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    Lake Powell in November can be unforgiving!

    We left out of Albuquerque Friday morning. It was an uneventful drive to Antelope Point Marina, and the two friends that joined me for the trip were pleasantly surprised how quick and easy the drive was. We loaded my boat with all the essentials for the weekend, except the tent as we decided...
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    1998 4.3GL SX Alternator overcharging

    On a trip down the lake this weekend running in very rough water my volt meter was reading over 15 volts. The stereo went into "protect" mode and the marine radio display went blank. Is it time to replace the alternator or can just the regulator be changed? Thanks!
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    Smallest Tin I/O? Jupiter 16 V or Holiday?

    Browsing through the brochures I see that there was a Jupiter V 16' I/O made...but how rare are they? My oldest son is almost 7 and I think it is almost time to start looking for a project. I would love to find a small closed bow I/O. Am I better off looking for a 16' Holiday? Does the...
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    Volvo SX trim problem

    I have a 1998 Caravelle 188 with a 4.3GL w/SX drive. The trim switch on the throttle had been getting gettin weak and last trip out the trim must have stayed on so long it tripped the 40amp breaker. So I bought a new switch and replaced it. Very easy job other than working with the short...
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    I think I got it right!

    I have a 1998 Caravelle 188 with a 4.3GL Volvo Penta. We use the boat to camp at Lake Powell just under 4K' ft of elevation. I was running a 21p three blade aluminum Volvo prop and was having a hard time getting on plane with two adults, two kids and a full load of camping gear and fuel. Once...
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    21P 3-blade to 19P 4-blade, should I go to 21P 4-blade

    Ok, I went to a 4 blade 19 from a 3 blade 21 on an 18ft Caravelle, 4.3 Volvo GL/SX drive for better holeshot loaded heavy. I could spin the 3 blade 21 to 4600 fully loaded but took too long to plane out. Dropping down to the 19 4-blade fixed the holeshot. No problem getting on plane even with...
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    Lake Powell Video from last weekends trip

    Here is another video I made from our family outing to Powell last weekend. Enjoy! June, 2013 Lake Powell - YouTube
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    Lake Powell trip Video

    Here is a quick video I put together of last weeks trip to Lake Powell. Lake Powell 2013 GoPro - YouTube
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    Pulled my SX drive off and...

    I have read far too many threads on here and was convinced that my gimbal was shot, u-joints have exploded their needles all over the place, bellows were leaking, my transom rotting away as we speak and my motor mounts were made of mush causing the engine to be waaaaayyyy out of alignment. Much...
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    Lake Powell...Antelope Point Marina/Storage?

    I am moving my boat, several of us actually, from here in to New Mexico to Lake Powell on the Az. side. I am leaning towards the indoor storage at Antelope Point. I am leaining this way because of the facilites, private ramp, fuel facility and inexpensive valet service. This will be convinent...
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    Best compromise for my 4.3...?

    I have a 1998 caravelle 188 with 4.3 Volvo. At lake Powell, 4000' fully loaded with camping gear I can spin the 21p aluminum prop to 4600, but it takes way to long and shifting weight to the front to plane out. Once on plane it is fine. I have a 19p SS that I am going to try out in the...
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    SX pivot housing water drain

    I followed the procedure outlined in my owners manual to winterize my 4.3GL. When I unscrewed the plug for the water drain on the pivot housing nothing drained out? If the drive was down and I had already pulled the muffs, should I get water from that drain? The drive and engine all drained...
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    Leaking bellow video...normal...?

    Hello all. I finally started poking around in my 1998 Caravelle w/4.3GL SX after I took on some water after being beached all night with the leg down at Lake Powell. I found two loose bolt on the inside of the boat to the outdrive so I hope that solves the problem. Then I discovered that...
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    Can I get the run hours on my 1998 4.3GL?

    Is there anynway to hook my engine up to a diagnostic tool to pull engine hours? It doesn't have an hour meter on the dash. It is a 1998 Caravell with a 4.3. I have lots of maintenance documentation but it all seems to be annual/biannual instead of based on hours. I have a receipts for a new...
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    Solas VE-RB-1 correct hub for Volvo SX?

    I ordered a VE-RB-1 to be pressed in to a SS prop. I received it today and it is a 15 spline hub. I was fairly certain I ordered the right hub but am trying to figure out what happened. Can anyone verify the correct Solas rubber hub for a Volvo SX drive? Thanks!
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    Correct hub kit for SS prop/Volvo SX drive

    I bought a used SS prop for my SX. The guy told me it was off and SX, I looked at his boat and drive...it looked like an SX. But it is now obvious that it was actually a 15 spline OMC because it doesn't fit my 19 spline SX. So now I need to re-hub the prop and want to make sure I don't buy...
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    Sure is lonely over here on the dark side...

    Hello everyone...just thought I would drop by and say hello. As most of you know the old 73 SS found a new home in Northern NM. The sequence of events that followed was me driving 600 miles to Dallas to get my next boat. I took new tires along for the ride, had them mounted in Texas followed...
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    Audio set-up opinions

    I am updating the stereo system in my new to me 1998 Caravelle 188. I got a new Kenwood HU to power one pair of 6.5 and one pair of 5.25 Kicker Speakers. A 4ch 600w amp will push a pair of Alpine 6.5" components off two channels and a 10" Kicker Comp sub in a ported box bridged from the other...
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    Shift shaft just spins...stuck in Fwd

    After several attempts to reinstall the LU, I finally got it lined up and installed. I fired up the engine on muffs to test my power head reselling job. It was running good so I wanted to test the gears before heading to the lake. Fwd engaged fine but when I pulled back to reverse something...
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    2000 Caravelle 188-purchase opinions

    A family friend is talking about partin with his Caravelle 188 with a Volvo 4.3GL. It looks clean and has a two year old engine due to a deep freeze in Texas. Caravelles appear to be nice boats but I am looking for any opinions of this hull and drive combination. What would you all consider...
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