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    Winterizing Newbie

    I’ve only owned my 1996 Chaparral Mercruiser 5.7L for two seasons. Last year I had the Chap dealer winterize it but this year I’d like to do it myself. Where can I find good diagram of where ALL the drains are on this engine?
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    Ski Ring Repair

    The ski ring on our runabout has worked loose and is in need of repair. The ring is attached to the hull at two throughhull- points using a backing plate. What type bedding compound would you use? 5200 seems a bit much and I not sure if it might not damage the surrounding gel coat due to the...
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    Trim gauge all or nothing

    My trim gauge will register all or nothing. Full up or full down, but nothing in between. I followed the suggestions in some earlier posts to clean the contacts in the sending unit on a Mercruiser Alpha drive. I found that the sending unit has a considerable amount of grease/lubricant in it. Is...
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    Drive noise

    I’m new at this so pardon the newbie terminology. Had our new-to-us 1996 Chaparral 2130, 5.7L, Alpha drive out yesterday and I noticed a slight “clatter” when operating at idle speed waiting to trailer the boat. The noise was only audible when steering fairly tight circles. The noise was more...
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    Tahoe question

    I’ve read a lot of great information here about 4WD verses 2WD, but I have a question about limited slip differentials. Now, I know some of you guys want a rig that will tow the QE2 (with ice chest, fuel and toys, of course), but my wife will have to drive the truck the other 350 days a year...
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    Novice question

    We are considering purchasing a Four Winns Horizon 200, tandem axel trailer with hydraulic brakes. Dry weight is about 3200#. We plan to pull it with a Toyota 4-Runner V6. Toyota specs say the tow limit is 5,000#. We live in Oklahoma (so the terrain is fairly flat) and most destination lakes are...
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