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  1. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    They built some Islanders with a 4.3 in them. So, I asked them about the front mounts on those boats. They said the wood used in the stringers for those was 1.5" thick, 13 ply - Marine Grade Plywood. They said the lag bolts that were used on the front engine mounts were 2.5" long, 0.5" diameter...
  2. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Just when I thought all hope was lost, Starcraft responded. I asked if the engine weight meant the engine, engine + drive, or the engine + drive + transom assembly. He responded that it is meant for the engine & drive. Another good tidbit of information I got from Starcraft was that on the...
  3. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I have to do a little more thinking and homework, but I am definitely planning to ditch the two tanks that were in it. I'm thinking belly tank, but again I need to do a little more homework. I think a nice, big heavy tank in the belly would make the boat ride better.
  4. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I don't think Starcraft is going to answer me regarding the fuel and engine weight capacity. All they would say is that they would not exceed what was in the boat... I think it's a liability issue on their part. If you can't exceed what was in it, that would mean the boat can never be repowered...
  5. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I did a little more deconstruction work. I removed the transom assembly and I've been thinking about the windshield. This boat is going to need a new windshield. The two front panes are plexiglass. I toyed with the ideas of new glass from a local glass shop and contacting Starcraft for a...
  6. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I got the boat back from the mechanic who removed the 4-cylinder for me. I explained to the shop that I wanted to possibly sell the engine and asked them to please give me a write-up of the mechanical status of it and the drive. Everything is surprisingly in good shape for being on a boat that...
  7. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I'm originally from Toledo. The paperwork is way easier in Michigan. We don't title trailers this small, just register. Being that we were on the state line, when I lived in Toledo a lot of people there would register their trailer in Michigan and get the permanent tag that doesn't have to be...
  8. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Thank you for the kind words! The Holiday is doing awesome. I just looked at the hour meter the other day and I've put about 200 hours on it. I'll have to check that build out. I'm getting ready to look more into weight myself. There is a note on one of my capacity plates that says the engine...
  9. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I ended up having a lengthy conversation with the gentleman who owns the boat, with the engine that I had given up on, and identified the s/n range that the engine would fall into, a couple different ways. So, I went and test drove it, it ran beautifully, and I purchased my donor boat...
  10. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I passed on the engine. It was probably a good engine that would have run for years to come, but I couldn't do it without having a s/n to identify exactly what it is. When it broke down it would have been a guessing game to determine parts.
  11. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I got a little more information about the engine I'm going t look at. It's a remanufactured engine (explains the low hours). The company that rebuilt it, Vesuvio Marine Engines, has been out of business for about 15 years but seems to have been pretty reputable. I talked to a vendor that used to...
  12. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I've been digging into what is going to be involved with switching this boat over to a 4.3 and wow... What did I get myself into. Me and my big mouth... lol... I've been looking over some of the builds on iboats (@Watermann did this on his Chief), called MerCruiser, emailing Starcraft back and...
  13. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    There's not much new to report. I've been getting the trailer to a reliable condition. I don't think it's going to ultimately be the trailer for this boat but nonetheless I'll be using it a lot and it needs to be reliable. I did a quick job of hooking up lights, having new tires mounted today...
  14. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    The boat has a 120 Mercruiser in it. If I'm going to refurbish it, I'm thinking now might be the time to upgrade to a 6 cylinder. The 120 might be good for normal use but you don't want to chance being underpowered going onto the Great Lakes. Does anybody have any recommendations for a...
  15. 66Holiday924

    1966 Starcraft Holiday Engine Repower

    oh... just saw this (6 months later). Mine is/was wood and it is/was attached with screws and angle brackets.
  16. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I made an unplanned visit to marketplace and saw this thing hanging out there, one hour away, listed for $650 as a 1972 Starcraft "Trlr Coach"... I quickly got the admirals permission (of course), arranged to go check it out and found a 1978 22' Islander, all the wood rotted out but a perfect...
  17. 66Holiday924

    1968 StarCraft Holiday restoration

    I'm just now seeing this... There aren't words. That was a fantastic build and a beautiful boat. At least you got to see it complete in all of its glory. When I was close to finishing mine, I remember being so scared that something would happen to it, and I would never get to see what I had...
  18. 66Holiday924

    2022 Starcraft Splash of the Year Champion!!

    Congratulations @jdvasher on one of the best builds I've seen! P.S. I voted for you too!
  19. 66Holiday924

    1968 StarCraft Holiday restoration

    I haven't really been on iBoats much in the last year or two, just getting caught up on your build. Outstanding! This is definitely one of the best builds I've seen on here!
  20. 66Holiday924

    2022 Starcraft Splash of the Year Nomination Thread

    I was asked to post some pictures of my boat, so here's a few. The first one was taken during the interior project. It shows it on the trailer I built during the first phase of my project and the other three are the interior and exterior shots of it. I have two different threads for my build...
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