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  1. Watermann

    1966 Starcraft Holiday Interior Work

    One thing that causes the gunnels to have flex when stepped on while boarding, is the distance without support from the gunnel to the side tray. A support can be added where the step pad is to lessen that give.
  2. Watermann

    1983 starcraft rebuild

    Welcome aboard, Oh boy that transom was mulch. The decking fastener standard is the LF blind rivets but others have used screws instead. Not sure about riv nuts but it also depends on your preference on deck covering and method. Some of us have countersunk the rivet heads and put vinyl deck...
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    daily music fix

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    Some good stuff happening

    Man I need to tackle my ever shrinking garage walls.
  5. Watermann

    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    Nice, good on you for taking up the challenge of getting one of these old boats back on the waves again.(y)
  6. Watermann

    1966 Starcraft Holiday Interior Work

    I would frame the cap with angle AL and make it removable by latches or pins. Only issue to overcome is for it to have that slight curve needed to fit properly over the transom.
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    1966 Starcraft Holiday Interior Work

    I use a pilot point cobalt bit that I only use for aluminum, no walking and no need for center punch or special tools. My brazier head solids so far have had a nice dimple in the center. and then there's the Friday shift Stacraftsmanship :D
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    Starcraft patriot transducer question

    What is that bracket anyway? I see no purpose for it and would personally just remove it especially if it were in my way of mounting a transducer.
  9. Watermann

    1966 Starcraft Holiday Interior Work

    Welcome back, deck replacement and flotation foam also address any possible hulls repairs and leaks.
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    What model do I own???

    Welcome aboard, looks like you have some fun and rewarding work ahead of you.
  11. Watermann

    1970 starchief

    90% of overheating issues are the impeller and if chunks of the old one come loose they'll get stuck in the T stat. An increase in oil level and or milky oil water contamination is the sign of a cracked block or head gasket failure. If you have water in the cylinders again after replacing the...
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    1982 Starcraft Center Console 18' Rebuild

    Yeah that's not right, looks like someone was using an old dull drill bit rather than a new pilot point bit that has never seen steel. The scratch looks to me like a drill bit walked across the AL. I'd cut a strip of .080 as a backer with plenty of 5200 to seal up that mess and give the new...
  13. Watermann

    140 Etec too much weight/power

    The only 150 of the era that weighed only 300 Lbs was the Merc inline 6, all the others were V6's and weighed in closer to 400 lbs. The power / torque difference of a prop rated 140 vs a flywheel rated 150 wouldn't make me worry at all especially on a 21'r, my 18' SS is rated at 140 and my 22'...
  14. Watermann

    Bluefin 16ft. 1981

    :welcome: aboard Joe, I don't get out of the Starcraft tin head section much but your Bluefin looks pretty standard to what we see over there. A wrecked interior needing a full gut job is standard fare. New transom and decking with no pressure treated plywood. Lots of ideas in the SC section...
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    1970 starchief

    Glad you figured it out that a riser gasket was all it needed, who would have thought? :rolleyes:
  16. Watermann

    Bow Eye Replacement

    The AL bow eyes were a bad idea as the eye gets mauled by the steel hook and the riveting them on was the second problem. I went with 3/8" stainless steel bow eyes with a nice sealed up ply stack backer with 5200. I couldn't find the pic for my SS but here's my SN that had the exact same eye...
  17. Watermann

    My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

    Nice sized fish, on bass or walleye gear they fight great. I used to spear carp here. What do you do with them?
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    1982 Starcraft Center Console 18' Rebuild

    What I did for the remaining tough paint was to apply stripper and scrub with a 3M medium pad that with a handle and rinse. After that and the hull was bare, I ran a palm sander over the entire boat to get anything left over and to break the surface tension of the AL. For the bow deck, on my...
  19. Watermann

    2003 75hp 2-stroke ELPTO Rough Idle with Video

    Not sure where one would find the old style bulbs, I use the Moeller max flow 3/8" primer bulb .
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    My 2nd Starcraft rebuild, 1976 SuperSport , I'm back

    That's an AFI brand horn. http://www.2040-parts.com/vintage-afi-marine-horn-12v-model-10000-made-in-japan-original-box-hot-rat-rod-i1865643/
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