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    MercCruiser drive oil leak

    My '96 4.3L I/O has developed a drive oil leak somewhere. There is a reservoir in the engine compartment on the port side towards the back of the boat. It's a whitish plastic container that says 'fill to line'. It was about an inch below that line so we added gear oil. Took it out for a...
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    Keeping leg clean in saltwater

    Ok, I know some of you old salts will laugh. But. Is there a way to keep the leg part of an I/O from getting that green mucky sea hag stuff on it? We get it on the trim tabs/hydralics, depth sounder, speedo, etc. I don't know how anything can work properly with that junk hanging on it. I...
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    Fiberglas stringers? Kevlar?

    Hi all you boaters, Does anyone know how I would find out if my boat has fiberglas stringers. It also is supposed to have a Kevlar hull. True or false? How to tell? Thanks! girlboatie
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    Stern drive trim gauge wacky

    The gauge on my dash that tells me the angle/trim of the stern drive - leg - is not working properly. I don't REALLY need it to get to plane but it would be nice if it worked. I can usually tell if the bow is too high by how the engine sounds but it'd be nice to have the gauge behave itself...
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    Docking in a tough spot

    I am new here and am impressed by the knowledge on this forum! I wish I had found this site earlier. Anyway, I have a question about docking I hope someone can help me with. And I will be back to look at other topics! We have a 1996 20.5 Campion Victoria 627. Unfortunately there are...
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