Deputydog336

Update - Well I went ahead and ordered the reverse cable and it took me about 1 hr or so and I had it installed in the boat. Used the boat up on Green Lake, WI over the Labor Day weekend and it worked fine. Would have been even better if it had been warmer and not so windy but we still had a blast tubing and cruising. The cable fixed the problem. The old one had cracked about 7 inches from the gate at the back of the boat.

Update: So I bought a new neutral switch off ebay for $60.00 it took me about 15 minutes and it was replaced. Boat has started up with no problems since. Still have not been able to figure out the 12v jack as all the fuses look good. Have anew problem with my reverse cable but ill put that in a new post. Thanks for the help everyone.

My 2006 Challenger 180 ladder is the same the right side always gets stuck and it takes a lot of side to side pressure and jostling to get it in all the way.

As far as the intermittent starting, I suffered through that problem for about a month. After placing the DESS key on I would get one long beep rather than the two short beeps (and no turnover of the engine). Had to try a bunch of times shifting between F-N-R, until it finally started. Very frustrating. Took it to the marina and they couldn't find anything wrong. After researching on the forums, heard about the neutral switch. Ordered it online and replaced it myself (30 mins or less), and boat started up every single time after that.

I always switch my power kill switch off because when I first got the boat, had the battery drain after not using for two weeks. I think the aftermarket stereo must have a some kind of slow drain. I haven't had any problems now that I am using the kill switch when I am away. But I don't think the kill switch has anything to do with your starting problem - just the neutral switch.


Ok do you have a part number for the neutral switch..where did u buy it and how much...also how do you replace it? I definitely need to do this and get a new grate as well...only had the boat back out once since my rope weekend as we've been on vacation but am hoping to get her out again in the next few days.

Where can I find the neutral switch, and how easy is that to replace?