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    merc cruiser 5.0 oil & gas

    I just bought a used Chaparral Sunesta 232 with a 5.0 L 240 hp mercruiser. When we test drove it, I thought the marina told us that there were separate containers for gas & oil, and that the boat automatically mixed them as it needed them, but now they tell me the engine just uses gas, and...
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    Moldy Bimini

    I'm looking to buy a boat, but the Bimini top is pretty moldy. He's not budging on the price, but I'm wondering how to clean it and how much of the mold will come out. Its a bright yellow, so the black mold doesn't look so hot.
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    Starcraft Aurora 2000 vs Chapparal sunesta 232

    Newbie to forum and boating. Please bear with me I'm looking at 2 possible boats to buy. It is primarily for Me, my wife and two children, but I am sure we'll have a few weekends of 6 to 10 people boating. It is on a large lake, 40 miles, that can get a little rough (1-2 ft waves), and we have a...
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    Merc 4.3 vs 5.0

    Newbie here to the forums and boating. I'm looking at a year 2003 Starcraft Aurora 2000 deckboat with a 4.3 L Merc. I'm also looking at a year 2000 Chapparal Sunesta 232 with a 5.0 L Merc. I know the Sunesta has 101 hrs on it, but I don't know how many hrs the Starcraft has. Both boats are the...
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