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Marine lubicants
I have an '03 4.3L Merc engine. The dealer insisist that I should only
use Merc's motor oil, gear lube, etc. Of course the dealer price for this stuff is pretty high. The gear lube itself is $15/qt. I noticed that Walmart sells QuickSilver brand products now. I believe QuickSilver is a respected brand in that I've seen it at WestMarine and I've heard they are actually owned by Merc. So my question is... 1) Can I save money by buying Qucksilver lubes vs. the Merc lubes? Is there really a difference? 2) I see a wide variety of prices for gear lube. It seems like there must be two types out there but I don't see anything on the bottles to indicate what the difference is. I've seen gear lubs for less than $5 and more than $10 per quart. Some say "High Performance" on it but I don't know what the means. Are some synthetics and some not? Does my outdrive require a synthetic? 3) Is it necessary to put expensive Marine wax on my gell coat? My boat sits outside and the cover doesn't protect the gell coat. I was going to use the same turtle wax I use on my car but the Bayliner dealer says I should use a marine wax. Is there really a difference? -Robert |
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