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  1. Baylinerchuck

    Chaparral 2000 SL Sport floor, and more?? [SPLASHED Sept 2017]

    I need to add two support members over the top of the fuel tank. Chaparral used solid lumber 2" thick. I decided to laminate strips of the 1/2" fiberglass coated plywood I used for stringers. I'm extending this a bit on either side of the stringer to add additional support for the seat bases. I...
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    Chaparral 2000 SL Sport floor, and more?? [SPLASHED Sept 2017]

    Finished glassing in the fuel tank supports. Should be ready for gel coat!! Also got the special hinge bolt tool to separate the gimbal ring from the bell housing. Pulled the bellows off. Looks like I'll need to make a very deep 9/16" socket to finish removing the shift cable. It doesn't look...
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    Chaparral 2000 SL Sport floor, and more?? [SPLASHED Sept 2017]

    Added a cut-out for the fuel fill hose and vent.
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    Chaparral 2000 SL Sport floor, and more?? [SPLASHED Sept 2017]

    Working on the fuel tank compartment.
  5. Baylinerchuck

    Steel fasteners stuck in aluminum

    Anyone have a "magic" bolt freeing juice they use to help free up seized bolts in aluminum. A couple of examples are the stainless hydraulic compression fittings in an aluminum manifold. Also the steel nyloc nut on the aluminum anode bolts that go through the mercruiser gimbal housing. This...
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    Gimbal housing to transom

    I'm buying a new seal, and anode bolt kit, to mount my gimbal housing to my transom. Just curious if it's necessary or recommended to add sealant to the seal. It doesn't appear as though the gimbal housing had sealant on it when I pulled it off. I was looking for opinions or best practices...
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    Aquamarine deck

    Anyone use this material as an alternative to carpet? Anyone use a similar product? I'm curious if your happy with it. Was it easy to install? Cost vs. carpet? Any information would be a huge help. Thanks in advance!!
  8. Baylinerchuck

    Peanut Butter

    Is there an exact recipe for peanut butter. Obviously polyresin, cabosil, and chopped fibers. Is there a ratio that works best on this stuff or other ingredients? I did a search and looked through the stickies, but really didn't get what I was looking for. Any help is appreciated. Chuck.
  9. Baylinerchuck

    High torque starter question

    After reading AllDodge's post a question came to mind. I didn't want to hijack his thread. I replaced and ARCO starter on my 4.3L due to the the planetary gear being stripped. My question is, is there a frequency that I should pull the starter and clean and lube the planetary gear set? The ARCO...
  10. Baylinerchuck

    Dogs love boating!!

    Thought I would post some pics of this past Sunday. Temps got to the upper 70's so we decided to take a run on the Potomac river. We also took Maggie Mae, my 8 year old Australian Shepherd. She only fell in once this trip, lol. Nothing like the smell of a wet dog!! I invite you to post pics of...
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    Chaparral 2000 SL Sport floor, and more?? [SPLASHED Sept 2017]

    So I decided to start a repair thread for my 1990 20' Chaparral bow rider. I purchased the boat in Virginia. The boat spent the vast majority of its time on Lake Anna, and only had one owner. Though the PO claimed to have taken very good care of her, there were several issues I saw right off the...
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    4.3 t-stat housing nylon balls

    1990 4.3 L LX D428255. I changed the thermostat tonight in my motor. The PO obviously never changed it as it still had the copper sleeve installed as opposed to the nylon replacement. I cleaned years of rust and slag from the housing. It took me about 2 hours to scrape away enough crud to...
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    Too many Hobbies, NEVER!!!!

    This what I have been keeping myself occupied with while waiting what seems like an eternity for UPS to drop of the carb I ordered for my Chaparral. A friend gave me this DJI Phantom 2 for helping him move with my enclosed trailer. The gimbal didn't work so I have had to make a few mods here and...
  14. Baylinerchuck

    Complete drum brake backer plate vs. rebuild

    What was I thinking!!! In the past I tried to pull apart and recondition old trailer drum brakes. As was the case with my project EZ Loader trailer. The road side really wasn't too bad, though the pads were worn, servo was corroded, and everything needed cleaned up and lubed. When I pulled the...
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    Mobile device avatar, signature editing.

    I have found it impossible to add a signature, or avatar with either my iPad or iPhone. I've tried multiple times, and since I do 99.9% of my personal work from these devices I find it aggravating to NEED to go to my work PC. The site in general is pretty clunky from these devices, but still...
  16. Baylinerchuck

    Exhaust bellows alpha 1 gen 1

    Serial number 0D464664. I've been having trouble with my 4.3L LX in a 20' Chaparral getting the power to get my boat on plane. 3200 rpm is it when it finally does get on plane. This is a used boat I have been working on and had fuel line issues from the get go, never really running strong, well...
  17. Baylinerchuck

    Chaparral 2000 SL duct routing

    I bought this boat used and is my first I/O as had outboards before. My bilge blower is mounted on the transom with a duct down in the bilge. The outlet is to the rear of the boat. There is another duct that vents to the rear and two side vents that have ducts attached but are just laying...
  18. Baylinerchuck

    Compression test results- WOT issues, 4.3L LX

    1990 4.3L LX with 670 hours. D428255. Alpha 1 out drive. Troubleshooting a WOT issue and lack of power. Performed a compression test, #1 117 psi; #2 120 psi; #3 112 psi; #4 120 psi; #5 114 psi; #6 115 psi. Taking into consideration that my gauge seems to read 5 to 10 psi on the low side as...
  19. Baylinerchuck

    Exhaust shutters, yes or no.

    Just curious as to the opinions on exhaust shutters. I have a 1990 Mercruiser 4.3L LX that has the original single flap type shutters. I pulled the exhaust apart due to some troubleshooting I'm doing to diagnose a lack of power and RPM at WOT. The pins that hold the shutters in the Y pipe are...
  20. Baylinerchuck

    303 & Starbrite

    Just wanted to pass along a big thanks to those that recommended 303 and Starbrite products. I can't find the original thread I was reading, but the concern was stains on vinyl. I used the Mildew Stain Remover from Starbrite and it worked awesome. I also used ultimate vinyl clean from Starbrite...
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