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    Hub/rotor won’t fit properly - thoughts?

    2007 Load Rite trailer. Need to replace rotors that have hub integrated. Taking off Tie Down 46264 which apparently is no longer available. I’ve checked multiple online and local sources. The recommended replacement is 46895. Unfortunately this rotor doesn’t slide on all the way to the same...
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    Alpha drive play in prop shaft

    Hello, 2008 Mercruiser Alpha drive. The propeller shaft has about 3/32" (its more than a 1/16th, less than an 1/8th inch) play in and out. the prop is tight on the shaft. the whole shaft is moving in and out. You can check the video below. YouTube video with drive shaft play Is this play...
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    mooring cover lining repair replacement

    Hello, my Chaparral came with the factory canvas set up including the mooring cover, all of it labeled Taylor Made. The back third of the cover, which comes into contact with the sunpad, has a white lining sewn onto it. the lining is like a fabric that has a thin plastic coating, and this...
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    suggestions for 4.3 flush before winter storage

    2008 Mercruiser 4.3 Alpha 1. After reading the spirited conversation in the "Just draining block is not enough", I am pondering my situation. I've had the boat 2 seasons, 240 hours on the engine. First 8 years she was moored in fresh water, last 2 seasons (80 hours total) she has been...
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    added a remote oil filter kit to Mercruiser 4.3

    Putting this out there for any Merc 4.3 owners who want to make the oil filter change process a breeze. 2008 Chaparral SSi 190 with the 190HP 4.3 engine. Couldn't reach the oil filter because of its location and the design of the back of the boat encasing the back half of the engine. Laying on...
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    boat not sitting correctly on trailer?

    Hello, I have a 2008 Chaparral SSi 190 on a LoadRite roller trailer that came with the boat. I am not the original owner. This is the second boat I've owned and trailered regularly. The rollers are all the way back at the transom. I use transom straps. Yesterday I noticed the boat bouncing up...
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    '08 Mercruiser 4.3 runs rough - stalls and won't start in the water

    Hello 2008 Chaparral with Mercruiser 4.3 TKS, serial no 1A313653 Had an issue coming home, upriver against the tide for about a 25 minute ride, engine wasn't hot or anything, boat lost power and stalled. got it started right back up and kept going, it stalled a couple more times 10 minutes...
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    No spline marks on alignment tool

    Hello, I've replaced the gimbal bearing on my 2008 Mercruiser 4.3 with Alpha 1 gen 2 drive. Bought an alignment tool off Amazon. I did the whack the tool top bottom and sides in the bearing to seat it. Greased the end of the tool but get no spline marks. Quite frankly it feels like the tool...
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    Spun Merc Flo-Torq hub?

    Just bought a very nice 2008 Chaparral 190 SSI with a Mercruiser 4.3 (serial number 1A313653). 155 hours on the engine. Out boating today, maiden sea voyage after running around the local lake last weekend for about an hour. It ran fine at the lake. we put in at the ramp, motored down river no...
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    Engine rough then stalled, rough idle, weird noise from engine

    Just bought a very nice 2008 Chaparral 190 SSI with a Mercruiser 4.3 (serial number 1A313653). 155 hours on the engine. Out boating today, maiden sea voyage after running around the local lake last weekend for about an hour. It ran fine at the lake. Motoring up river and experience a loss of...
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    Expectation for bellows replacement

    I am looking at a 2007 Four Winns with the 4.3l Volvo with 110 hours. I expect that the boat will get 60 hours of use this summer from a trailer. Given the boats age, what is a reasonable expectation for how long the original bellows might last? I realize there are variables. I'm thinking...
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    extent of corrosion on drive internals?

    Hello, Came across a boat today that is available. 2006 Four Winns with a Volvo 4.3 engine. engine hours around 300. boat looks to be in good shape, except there is what appears to me (experience: I just sold a 30 year old Mercruiser with basically none) to be a high amount of corrosion on...
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    what does this trailer weigh approximately?

    Hello, Perhaps one of you owns this model trailer and can tell me what it weighs. Others can give me an estimate. Yes, I know that taking it to a scale is the best way to get its weight however I don't own this trailer yet, and am merely calculating a rough estimate of the the total package...
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    Question re: pinstripe removal results

    Hello, Decided to remove the upper pinstripes from my StarCraft (fiberglass, not tin). Got the eraser wheel - thing works awesome. However I'm left with what appears to be the stripes in gelcoat. See the attached photos. It's like the builder formed the gelcoat with uncolored stripes and then...
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    Would longer bunks be beneficial?

    17' Whaler on a trailer with bunks. The bunks and the support brackets will have to all be replaced soon. It seems the bunks should be longer. Most of the boat is sitting on the keel on the solid rubber spool rollers. When the time comes to replace them, would longer bunks be worth installing?
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    Whaler front well question

    1985 17' Boston Whaler. The bottom of the front well has a round "cut out" which appears to be factory stock as its clean and need. It's as if they just didn't fiberglass over this round spot. Anyone know what this would have been for? The base for a seat post? Although not sure why it would be...
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    Should outboard be sitting on transom top?

    Have a friend who just got a late 80s Whaler with a late 90s Honda 90. The engine is of course bolted to the transom but it sits above the top of the transom. There is a good two inches of clearance between the motor and the transom top. Should this be a source of concern? Or is this normal...
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    how to remove this coaming pad button

    Trying to remove my coaming pads to fix the vinyl. Thought they were of the button style since that's what is on the lower pads. Tried to pop one off and its not a button. And bent it nicely in the process. with the vinyl "button" removed there is a square piece left with a round piece in the...
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    Water spots deep in gel coat

    Decided to put some effort into restoring the original color of the hull on my 87 StarCraft. Bought a Porter Cable random orbit polisher, a Chemical Guys medium-heavy cutting pad, and a bottle of Meguiars #67 one step compound. Nice results on the fiberglass except I still have water spots. And...
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    Hull deflection while on trailer

    Was sitting on the stairs looking at the boat on the trailer and noticed that where the boat sits on one roller in particular the hull seems to have some flex in it. Its not a lot it seems (1/4" over a 15" straightedge maybe) but it made me wonder how much deflection (?) of the hull where it...
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