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  1. SierraMark

    question about fuse in motor and power to console fuse block

    Re: question about fuse in motor and power to console fuse block Serial Number is 0D036683. I have 2 manuals, the Clymer and the one I found online. The online one seems to be way better. This is the wiring diagram for the motor... And this is the wiring diagram for the throttle... From...
  2. SierraMark

    question about fuse in motor and power to console fuse block

    I have recently redone the the wiring in boat as part of my restoration and now I am having a problem with the fuse on my trim and I'm thinking I did something wrong when re-wiring. I think the original wiring maybe had 2 +12 runs to the fuse block but I am not positive. This is what I...
  3. SierraMark

    Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration

    Re: Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration Finally in the water... Front seats work well... All that work for this? My only fish of the day... Pretty good perch...at least somebody is catching something... And a spotted bass... All in all a great day! -Mark
  4. SierraMark

    Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration

    Re: Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration I finally splashed the boat this weekend! A little late but man was I happy! I still have a few odds and ends to wrap up but it is close enough to done that it no longer consumes every spare second that I have in my life. I also have one...
  5. SierraMark

    question about fusing ignition wires

    Hello All, I am in the process of a restoration and I have replaced my ignition switch with a new one. The new one is a Sierra switch with the same connections as the old one so it is not a difficult swap but my question is that the old switch had none of the leads going through fuses. The...
  6. SierraMark

    Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration

    Re: Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration Ok, question of the day... I will be putting in the transom permanently next weekend and I seem to remember when I took out the old one there was caulking...it could have been 5200 but I don't know because I think there was some clear stuff...
  7. SierraMark

    Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration

    Re: Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration That's 4 of the 8 screws I had to break to get the rubrail and the front aluminum piece off. They are threaded holes through the hull. I will relocate the holes and put new hardware when I put it back together. You can see the piece that...
  8. SierraMark

    Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration

    Re: Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration Thanks Jigngrub. I cannot wait to get it done. I found something funny yesterday when I took off the last piece of aluminum from the bow. It was a stubborn piece, had to break 8 screws to get it out....2 came out like they should! When I...
  9. SierraMark

    Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration

    Re: Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration Well winter is finally over and I've woken from my hibernation and have been working on the boat. I have learned something...not sure if its me or if it's boat restoration in general but every time I think I am going to do something specific...
  10. SierraMark

    Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration

    Re: Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration Okay, pics as promised, buuuuttttt....I had already put everything in the boat and covered it up so I uncovered half of it and took the pics so you can't see everything but I think you see enough. I am very happy with it. -Mark
  11. SierraMark

    Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration

    Re: Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration Ok guys, I need some help. Look at this picture, see how the carpet overlaps the decking? Now look at this pic. See the gap? The decking will be wrapped in Nautolex. What do you think I should do?
  12. SierraMark

    Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration

    Re: Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration I am almost done with my epoxy work so I wanted to post some info in the hopes that it might help someone in the future. I have been having great luck with the epoxy. I bought it at U.S. Composites as so many here have. You can see in this...
  13. SierraMark

    Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration

    Re: Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration I made some progress this weekend and I am very happy. Next is the decking and I still have some epoxying to do but I really want to get the Nautolex on the decking. I have 3 questions regarding the Nautolex 88 glue. 1. The decking is...
  14. SierraMark

    Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration

    Re: Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration Okay guys, a little progress.....the boat has been moved into the garage....deal is it has to be out by the time the snow flies. I put Nautolex on one small piece to try out the contact cement and see how it is working with the vinyl. On the...
  15. SierraMark

    Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration

    Re: Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration Does anybody have any tips on putting the Nautolex on the vertical sides of the hull? Here is a pic of where I am talking about. this was a pic of the teardown. I have already cleaned all the carpet glue residue out. What I'm wondering is...
  16. SierraMark

    Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration

    Re: Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration I started a new job yesterday and unfortunately I get home 2 hours later than I used to at the old job so this leaves little time to work on the boat at night. I did dry fit the pieces of decking that I have cut last night and I was very...
  17. SierraMark

    Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration

    Re: Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration Ok, I did some more stipping...lol....no comments needed on that one. I also took core samples of my foam. As expected the foam in the mid section of the boat is dry all the way through. The foam in the back is wet on top and it seems to be...
  18. SierraMark

    Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration

    Re: Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration okay, it's been a while but I have been busy. I built a motor stand using plans that I found on this site and I've gotten everything out of the boat except the decking. I got the transom out today, not as hard nor as bad as I thought but the...
  19. SierraMark

    Marks 1991 16' Starcraft Fishmaster Restoration

    Well I am starting my restoration earlier than anticipated due to the trim problems I had with my boat. I figured if I'm not using it I might as well start restoring it while the weather is nice. My plan is to remove everything, pull out the old decking and transom, epoxy new decking and...
  20. SierraMark

    40HP Lower (trim bracket) broken bolt

    I am trying to replace my trim motor on my 1991 Mercury 40 oil injected motor. I cannot get the dowel out of the bottom rod as described in the manual so my plan B was to remove the 3 nuts and bolts on the starboard side of the motor and the 3 bolts that are on the port side of the motor. I...
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