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I'm new to the boating world, and so far so good, except loading my boat back up on my trailer when leaving. I have managed to put some nice scratches on the hull that I'm not to happy about. I have a 20' Chaparral ski/cruiser w/an I/O mercruiser in it.
When I'm pulling back onto...
I just bought a 91' Chaparral 20' V hull with a 5.7L in it. The boat was in great shape all the way around and the motor seemed good. However when I get it on plane I can't seem to rev past 3500-3700 max even on a smooth calm day. My last run at 3600 rpm I was coming up on 50-52 mph or so. I...
