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    Gross trailer weight rating

    In another post, I posted the results of my boat/trailer weigh in, ~7300 lbs. I believe my GTW is greater than 7000 lbs, but I have to double check with loadrite since the placard is unreadable. If I have 3500 lbs axles, how can the GTW be greater than 7000 lbs? Another side question since...
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    Integrated swim platform leaking?

    My 256 SSi has an integrated swim platform. Are they notorious for leaking water in to the bilge/engine compartment? This was the first time using the particular ramp today with my 256 SSi. The ramp is a little steeper than others I've used. When I pulled the boat out of the water, the bilge...
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    SmartCraft Gauge or NMEA2000 Gateway

    Looking for opinions on pros/cons for taking the gauge route or the gateway route. My main goal is to have the ability to track fuel usage. Originally I was thinking of taking the gateway path and hook up to my GPS, but my tach is a little on the bouncy side I have to smack the gauge at times...
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    Boat Dry Weight

    I have a 2005 Chap 256SSi with the 6.2 B3. I got everything weighed and calculated that the boat is around 5500lbs (I subtracted the weight of full tanks). The published dry weight is 4950lbs. I'm figuring some of the weight difference is due to the engine as gear was on the boat when weighed...
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    No water flow then no starting

    This is the first time bringing my 6.2 MPI out of hibernation (first time with a fuel injected engine). Long story short, hooked up the muffs, engine fired up (yay). After several minutes of running, there still was no water coming out of the exhaust (the block was full of anti-freeze). It...
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    Gas seeping from fill cap

    My boat is all winterized including a full tank of gas. I thought this problem went away, but once again I'm smelling a gas odor. Looking at the boat, gas is somehow seeping from the gas cap, running down the trim to a point just past the through-hull drain fittings and then dripping to the...
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    Is the bilge drain hole to small or am I stupid

    Have a 2005 Chap 256SSi with the 6.2L. I'm trying to feed the oil drain hose through the bilge drain so I can drain and change the oil. It doesn't seem to want to fit through. The drain plug diameter seems bigger than the diameter of the hose....so confused.
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    Bravo 3 Sea Water Pump - What's this?

    I'm trying to remove the sea water pump and the intake has this fitting with a spring loaded something on it that pulls up in to a second position. You can sort of see the one leg of it in the pic. At first I though it could be a quick disconnect in the middle but that doesn't seem to be the...
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    Rust stain from sterndrive water inlet

    I've noticed a rust stain running out of the sterndrive water inlet. If it's from the manifolds or risers, I don't see how the water could back flow through the impeller. Any ideas?
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    Hi gloss polished look - what am I missing.

    I picked up the kit from McKee's. It came with a single pad of each type/color, marine/rv heavy oxidation remover and a one-step polish/sealant as well as other polishing pad(not really a pad) with elastic like it's meant to fit over one of the other pad that velcro on. I worked through and...
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    Winterizing fuel/oil mix for MPI's

    Reading up I see that the fuel injected engines have a different way of fogging. What type of tank do you use? Like a 3 gallon above deck or home made? How long do you need to run the engine on that mixture?
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    Keel repair

    I have 2005 Chap 256 SSi (owned for barely 2 weeks) and just noticed today that a section of the keel has lost all it's gel coat and the next layer is exposed. We have not done any grounding. Feeling around there is a soft spot that when I pushed on it, water squeezed out. What is the process...
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    Merc Engine Harness/Smartcraft data

    In my continuing efforts to learn..... I was looking over the engine harness and referencing the wiring diagram in the #31 manual so that I can identify all the sensors, etc. I noticed that some connectors are not connected to anything such as fuel level, digital trim, transom harness, etc...
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    Draining engine block - Merc MX 6.2 MPI/Bravo 3

    Yet another post from me as I learn a new engine/boat. I see that the 6.2 has more of a single point drain system, with exception to the drain plugs on the water pump and t-stat housing. I see, what was a drain plug on the engine block of my old boat, fittings connected to hoses that connect...
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    Bravo 3 has rubber boot cover - what is it?

    I noticed this rubber boot thingy covering what would normally be one of the nuts securing the outdrive to the bell housing. Take the boot off and there is no nut. How do you loosen that thing up?
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    2005 MX 6.2 MPI Fuel Module Question

    I have a new to me 2005 Chap with the 6.2 MPI engine. In the efforts of trying to learn some of the new components, I see that this engine has the fuel module with the cartridge filter, not the Cool Fuel that is shown in the engine manual #31. Where can I find more info on the module? Does...
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    Volvo Penta duo prop general question

    I'm looking at a new to me boat with a VP DP-SM outdrive. VP is new to me as I've only dealt with Merc's. Had the boat surveyed and he caught that the drive bellows has a cut and obviously needs to be replaced. I also noticed the exhaust bellows isn't really a bellows as it is a short...
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    Hull Color Name

    Anyone have any insight on how to determine what Chaparral called their "blue" hull color for a 2005 204 SSi?
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    Gelcoat repair

    I need to do some gel coat repair and have been reading through various posts/articles. One thing that is mentioned is that if there is a deep gouge, a filler is needed first. From the pics I've added, are these considered deep gouges? They look/feel like they just start to touch the surface...
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    Torquing down carb on the manifold

    I must be missing something here. When installing the carb back on the manifold, the manual states to torque the nuts to 20ft-lbs. The problem is that all but 1 nut is accessible with a normal torque wrench & socket. The other 3 nuts require a wrench because there no way to get a ratchet and...
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