1993 Chaparral 1800sl newbie

[Desert Toad]

Hello all!

I recently picked up this boat, condition is great for the age, 4.3 runs fantastic. But I’m having a hard time finding anything online about it. Downloaded an owners manual, but more interested in service books and capacities. I assume I should run 25-40 oil?

thanks for any help and direction!

DT

 

[tpenfield]

:welcome:

Look for service manuals/info for the engine, not the boat. Is it Mercruiser or Volvo-Penta ?

 

[Desert Toad]

Mercruiser 4.3, thanks!

 

[briangcc]

From the Mercruiser stickies....in the Engine heading....you can locate your engine manual here:

http://162.144.28.33/lib/library.html#



Alternately, purchase the manuals direct from Mercury Marine:

http://publications.brunswick.com/category-s/1830.htm

 

[Old Ironmaker]

You will get more technical information with a new 300 buck TV from Walmart than a new 70K boat. It's the drivetrain manual you want to get here at iboats.com. Forget about an electrical schematic, hardly exist in my experience, for the engine yes but rare for a 18' boat in my experience. The manual for my boat tells me how much it weighs and how long, wide and deep it is, that's all. Not like automobile manuals.

 

[Desert Toad]

Thanks guys, explains why google hasn’t been much help!