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    Cracked Lower Bellows is this OK

    Just put my boat back in the water for the year last week. While doing my pre launch inspection and cleaning I do in the spring i found some substantial cracking in the bellow that is the "lowest one" (I see two when i trim the drive all the way up, one is up higher and shorter and then this is...
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    Weather warming up, what to do in mixed weather??

    I want to put my boat back in the water this weekend as it is going to be around 70 here in NC and we have warmer weekends coming. Problem is I still expect below freezing weather regularly. I watched my mechanic winterize my boat as i like to earn how to do things myself and I talked to him...
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    Can I get away with just removing the drain plugs the rest of the year in NC

    OK, i am sick of missing the odd 60 degree day and over the next month we are going to start to have more sunny days in the high 50's and low 60's here on Lkae Norman. I have a wetslip in my neighborhood without a lift so the boat sits in the water. I pulled it in late October and had it...
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    Last day of boating for the season - How depressing

    My wife and I enjoyed our last day of the boating season today on Lake Norman. Lots of life changes coming, we are having our 1st baby on April 4th of next year so this was the last free for all summer. We had a ball today and i am dreading winter. This was our first summer on the lake and it...
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    Do I need to worry about short term low temps - out of town - help

    After the hydrolocked engine situation a week ago I have become a hypochondriac in relation to my boat. I am out of town for a few days for work and have no way to get to my boat to pull the drain plugs. It is sitting in my wetslip in 65 degree water but here in NC on lake norman it is going...
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    How much HP

    I just went thru a nightmare taking care of my hydrolocked engine. During that i stubled into service manuals etc for my boat and engine combo and wonder how much HP does my boat actually have. Does anyone know? It is a 1995 Chris Craft Concept 18 with A Volvo-Penta 4.3 GS with SX drive. I...
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    I hope i did not trash my drive train PLEASE HELP!!!

    What a day, My wife and i braved 58 degree cloudy weather on lake norman NC for one last trip of the season to go to a party on the other side of the lake. Boat as always was flawless in performing and we stopped on the way home to float and talk. I kept moving the boat to keep it in the...
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    Last trip of the season, got straded got towed, went overboard (please read)

    What a day, My wife and i braved 58 degree cloudy weather on lake norman NC for one last trip of the season to go to a party on the other side of the lake. Boat as always was flawless in performing and we stopped on the way home to float and talk. I kept moving the boat to keep it in the...
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    Discount code for Boat Covers

    Hi, I need to buy a new cover for my boat. There are some nice deals here on Iboats for a custom cover for my boat. I recall in July there was a discount code, anyone know of any now, i would like to purchase ASAP and ifi can get a code i am going to pull the trigger Thanks, Robert
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    Found hose clamp screw in bilge now have water, need help

    Went to put my cover away before taking off on the lake today and i saw a hose clamp screw on the bottom of the bilge. I looked eevrwher ein the engine compartment to see where it came loose from, i could not find anything. I pumped a some water out of the bilge (First time using it in two...
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    Do you need to winterize in NC (Lake Norman)

    A little early in the season but this will be my first winter in NC with my boat. We have nice days pretty much every month of the year and i would like to be able to have access to the water from my wet slip year round. I have my boat in my community boatslip. It dies get below freezing her...
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    Watched neighbors boat sink at dock last night

    The guy who has his boat 4 across from mine in the community slips had a 27 foot (I may be off by a foot) late model Formula very large bowrider. Beautiful boat and he NEVER used it, i use to walk by in disgust to see it just sit there uncovered and filthy. Well last night that caught up to him...
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    Bought cover here and it is not even close to a good fit

    I was worried this would happen I bought what i thought as a too good to be true deal here in the store on a semi custom outdura cover. It came today and it huge on my boat. This is to go on a boat that is in a wet slip and i have no confidence it would not just blow off in a storm. I did...
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    How in the world can i have blisters already

    I have a 1995 Chris Craft Concept 18 that i bought in april from the original owner with only 89 hours on it, it was and is pretty much mint and i hand waxed it before i put it in the water here in Lake Norman NC where i have it in my dockslip wet. Every weekend when i go out i wipe the...
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    Outdura Cover Material and general boat cover questions

    Anyone have experience with this type of boat cover. I just bought one off of iboats here as my bilge pump died this week and i noticed how much my cover was leaking and how much water it was letting soak into my carpet when it rains. My old cover was custom made i believe as there are flaps...
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    Replacing my Bilge Pump, Have a few questions

    I keep my 1995 Chris Craft 19ft BowRider in a wet slip in my N'hood. Wife and I took the boat to dinner last night and there was a little water in the bilge. I turned the pump on and nothing happened, no noise no nothing. Checked the switch and the harness and both are getting power do i...
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    Probably normal but this boat sucks down gas quick

    I am loving having a boat. When i picked up my like new 1995 Chris Craft Concept 18 with the VP 4.3GS in early May it only had 89 hours on it. I now have 133 already. Why does it use so much gas though. It seems that everytime i take it out i use 1/4 tank and that is only about 40 minutes of...
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    Do boats lose top end speed in the hotter months

    I have a 1995 Chris Craft Concept 18 with a Volvo Penta 4.3GS (205Hp). When i first got the boat in April it would run ~51 on the speedo and a GPS confirmed 48.9 This past 5-6 weeks with the same load with temps consistently in the low to mid 90's I am maxing out at about 46 on the speedo...
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    Can I use Castrol Syntec 20W-50 in Volvo Engine??

    I downloaded the Volvo Owners Manual for my boat engine in my 1995 Chris Craft which has a Volvo Penta 4.3GS in it. Is says SAE 30 or 20W-50. When I was at the store the option i saw were either: 1) Rotella SAE30 Conventional oil or 2) Castrol Syntec 20W-50 Full Synthetic I did a search...
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    Strange noise from Sterndrive

    Not sure if this is even an issue or not but please let me know if you have any insight into this. I have a 1995 Chris Craft with a Volvo 4.3GS with SX drive and a hustler vented aluminum prop. Boat runs perfect and could not be happier with it. There is a for lack of a better way to put it...
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