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    Have I got some luck? Rebuild in order now!

    So it's nice today and I figure I'll take my boat out to decarb it since it's new to me. Crank it up and let it warm up then I drive it a couple miles from the ramp so everyone doesn't have to deal with the cloud of smoke. It comes off plane and acts like its got a fouled plug. I limp back to...
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    Walleye boat prop suggestions?

    This is a bit premature since I haven't got the motor running yet, but I would like suggestions on some good all around props for a starcraft sfm190 with a mercury 135 v6. Mercurys' prop selector suggests 21 pitch props. Details ~18'9'' length 92'' beam 17 degree deadrise at transom reverse...
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    mercury v6 16 amp stators, what part #'s

    I have a 1991 v135 with a stator #398-5454-a34 and wanted to know what other part numbers would be compatible. The mercury parts express site lists 398-5454-a35 for my motor. CDI's replacement # is 174-5456-16 it says it replaces 398-5454 A11, A15, A16, A30, A31, A32, A34, A35, A36, A61, A64...
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    1991 Mercury 135 V6 only firing on 3 and 5.

    This motor came with a junk boat on a trailer I wanted. I tested compression all 6 are 120-125lbs. I hooked up the wires on the switch boxes then checked spark at 7/16'' and only 3 and 5 were firing. I swapped the # 1 and 5 coils and #1 was firing but then became intermittent # 5 didn't fire...
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    Galvanized shorelandr?

    I just picked up a galvanized shorelandr roller trailer with a 1991 searay 180 sitting on it? The boat's a lost cause but the trailer should fit under my starcraft SFM 190. Do these trailers hold up well? I need a couple fenders for it and I want to swap the 13'' wheels for the new 14'' wheels...
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    Continental trailers? anyone have experience?

    I went to look at a trailer with an older v8 i/o boat on it. The trailer had a continental logo sticker on it, the model sticker was faded so no info there. I looked on continentals' website and it looks like their tilt keel roller type galvanized, its a 3/8'' C CHANNEL construction. Anyone know...
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    C Channel vs. tube trailers ?'s opinions.

    I was hoping some of the more knowledgeable would discuss the differences in strength, cost, longevity, etc. of each type of trailer. basically pros and cons of each. I'm going to have to replace the trailer for the boat I just bought, an EZ loader tubing trailer thats severely rusted from salt...
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    WELDED Aluminum trihull/tunnel hull 1960's?

    I went to look at a trailer/junk i/o boat last night and the owner had a great collection of boats, he had an interesting 1960's welded aluminum tunnel hull alumacraft or duracraft or something craft, it looked about 14-15'L x 4 1/2- 5'W powered by a newer 25hp merc 2stroke. He said it will run...
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    I can finally join! 1991 starcraft sfm190 bought today.

    I finally found a starcraft > or = 18' and bought it today. It's a 1991 sfm 190 according to my research, although it's registered in AL as a 1979. The guy that owned it bought it from a seaman from Ohio. The transom and floors are pretty solid but I'll replace the transom since it was used in...
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    Reverse chine aluminum boat ride quality?

    I'm looking at an aluminum boat with a reverse chine 19' and wondering if the ride will be better than my 16' 3 keel tinny. Also does the reverse chine design make the hull faster since it creates lift?
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    16' starcraft restorers, how much flotation foam?

    I have a 16' Sylvan aluminum bowrider and wanted to know how much flotation foam you starcraft guys use? I'm using the 2'' pink extruded polystyrene from Home depot. My boat looks like it originally came with a ski locker, it had the frame but no door under some 3/4'' ply laid on top of the...
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    Info and pics of mid 90's superfisherman 190?

    Anyone have any info and or pics of a mid 1990's starcraft superfisherman 190 after they changed the hull to no ribs or keels. Looking for info such as hull thickness, layout, hp and weight capacity, ride quality in rough and calm seas, hull defects, recalls you name it. also how they perform...
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    calling on Rickairmedic!

    You used the same napa zincrom primer as I'm going to use and I wanted to know if you sanded the entire bare hull or just did the vinegar wash and then primed. I've only found a few spots of oxidation on my hull after stripping the paint off and was hoping to only have to sand those spots.
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    Lost on rivets!

    I need some 3/16 and 1/4'' rivets for my hull but have been unable to find any at local hardware stores or the local fastenal. I am also unsure about the length I need. Are these solid brazier head rivets?
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    16' aluminum sylvan sportster project! new pics 11-12

    Here's the boat I've started restoring. I'm trying to do a good job and have it last without sinking too much into it. [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] So far I've torn out the floor and stripped off almost all the paint. I'm hoping to get it painted before it gets too cold. My paint is...
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    How long to leave on vinegar water on aluminum?

    How long should the vinegar and water solution be left on bare aluminum before priming with zinc chromate primer? Also do I need to redegrease after the vinegar. And do I have to scuff the primer before top coating with epoxy primer/ paint. I'm using napa 7222 zincrom primer and there aren't...
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    V bottom aluminum boats?

    Do the rub rails half way down the sides of the older starcrafts, sylvans, etc. provide any structural support or can they be removed permanently. I removed mine to get it ready for painting and would prefer to leave them off and just replace the rivets I took out.
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    interlux perfection(polyester or acrylic urethane)

    To anyone that knows or has used interlux perfection, is it polyester or acrylic urethane? I know the label and mixing ratios suggest that its poly but does anyone know for sure?
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    Interlux perfection on bare aluminum?

    Has anyone used interlux perfection directly over a self etching primer such as zinc chromate? The interlux site suggests stripping to bare aluminum then sanding or I should say grinding with 36 grit pads. There'so way I'm doing that to my hull. I'm having to strip down the sides of the boat...
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    1982 16' sylvan sportster pics

    ezmobee and rickairmedic asked me to post some pics of my sylvan since they're basically the same as a supersport. [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] So far all i've done is replace the transom with some 3/4'' 7 ply coated x3 with gluvit. I plan on using it to do the floors this winter. I...
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