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  1. Kitch

    1974 18' HOLIDAY

    Yep,I thought about it myself after putting glass and resin on the inside of every hole,but it should work fine for this restomod.
  2. Kitch

    1974 18' HOLIDAY

    console is coming to life.
  3. Kitch

    1974 18' HOLIDAY

    I found some 1/4"x2" alum angle for the knee,all the import stuff at Lows/Depot just looks flimsy/cheap to me. I will use bolts thru the transom and 1/4" rivets and bolt on the knee.buttered up with 5200.
  4. Kitch

    1974 18' HOLIDAY

    OK......I got the transom in and found a console on craigslist for a few skins, question of the day,how to bend the tabs back down flat? and the po must have had a kicker on it because there are a PILE OF HOLES on port side.
  5. Kitch

    Steel fused to Aluminum?

    After 1 week soaking in evaporust I pulled one washer out.still one fused stuck under the knee brace.
  6. Kitch

    1974 18' HOLIDAY

    More new toys.
  7. Kitch

    1974 18' HOLIDAY

    you can see the black on the ribs where they were just bouncing around.
  8. Kitch

    1974 18' HOLIDAY

    Installers wrapping up the new home of my STARMADA project.
  9. Kitch

    1974 18' HOLIDAY

    My grandson/Helper waiting for a RIDE on the quad.
  10. Kitch

    1974 18' HOLIDAY

    I feel special in the STARMADA ,I got this 3/16" alum diamond plate from a friend,I spose this will work on outside of transom to cover all the holes.a full coat of 5200 and clamp her up.
  11. Kitch

    1974 18' HOLIDAY

    My biggest concern is how to seal these old holes 100% before I put my new motor on.its a completely different bolt pattern. Hey GA_BOATER IM IN BUFORD, looks like were in the same neck of the waves!
  12. Kitch

    1974 18' HOLIDAY

    This is going to be a center console,so the dash and ALL had to go.almost all the rivets in floor supports were broken. I think if I use aluminum cleaner it will remove the protective coating that forms on alum over time.I spent 2 hrs pulling screws with drill before I got SMART and broke out...
  13. Kitch

    1974 18' HOLIDAY

    Transom is done,
  14. Kitch

    1974 18' HOLIDAY

    Let the fun begin.
  15. Kitch

    Fourstroke on 1974 starcraft Holiday/too HEAVY??

    OK, I'm trying to figure out the best way to plug/waterproof all the old holes before I have the new motor installed. I'm going with a 90 zuki four,so im sure the hole pattern will be completely different. I have epoxied my new transom in one pc/no ears. how about 1/4 alum plate over outside...
  16. Kitch

    Fourstroke on 1974 starcraft Holiday/too HEAVY??

    its steel I put a magnet on it and its flak ey, then I put a small drill bit and its all 100% magnetic.
  17. Kitch

    Steel fused to Aluminum?

    I am restoring 1974 holiday and found a piece of rusty SWOLLEN up steel in the very worst spot,under the center of the transom knee along with hooks sinkers and coins, just need to dissolve it with out hurting the aluminum????
  18. Kitch

    Fourstroke on 1974 starcraft Holiday/too HEAVY??

    I was going to use west system to laminate the 2 PCS 3/4" then coat entire wood. CSM?
  19. Kitch

    Fourstroke on 1974 starcraft Holiday/too HEAVY??

    Bringing Her Home.
  20. Kitch

    Fourstroke on 1974 starcraft Holiday/too HEAVY??

    I'm restoring a 74 18' Holiday. I want to use a SUZUKI DF115 @416 LBS, TOO HEAVY?????? new transom marine 2x3/4" epoxied, the knee is good.
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