87 chaparral 187 leaking

[Davidcarr87]

ok, you seen the boat i have.....it was taking on a lot of water....so i had my dad back the boat in the water on the trailer and i was lookign to see where it was coming from......couldnt tell to good...so we came home and put the hose inside the boat in the area it was coming in...and it wound up that the prev owner put caulk where the outdrive meets the boat....and the caulk came off on the bottom so it is leaking.....how hard is it to change the seal??...i am going to order a manual tomorrow...

 

[Don S]

Re: 87 chaparral 187 leaking

To replace that seal, all you have to do is remove the drive, remove the engine, take off the exhaust tube, disconnect the steering, and remove the transom shield (aka gimbal housing).
Normally, the seal isn't the major cause of the leak, the reason it leaks is the transom is rotted and the transom sheild holding nuts have nothing to tighten against.


Have no clue as to what engine and drive combination you have.

 

[Dakota47]

Re: 87 chaparral 187 leaking

geez is that all?

 

[Davidcarr87]

Re: 87 chaparral 187 leaking

nice, lol....like i said, im going to order the owner manual tomorrow....so that should walk me threw it a little bit better

 

[Don S]

Re: 87 chaparral 187 leaking

You don't want an owners manual, you want the OEM Service Manual. Not an aftermarket Clymers or Seloc.

This will give you some idea what you will be getting into.
Here is roughly how to remove the engine (assuming you have a 3.0L. This is from a newer manual, but will be VERY close to what you have.
http://www.boatfix.com/merc/Servmanl/13/13A2R2.PDF

Here is how to remove the drive, and transom assembly.
http://www.boatfix.com/merc/Servmanl/6/6A2R3.PDF

 

[Bondo]

Re: 87 chaparral 187 leaking

nice, lol....like i said, im going to order the owner manual tomorrow....so that should walk me threw it a little bit better

Ayuh,.....

Then you can wander on down to the Restoration Forum,.....

All the Answers to How to Repair the Hull down there...........

 

[Davidcarr87]

Re: 87 chaparral 187 leaking

well its been 2 years, had a divorce..and moved several times..never did anything with the boat..so now its time to get started on it..
whew where to start now..