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    Ignition problems 1997 454

    Ok so my boat is having some ignition problems it started out with a small bog at Wot and got worse and worse until The boat wouldn't even run I have lots of spark at the coil but nothing on my plugs I have a new distributor cap, plugs, and wires. The boat is a 1997 Chaparral 2330 sport with a...
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    Fiberglassing over Wood Floor?

    Hey So my boat has a wooden floor. Seems odd for a 97 but that's what i have to deal with. I love the boat, it's a 1997 Chaparral 2330 Sport but I would really love a snap it carpet with a fiberglass floor underneath. Can you glass right over the wood? it is smooth and in good shape. Or does...
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    Mercruiser 7.4l

    Hey So I have a 1997 chaparral 2330 sport with a 7.4 bravo 3 The serial numbers are Motor 0K013323 Transom 0K118024 Drive 0K101026 But is says Modified with kit number 23-806444 A1 or A2 Does anyone know what means? Thanks Nate
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    Mooring my boat

    So I need to moor my boat at a place I am camping because I don't trust the docks. What is the best way to moor? The owner of the campsite has anchors on the bottom and cables coming up from there to a float where I can hook. I have an anchor buddy for when I anchor my boat but it stretches out...
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    Merc 7.4l hard to start

    So I just bought a chap 2330 and it has the 7.4 bravoIII when I water tested it it ran great and fired right up. Now when it is cold and I try to start it it takes Forever! It will kill a battery before it fires up and I noticed a can of "quick start" in one of the compartments (wish I had...
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    Chaparral 2330 Wake Tower

    Hey everyone So I'm looking for a tower for my chaparral Its a 24' boat with an 8'6" beam and I would like a tower high enough that my factory bimini will go under it. I previously had a monster tower MT1 on my fourwinns and I was pretty impressed with it. The Monster MT2 says it's especially...
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    Just Another Prop Pitch question

    Alright so I just purchased a 1997 Chaparral 2330 Sport I forget what is all required for prop info but here's the deal It has the Bravo 3 Leg with a 7.4l which i believe is 300hp and a 2.00 gear ratio and...wait for it....28....yes 28 pitch props. Not too sure what the previous owner of the...
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    1998 chaparral 2330 sport limited

    Ok so my four winns got written off (the resort I was at docks let go) So I am looking at the chaparral it's in overall great shape The hr meter reads 346hrs and from the condition of the boat Seems like it is probably accurate. So what I'm wondering is if there are any notorious problems With...
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    Oil

    Hey So this may come across as a stupid question but I'm just wondering what the best motor oil to run in my boat would be. I have been running the volvo fully synthetic SAE 30 and I am quite happy to run this oil and pay the price for it, but if I don't need to run it then I won't. My motor...
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    Fibreglass Thickness

    Hey I'm not sure if this should be in the wakeboarding section or not as it is more a question about my boat but is for my wake tower. I just purchased a monster MT1 tower and it says that if my fibreglass is not 3/8 thick it needs to be reinforced. My boat is kept on a lake about an hour and a...
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    Docking in a river

    Alright So I'm holidaying at a lake called kootenay lake and we are staying in a house that is on the "west arm" which is actually a very slow moving river. So I have never really had an issue docking (I don't really do it all that often) but I've always managed without too much embarrassment...
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    Patching Screw Holes

    Alright so I have a couple screw holes in the back of my boat. Im assuming they were somewhat of an "oops I didn't want the transducer there" or maybe an "oops I didn't want the speedometer pitot tube there" none the less they were there when i bought the boat...the previous owner just put...
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    Depth Finder Display?

    Hey So I have a 1998 Fourwinns RX that had the VDO gauge cluster. I'm sure everyone here has heard about these and heard how terrible they were. So mine was starting to fail and I replaced the cluster with individual gauges. The only problem is that I lost my thru hull depth finder display...
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    Fourwinns wiring

    Hey So I ordered all new gauges for my boat because the original VDO cluster was starting to fail. I have one problem though, because the original cluster is all built together it is just a big circuit board and I cannot trace what wires go where. Does anyone know where i can get a wiring...
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    gages

    Unfortunately my boat is equipped with the VDO gauge cluster that is so commonly known to fail and, of course, it is starting to fail...my speedo quit, oil pressure is getting very intermittent, ammeter doesnt work, and fuel gauge only works when idling. so anyways i understand i need to do...
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