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Get the mercury. Volvo parts can be a pain to get and their dealers can be few and far between. I have a 5.0 GXi and been waiting 6 months for a U-joint and the dealer is a ripoff..
Hi All:
I just bought a 2004 Chaparral 204 SSi with the Volvo 5.0GXi engine and SX outdrive. Wonderful boat! I would like to get the boat thoroughly gone over before I winterize it. Unfortunately, the previous owner, while obviously looking after the boat cosmetically, had no service records...
Looking at buying my first boat. I really liked a 2004 Chaparral 204 SSi (looks like it just came out of the showroom) but I had a real problem with forward visibility. At idle speed the boat was flat and I could see fine, and on plane I could see fine too. But at any speed between idle and...
