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    5.0L oil

    Old boat was a 4.3 and I used 25-40w quicksilver. Picked up a new boat with a 5.0L tks. Same oil good to use? In the process of tracking down an owners manual and ordered the service manual
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    Looking for opinions on 07 four winns horizon 200

    Just sold my first boat i owned which was a 88 sea ray Seville with the idea of upgrading this summer. I just stumbled upon a 2007 Four Winns Horizon 200 Bowrider with the 5.0 GL Volvo. Looking for opinions both good and bad on this boat and motor. I’m not familiar with the Volvo since last boat...
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    Merc 4.3 cant find 5th drain plug?

    As the title states i cant find the 5th drain plug. I drained each of the manifolds and each side of the block but everything i read says there should be 5. Engine serial number is 0B930934 if it helps
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    Rookie mistake... reinstallation of lower end

    Alpha one gen 1 first time boat owner here so i was replacing the water pump and impeller. I forgot to put the drive in forward before removing the lower end so now i am trying to reinstall the lower end and cant get it back up. What do i need to do now? TIA
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    Pulling outdrive for the first time

    With my first season of owning a boat coming to an end I’m going to be pulling the outdrive on my alpha1 gen1 for the first time and replace the bellows, gimbal bearing and impeller. Not sure when they were last done so i might as well do it. I will also be inspecting the u joints and replacing...
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    Volt gauge jumping up and down

    Not sure if this is the right place to post this but ill start here and mods can move if needed. Voltage keeps jumping from 12v to 15-17v periodically when at low speeds. Basically when I’m traveling in no wake zones i can head the blower change sound so i know its just not the gauge. Installed...
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    Alpha 1 gen?

    88 sea ray with 4.3 engine but wondering if it’s an alpha 1 gen 1 or gen 2 on the outdrive. Is there a way to tell?
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    Milky white trim fluid in resevior

    Checking fluids today and i thought the trim resevoir was empty at first glance so i popped the top and it was full but just white milky fluid. Boat is new to me so not sure how long its been like that. Where do i go from here as far a removing the fluid and finding the issue? 88 sea ray stern...
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    What is this?

    New to boating a bought my first boat. 88 sea ray Seville cc with 4.3 Merc. Can you guys tell me what this reservoir is and what should be in it? It’s loacter behind the battery under the seat.
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    Installing swim ladder

    I have a new to me 1988 sea ray Seville and the original swim ladder is missing. The boat has 2 small swim platforms on both sides on the lower unit and the original ladder was mounted below one of the platforms. My question is how to mount a fold up telescoping ladder to the top side. The...
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    Trim and Steering Fluid Droppping

    Looking for some help here. Just bought my first boat, 1988 sea ray Seville 20’ Cuddy. I was checking the fluids and doing some maintenance after my first trip out on the water and i noticed the power trim and steering fluid dropped quite a bit. So first is there a specific type of fluid i...
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