like the engines arent very responsive and kinda stick when i adjust the throttle....

What maintenance would you suggest that I do to help this problem? Thanks!