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I have a 180 and those were mounted to the sides of the live well in front of the console. Every year they cracked when bumped into or a net was put in hastily. Going to stainless.

Do other "high end" manufacturers have as many boats needing new transoms after 20 or so years? Seems fairly common here. Although I don't hang out on other brand's forums.

I keep my boat in Norwalk, Connecticut. How bad the piano are has changed from year to year. Mostly I have to put new ones on every year.. Buy a set of rudder zincs and use one on each tab. Seems now they make individual ones which is much easier. I paint my trim tab tops to avoid algae...

I put an Atlantic " top in a box" on my 180 3 years ago. Excellent product. The basic top is only three sections, two sides on the top. I added the front reinforcement kit and overhead box. I have" overkill" mentality. This top may be the strongest thing on the boat.

Are those only available from a dealer, or are they aftermarket? For four years I've been reaching down into the village of my 180 fisherman to open and shut the seacock, this would make my life much easier.

Looks like a quality piece of gear, better than most I've seen. Any idea who the manufacturer is?

I have a 180, and I assume you want to mount them midship? Because I believe there's plenty of room to mount them at the stern corners if you remove the rod holders. Pretty thick back there also. How big are the bases?

This? https://www.westmarine.com/3m-stripe-off-wheel-4inch-with-mandrel-15542012.html?&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=%5BADL%5D%5BPLA%5D%20Boat%20Maintenance_Test&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA3sq6BhD2ARIsAJ8MRwULVipEfXoFg9Y_6wp0rkAYXT1XRnd-vJrTZh-MXan7R3QcsiZc__AaAunyEALw_wcB

The stripe on mine was all buggered up when I bought it five years ago. I peeled the first side in the morning while the sun was hitting it just with my fingernails. The other side in the afternoon when the sun moved over. I spend a lot of time buffing to get the unweathered gel coat that was...

I have 2 943's on my 180. Some may say it's overkill, but when looking for small spots on the bottom of Long Island Sound having both is a real help. They were the best bang for buck units I thought. They are network together with the simple network cable. I have one in hall transducer and...

I used two coats of Petit Protect primer, and then two coach of Hydrocoat. Hydrocoat is a lot easier to work with year to year.

There's only so much stuff I can fit on my 180:D. I have a small rechargeable Bluetooth speaker, I hang from the crossbar of the T-top and stream my iPhone to it.

I put 9x12 Lectro Tabs in my 180 four years ago and wouldn't be without them. Ending my 4th year no problems, easy to install and operate. While hydraulics may be more dependable, Lectrotab has a lifetime warranty on their pistons so if one goes bad, I'll just change it. You'll have to drill two...

Here's my Sportsman's wheel, I think it's a Schmidt. I bought this knob, drilled the wheel and mounted. Since I have cable steering the smoothness of the knob is a moot point, it's plenty smooth enough for the cable system.

This is what I did on my 180 which probably has a smaller console than yours. I moved the compass to an in dash model and was able to mount two 9 inch Garmins up top. I hung the VHF from the top of the glove box.

I'm curious, did you remove your seat from the deck? I've been trying to find out information about doing that so I could turn the seat around. That way I could slide a cooler under it from the rear. Right now they have that bar across the top in the back, I'd like to switch it to the front. But...

I got lucky, my livewell pump already had a dual port, may want to check..

I just added a knob to my basic wheel, works fine for me. But if you need the inserts, I guess that's the only way to go.

put VHF overhead?

I have a 180 Sportsman. I read before I put it in the water, that I would probably need trim tabs. I put on Lectrotabs, and I can't imagine running without them.