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  1. matt167

    19?? Starcraft Jetstar

    Installed 2 of Wise's finest ( cheapest ) b2b loungers. Actually got these because they are the only loungers with an 8" base. The instructions are horrible, and I could not get them to work as loungers, so I modded them into a fixed position
  2. matt167

    MerCruiser 3.0 to Omc 4.3 swop

    You don't want to swap a Mercruiser for a Cobra. You'll hate yourself. Find another 2.5L or 3.0L and keep going. 4.3L will take different everything pretty much. Transom plate stays the same, and you can use the leg from a 3.7L boat if yours is an Alpha Gen 1 or M/R but the majority of...
  3. matt167

    Great time to sell a used boat.

    I have toyed with the idea of selling my big boat, knowing I probably won't use it this year and I can make a little money on it, but I'll keep it for now. I did overspend on my 14' SC Holiday, giving $1,600 for it when I know a year or 2 ago it would have been a $500 boat. I still spent about...
  4. matt167

    1965 Starcraft Holiday Motor Upgrades

    Self tuning 2 and 4bbl replacements that are universal.. problem is the oxygen sensor will never last long enough to get a good tune in... This is the kind of thing I was suggesting the op not do.. you can find videos on youtube of people trying to work them out.and the hotrodder blood suggests...
  5. matt167

    1965 Starcraft Holiday Motor Upgrades

    Holley has a couple of their systems rated with USCG compliance.
  6. matt167

    Looking for mercruiser manual 17 book 2

    Ebay
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    1965 Starcraft Holiday Motor Upgrades

    I'm talking about all aftermarket components, which I think the OP is suggesting. The ignition boxes were on vehicles with wheels. 2 MSD's which failed in months, and a Summit box that failed in 2 weeks time. People seem to have similar experience when they run the same type of boxes on the...
  8. matt167

    WATER CAME DRIPPING OUT. Is it time to donate it?

    They are the same engine actually. You can go up to 1992 or 3 in a truck application ( Not S10 unless you swap cams ). just add marine head gaskets, water pump and core plugs. You can go newer with more swapping of stuff.. But make sure the boat is actually worth it first. Deck/ transom/ stringers
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    How long to wait for a materials delivery contractor to return a call?

    I'm very lucky to be friends with a do- all company and they can haul any product I need. See the owner or his employee every week at my work.. Couple days lead time usually, put wherever I want it.. The funny thing about it is, they are primarily a septic service, but end up hauling material...
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    WATER CAME DRIPPING OUT. Is it time to donate it?

    Take a free boat as the value of the trailer it's sitting on, minus the dump fee's unless it's got stuff in it you need. I got a free boat 2 years ago, and cut out probably $500 worth of parts for the boat I'm building + the nearly new trailer it had
  11. matt167

    1965 Starcraft Holiday Motor Upgrades

    I've had more than a few CDI ignition boxes fail where I had to bypass it to get home, and petronix will fail if you leave the key on too long.. I mean an extra brand new pertronix kit in a glove box or whatever, it wouldn't be a bad system as it does operate more accurately then points, but...
  12. matt167

    19?? Starcraft Jetstar

    The control panel in the dash for ignition and choke are for this era motor and the dash board construction looks like it's original. I'm positive it's an OEM OMC control panel. If it's had more than one motor, it's always been an Evinrude/ Johnson.. I do see newer Holiday 14's having the same...
  13. matt167

    190 omc sterndrive id

    I think $3,000 was a great price. Very nice boat... I bet it's a safer buy than a 2000's Bayliner in rough shape for around the same price. For it to look like that, and be original, it's probably had heated storage it's entire life
  14. matt167

    19?? Starcraft Jetstar

    Anyone know what happened to Airguide compass company? I know Johnson Outdoors owns the rights, but looks like they have been out of production for a while. I just bought one NOS for the boat and it just came in. Was going to go Ritchie, but I've only ever followed an Airguide on a boat
  15. matt167

    Trailer Build

    I would price a new trailer before building anything.. I got a 2021 Venture VB1300 which would fit your boat, new from a dealer for under $1,000 OTD, to replace an old Holesclaw that's had it's day. I guarantee there are similar deals out there, if I found one Axles, tires and steel that you...
  16. matt167

    Professional transom repair

    On a 1967 boat, if the transom needs replaced, the stringers and deck needs it too. Transom ties into the knee braces, which ties into the stringers and the deck sits ontop of the stringers. They all rot at the same time and it's one big can of worms. The biggest expense is fiberglass...
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    Professional transom repair

    $3000 in supplies to do it yourself, for a shop to do it, you gotta add a week or so of labor ( 40-100 hrs, depending ) at $100/hr. It's not just the transom, you'll find the stringers and deck need replaced at the same time
  18. matt167

    bilge pump wiring. My head is going to explode

    thanks guys.. I think in my head I was making it more difficult than it is
  19. matt167

    1965 Starcraft Holiday Motor Upgrades

    You can't fix an aftermarket EFI or even electronic ignition conversion on the water when it quits. You can however keep a spare set of points and condensor, even spare cap and rotor to get a motor going again
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    bilge pump wiring. My head is going to explode

    I was doing some investigation on my new boat and figured out that my bilge pump is powered by the radio power ( AM/FM/ bluetooth ), and that it's actually a 7 conductor 16 AWG Monster speaker cable going back to the battery.. Obviously that isn't going to fly on an important circuit, especially...
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