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  1. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Hey, I think I just figured out how to know if your transom is still the original. If every hole in the transom skin is also in the transom wood.
  2. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Now I'm reading up on protecting the floor. The floor is solid, but I want to put something over it to protect it even further. I found this thread that has some great suggestions: https://forums.iboats.com/threads/alternative-to-carpet-for-floor-covering.505010/
  3. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Not bad. I read another place that it's okay to leave it overnight before rinsing. "For heavy deposits, leave the solution sit overnight." I'll probably hit it one more time with a brush and then rinse. Gotta do the inside also.
  4. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Yeah, my wife is wondering where I'm going with her vinegar. I have some phosphoric acid left over from my 65 Chevy, but I'm concerned it might be too strong for aluminum. I'll post back my results.
  5. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Okay, thanks. My searching these forums I think ACX was recommended because it uses a glue similar to Marine grade. I'll do some more reading up on it.
  6. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I found this thread by Title Searching using the word Vinegar: Thread 'How long after applying vinegar on aluminum hull can I wait before applying SE primer?' https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-long-after-applying-vinegar-on-aluminum-hull-can-i-wait-before-applying-se-primer.753360/ . Since...
  7. Berdink

    How long after applying vinegar on aluminum hull can I wait before applying SE primer?

    Thanks for this thread. I'll post a link to it my 67 thread. . Have you done this yet? How did it go for you?
  8. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Thanks, I'll follow your prep suggestions, and then etch primer and paint. I don't see it as that big a deal if I have to strip it and prep it differently next season again. . Also, I've been reading up a lot on Transom replacement, and I'm pretty sure I'm going with something other than wood...
  9. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I spent the greater part of last night reading up on whether I should use something in addition to a plastic abrasion to clean/neutralize the corrosion. One member posted to not use a metal wire brush because of dissimilar metals. . For neutralizing the corrosion, some say white vinegar, and...
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Thanks. I put marinetex in the search tool here and found this good thread: https://forums.iboats.com/threads/islander-hull-corrosion-help.729638/
  11. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Some previous owner put some stainless steel over the rear to possibly cover a bunch of old holes, but by my reading up I found out about mixing other metals with aluminum can cause galvanic corrosion: "Corrosion develops when two dissimilar materials are combined in a corrosive electrolyte...
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I’m starting a thread about my new Starcraft. Not so much a build thread - but more of a ‘Keep it Usable’ thread. I’ve wanted my own Aluminum StarCraft for a few years now. Bought this 1967 18 foot StarCraft Holiday with a 1984 Suzuki 75hp last weekend. I have a 65 Chevy truck that I’ve done...
  13. Berdink

    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    It was rhetorical.
  14. Berdink

    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    I kinda wonder how difficult it would be to take an old aluminum pickup canopy and replicate this top.
  15. Berdink

    1979 Starcraft 16’ SS Refresh

    I hope this is cool with you, but I painted it red.
  16. Berdink

    Hey Newbies

    Oh, and yes, I apologize for not doing what was expected when I first started posting here at i-boats. I originally was anxious for some answers because I'd been shopping for an old StarCraft like my late father-in-law's. I saw one for $1400 on CL that had a Suzuki 75hp outboard. When I started...
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    Hey Newbies

    Been there. Both sides. I was a moderator years ago on a tech forum. I've been a member of many forums. Now, 20 years later things don't come as easy as they did then. I used to get so frustrated with newbies and reply with just as a short sharp response as many of these examples posted in...
  18. Berdink

    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    *Not Mine* I did what I could to figure out how to get a title for this boat. And there is No HIN on it. So I gave up considering buying it. If someone here is interested it. PM and I'll give you what I found out about it from the Oregon Marine Board. https://offerup.com/item/detail/1338438639...
  19. Berdink

    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    So it's just a hole then. :)
  20. Berdink

    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    Thanks, What is the hatch used for?
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