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  1. matt167

    Intex Seahawk 3 Motor Mount Reinforcement

    That is what I did and it holds a Hangkai 3.5hp 2 stroke outboard at WOT although it's not what you really want to do.. The Hangkai makes about 1.5hp in actuality. Keep in mind, I use a 30# Endura C2 to push a 1966 Starcraft Holiday 14 at up to 5 mph or so. 44lb on a 9'6" Seahawk 3 is a...
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    STARCRAFT WINDSHIELD

    If it's acrylic, there is a company that can make them called UDP plastics iirc. But otherwise it's not available.. I have a holiday 14 and I have a cracked window. I caulked it and it's good enough
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    Cut holes in doghouse?

    Well if your exhaust gaskets on the engine block- manifold connection are leaking, then that could be choking the engine with exhaust. It happens on outboards when the base gasket leaks. But if they are bad, you should be able to hear it on an I/O... Don't run it like that if it is, since...
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    Advice on buying an older Starcraft

    50hp is fine for that. It's probably rated for 75hp but that 4 stroke will make it nice... It's a Holiday 16 which was somewhat uncommon but it was available that year. I have a '66 Holiday 14 with a '66 Johnson 40hp and it's no speed demon, but it comes up on plane quick and runs over 25 mph.
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    Hunting Turkey w/o a license cost over $800

    Yup. One of my customers with a 2020 Ram hit a turkey, and the bill was a little over $1,500 for a grill and a headlight.
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    1953 Chris Craft - need title

    You can get paperwork easy by going through Vermont where you don't need to live and act as a mail order title service... Just make sure your state will accept it, as some won't because of it
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    Studebaker boat

    I remember seeing the post.. I seem to remember that it was a brother to the one who started Studebaker car company, and not actually related, but they were well built
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    trying to find the model for a 1975? 18' open bow

    You can look under the splash well, and at the knee braces to see if they are cracked. Pull the end caps, screws and rivits from the splash well/ transom attachments and it will lift out. Not a big deal on an Outboard SC. I have to do mine next year, or rather I'm doing it as PM next year...
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    trying to find the model for a 1975? 18' open bow

    If it's 18', it's one of 2 models. A SS 18, or an Offshore V 18. The hull and deadrise is set for rougher water on an Offshore, but they didn't make them very long. '69-'72 I think, and the SS18 was being made along side of them
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    New Tires

    Right now in the current state of tires.. Goodyear Endurance are out of production for the moment, stock is zero and suppliers are told they will start running them next quarter... We needed to re stock 235/85R16's today, and we had to get LRF's instead of E's because that is what we could...
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    Crack in Hull

    That's unfortunate... It means your summer is over with the boat ~ basically and unfortunately Crack is showing brown, which is wood rot, and that means stringers. And that usually includes the deck and transom as well. The crack is the sign of the boat structurally failing
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    New Tires

    You can go up a load range with zero drawback, as long as you follow the load chart, or just max it out. Depending on who you talk to.The stiffer tire will run colder.
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    New Tires

    Right, and most people do not know how to read, or where to find a load chart... If in doubt max it out. If you know your weight and have a load chart for that tire, then you can figure it out safely, but otherwise, running max pressure is going to run colder, at least to get it down the road...
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    Vintage Steel Gas Tank Parts?

    If they are Mercury tanks, I think all that is available is the seals
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    tire pressure

    Most stick gauges are about as accurate as a good guess. Use a good professional quality digital gauge like an Accutire. They are accurate down to 2% for $12 or so
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    3.5 hard drive

    USB can power a 2.5" drive, but a 3.5" drive will require external power. A cheap 3.5" usb enclosure will work
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    Possible project boat? StarCraft Islander

    depends on the market.. There are guys that will give $2,500 for that right now.. Its's a $10k boat in good enough condition to fish. rigged with downriggers where I am at. It's a later model Islander. Yes it's worth at least $500 which is probably some where around scrap value. But it's...
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    New Tires

    It depends. Those are the load ratings for the tires that came on the trailer. If you buy the same load range tires as it came with, then you can run those pressures, but if you change the load range, then that pressure is wrong. It is safest to run a tire at max pressure. It will run colder...
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    Gamefisher 5hp water pump question

    Is that a Force motor? the parts come up as Mercury Quicksilver. Impeller lists at about $100
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    Jacking Trailer

    At work, we jack between the wheels, on the leaf spring pivot on a tandem. You can put jack stands on the frame for an extended period of time
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