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  1. girlboatie

    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...
  2. girlboatie

    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...
  3. girlboatie

    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
  4. girlboatie

    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...
  5. girlboatie

    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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