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  1. J

    1983 Starcraft restoration

    Only had time for some quick exploratory surgery today :D This is what is in each stern corner, I thought it was a box but it isn't as you can see. There was a thin veneer of wood on one side and the front then they poured in foam. The wood looked trashed but I think that was exposure to the...
  2. J

    1983 Starcraft restoration

    I can't cut too close to the walls without cutting through the hull, same with forward of where those plywood kick panels are. Once I get the cut outside of the rotted stringer I'll be able to see better but from initial probes it looks like the area under the deck that has space under it...
  3. J

    1983 Starcraft restoration

    Todays progress Once we got the motor off and removed many many rivets the top lifted off pretty easily My garage is pretty small. I couldn't get the boat directly under a beam because of the way the storage above the rafters is set up so the rig slipped a little letting the boat come up...
  4. J

    Steering doesn't move

    When I had a boat given to me I tried turning the steering wheel and it wouldn't move. The motor appears to be straight ahead and the center of the steering wheel is up and down instead of across as you would expect the helm to be when going straight. When I took off the nut to remove the cable...
  5. J

    1983 Starcraft restoration

    LIftoff !!! And now to start taking out all those pop rivets to see what I have under the top. From taking out the bolts holding the engine at least the top part of the transom seems surprisingly strong. The steering cable. The outside is rusty but I would think some steel wool would fix that...
  6. J

    Johnson 90HP Tilt and trim connections

    I have, according to a internet search, a 1984 Johnson 90 HP outboard. The boat was given to me and is the first boat I have ever owned or worked on. I am trying to get the motor ready to lift off the transom and have everything disconnected except these two wires that I am assuming are the tilt...
  7. J

    1983 Starcraft restoration

    Steering update: I disconnected the green nut from the end of the red rod and the motor will move left and right freely, the rod does not move at all and I would think it should slide in and out of the mount to turn the motor. This is the steering cable which is the other end of that rod that...
  8. J

    1983 Starcraft restoration

    I have to admit I am more nervous about trying to remove the motor than any of the other things that have to be done to get this boat on the water again. I have seen several topics about lifting the motor and putting it on a stand but really nothing about disconnecting it and this has a lot of...
  9. J

    1983 Starcraft restoration

    Only having about an hour a day during the week stinks. Todays goal will be to finish removing the handrails and this bumper strip along with any other screws that I can see that look like they might keep the top from being lifted off. Tomorrow I plan to see if my neighbor has a engine hoist...
  10. J

    1983 Starcraft restoration

    Well, I think the question of the stringers has been confirmed. The black pieces are what is left of the end of the wood where it was accessible near the ski locker, that they are waterlogged is an understatement. So now how do I go about removing the fiberglass floor, so far at lest I haven't...
  11. J

    1983 Starcraft restoration

    The hull looked good before I agreed to take the boat and the inside was covered with what was left of a tarp and the seats. These were wide pictures to show the general shape the boat is in. It is our first boat so we are total beginners to fixing it up but I can't afford to have the marina do...
  12. J

    1983 Starcraft restoration

    My wife and I just obtained this 1983 StarCraft. We don't know the model as we don't have a manual or the registration yet. The widow of the previous owner is going to get the manual to us later. The previous owner had pretty much gutted the interior, all the seats are removed, the battery is...
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