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  1. Berdink

    Need help with transom repair...

    I've read to drill them slightly bigger and then fill them with something sturdy but waterproof, then re-drill in the center of the sturdy waterproof product the actual size needed. . My thoughts are to just keep the water out of the hole. Outside the boat motor at the bolt. Between the boat...
  2. Berdink

    Suzuki 75hp

    Still need to test start it. Obviously do a compression test first. Today I was looking at the hoses, and I noticed that the oil injection goes in after the carb and not before. I thought I read somewhere that after is better than before for the carbs. I don't know if that's really so. Because...
  3. Berdink

    Need help with transom repair...

    I know.. sometimes a task seems huge, and so we go a different route. But in the end It's usually better to just dig in and do it.
  4. Berdink

    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    Ha! Tow your 74' to the river with your Corolla. ;)
  5. Berdink

    Primer for Wood for oil-based Rustoleum?

    No PT, they used a stainless steel overlay. I posted about it here in my thread ''67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable' https://forums.iboats.com/threads/67-holiday-18-make-it-usable.753826/post-5741551. . I'm definitely using OTF on the transom itself, but this is going to be a transom plate at the...
  6. Berdink

    Options for water sealing wood

    And OSB just crumbles at the site of water. That says a lot for OTF.
  7. Berdink

    Need help with transom repair...

    I bet you feel a lot better just making a new one. Looks good.
  8. Berdink

    Primer for Wood for oil-based Rustoleum?

    I've searched these forums extensively, Rustoleum Oil based enamel is often recommended even for wood - even for under water - if I'm mainly in freshwater. In fact, I have no reason or desire to take an 18 footer into salt water. But I'm not finding what to use for a wood primer. Rustoleum has...
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Edit.... I had another question, but figured it would be best asked in another section of these forums. I don't want to cross post.
  10. Berdink

    Searched - DIY Transom Cap Ideas

    Okay, rubber or vinyl is what I was thinking, but yeah, if I could form some aluminum c-channel to match the Holiday's large arched transom, then I would rather keep the original Holiday transom's curve.
  11. Berdink

    Searched - DIY Transom Cap Ideas

    Yes, Todd , thanks
  12. Berdink

    Searched - DIY Transom Cap Ideas

    Sorry, what I meant is it isn't just a plain wire feed welder. Some that don't have the hook-ups for gas, can only be used with flux core. I know with sheet metal and just a wire feed welder it can be tough to not burn through. You usually need gas for thin and/or soft metals. I'm sure you know...
  13. Berdink

    Searched - DIY Transom Cap Ideas

    Yeah, I have a mig (not just a wire feed, but a mig), not a tig. I used it for sheet metal work on my 65 Chevy. Can I do aluminum with a mig?
  14. Berdink

    Searched - DIY Transom Cap Ideas

    Thanks, I'll go take a look.
  15. Berdink

    What do I have here?

    I'm sorry, I see now you just wanted to know what it was. Not possible title issues you may have.
  16. Berdink

    What do I have here?

    I was trying to buy a 65 StarCraft with no title from not the last registered owner. Even for his final offer to sell it to me for $300 I walked away. . Call your local Marine Board. I needed to get certified letters out to any place the last registered owner may live. From Marine Board: "You...
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    Searched - DIY Transom Cap Ideas

    I have searched thread titles, went through build threads. I found a couple ideas on YouTube. And one in another forum. . I've read some posts here where they have a shop make them a new one. And some where they use aluminum channel - even ones where they heat the aluminum and get it follow the...
  18. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    That totally makes sense.
  19. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Thanks for all the answers. I search for what I can. And I post my findings in here so others can benefit. . I haven't found an answer to whether the nuts on the inside for the transom support are spot welded to the support or not. The attached picture is of the upright transom support.
  20. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I've worked with wood all my working life, I keep debating with myself about the 'seal it up' so absolutely no water gets in, and something more like the OTF. My thoughts in trying to make sure the wood is totally encapsulated, and every hole (bolts and lots of screws in the bottom and at the...
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