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    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    Thanks for the pics. Much different approach to floatation between mine and yours.
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    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    ML, that's interesting. In this hull white polystyrene is only up high in the hull, under seats and gunnels. Everything else is spray-foamed. The floor foam was pretty wet near the stern, probably soaked for the bottom inch or more. Up near the bow, there was still water present in the foam...
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    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    Those familiar with the SS16, how does it compare foam-wise? This boat had foam-filled bays under the floors except for a ~6" channel down the middle. Also up each side is spray foamed, then under the gunnels on each side is a big block of the white eps foam the full length. Also white eps...
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    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    Floor foam removal complete. What a miserable job that is! First pressure wash of interior was completed as well. Found one pinhole in the floor near the transom. Looks like a corrosion spot, right under where the battery was located. Will inspect closer next work day, and post pics for...
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    Filter screen above bilge well?

    Thanks for info. The boat as-purchased had an open section in the floor about 16" x 16" back against the transom, with any water and debris from the floor falling down into the hull where the float switch and bilge pump are located. My thought is to make a stainless screen panel to fit in that...
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    Filter screen above bilge well?

    In our area, the welded aluminum utility boats are very popular. Here's a typical boat - likely never covered the entire season. Welded aluminum diamond plate flooring, with either self-draining hull, or draining to bilge well at back depending on model. I'm hoping to achieve similar...
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    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    roscoe - thanks for info about the motor mounting, I wasn't aware of that. I'm used to tiller outboards on my smaller boats that hang on the transom and then get tightened in place. I'll keep the original shape then, as it saves me fiddling with trim and extending aluminum skin on the transom...
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    Filter screen above bilge well?

    Scott-yes, a boat cover will be used for longer periods when the boat is not in use. However, it will spend lots of hours uncovered through the summer months. We are at a water-access cottage, so the boat serves dual purpose both for recreation and utility, and I hope to equip it during the...
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    Filter screen above bilge well?

    Greetings! I'm working on an older 16' aluminum bow rider similar to the Starcraft SS16. It is destined to be our primary cottage boat, and will remain in the water around 7 months/yr, either at the cottage or marina slip. When sitting for long periods of time it will be covered, but when at...
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    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    OK, thanks for info. Getting that foam out looks easy, but is a bear. Working hunched over isn't as easy as it once was. I've been using a sharp putty knife to slit the foam into sections, and pry bar and claw hammer to pop out in chunks. This boat is spray-foamed up the sides as well, and...
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    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    racerone - any chance you could expand on your 'structural bits'? Are they to provide for stiffness lost due to lack of foam, or for other reasons? Why not just replace the foam? Sorry if you've already discussed this at length elsewhere.
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    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    I was really hoping to avoid the foam-stripping exercise I've seen in so many other posts here, but alas, it appears this hull like so many others is also carrying several hundred pounds of water-soaked foam. I will follow classiccat's advice, and leave the dry higher-up foam in place, and...
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    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    jbcurt, sounds like a plan! I've got a guy... Disassembly continues today. Anyone have thoughts on the foam up the aft corners of the hull and underside of the splashwell returns? It adds significant rigidity to the splashwell area currently, and that foam isn't wet at all. Hoping I can...
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    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    Motor off, transom top and corners off, hoping to pull transom board tonight. Here's the starboard side transom corner casting (name correct?). Would the SS16 have the same part? I need the port side to replace the poorly fabricated equivalent part. Here's a pic of the inside of the casting...
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    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    Transom - see multiple layers of paint, and what looks to be machine screws up the side? Also, the motor is not mounted down all the way on the transom. Looking underneath, it was mounted this way so the bottom holes on the motor mount would still pass through transom wood, rather than through...
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    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    Racerone-I have a friend in Orillia. Next time I'm visiting, I'll check out some older marinas to see if I can find any info. matt - I was wondering the same, but the I think the lapstrake pattern on this boat is different than the SS16's?
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    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    Thanks for the info! I've noticed subtle differences in the lapstrake size/number compared to SS16's I've seen online. The other difference is the narrower splashwell. Unfortunately the fancy aluminum casting at the top corner of the transom has been replaced by a 'fabri-cobbled' equivalent...
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    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    So... after searching for a while for my first real 'project' boat, I ended up with this: I purchased it from the estate of a couple in their 90's, who'd had the boat at their cottage for a very long time. In 2007 it was re-powered with a new fuel injected 4-stroke Yamaha 60, so I figured I...
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    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    Could be, although it sure seemed longer than that walking around it. My son grabbed the pics as I didn't have a phone with me. Wish he'd grab a shot of dataplate!
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    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    I was at a yard sale at an farm in my area (Paris, Ontario), and saw this old Starcraft. It's in very nice shape, and has been stored in the barn there for 20 yrs, owner never came back for it. I just thought I'd throw this up on the forum here, as I thought there might be someone local who is...
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