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    Southeast New Mexico boatig?

    I just moved to the Roswell area and there doesn't seem to me many places to go boating. Any NM iboats members here? Where do you recommend for tubing, wakeboarding etc? Looks like my options are Brantley lake, lake Sumner or making the 3 1/2 hour drive to Elephant Butte, all of which I...
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    How much upper gearcase noise is normal?

    The drive unit is an SX-C 1.85 ratio attached to a 4 bolt 6.3 liter. I built the engine myself to replace the 5.7 which developed a cracked block last winter :facepalm: The engine runs great with tons of torque, its a helluva lot of fun for tubing and kneeboarding. The noise is definitely...
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    Engine overheat and water in the oil this weekend.

    I de-winterized my 2000 Chaparral 5.7 Volvo Penta GL friday and went to Canyon lake. After about half a day of cruising around we we on plane about 35mph when my wife started yelling that something was wrong. I immediately stopped and shut off the engine. As soon as I stopped I could see smoke...
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    Removable hub kits?

    I'm pretty new to boating and am making typical mistakes, buying parts before i'm sure they will fit. Anyway, I bought a Raker 2 polished stainless prop that uses an interchangeable hub, assuming I could easily find a hub and install in on my Volvo SX 19 spline. The Raker 2 uses a TBX hub kit...
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    Outdrive for 2000 Chaparral 200 SSE? w/pics.

    This is my first post, and my first boat so forgive any newbie questions. I just bought a 2000 Chaparral 200 SSE off Craigslist, the boat has no engine or outdrive, but is otherwise in good shape. I knew just enough about boats to thoroughly inspect the transom and flooring for rot before...
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