new boat to me serviced and complete oil change cant see oil clearly on dipstick any tips for clearer reading/

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New second hand boat to me antares 9.8 with volvo d4s 220 came fully serviced oil and filters changed trouble reading dipstick clearly any tips/
 

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New second hand boat to me antares 9.8 with volvo d4s 220 came fully serviced oil and filters changed trouble reading dipstick clearly any tips/
Pull dipstick out, wipe clean, replace and remove again, then place on some blue paper tissue, you can then see how far up the oil is on the dipstick.
 

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Used some course emery paper to roughen up bit of the dipstick with the indented level lines.
Clear oil attaches itself to the hatching better than the rest of the dipstick.
 
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