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  1. elkhunter338

    First Starcraft Outing of the Year and the Results are

    1. no pictures forgot the camera at home. 2. My new kodiak disc brakes/new surge actuator did not release the brakes and held slight pressure so in 30 miles I was spewing hot oil out of the hubs. Disconnected brakes, pumped wheel bearings full of grease (axles are center tapped with grease...
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    how long keep fish on ice?

    I am wondering just how long you can keep fresh caught fish on ice. Salmon, halibut, sea bass. all the fish are bleed right away. I catch them, keep them in a cooler with water for 1-6 hrs while fishing. Water temp is around 50deg. ocean water I pump in/out of the cooler. I get them back to...
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    exhaust/intake manifold ? 3.0 merc (gm)

    Since on a 3.0 manifold it is the intake and exhaust. When the manifold or elbow goes bad from corrosion does it normally fail so the water drains into the engine? Or do they normally fail with an external leak first? Is there anyway to determine when an elbow or manifold is near the end of...
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    25' chieftain/rotted wood....

    Re: 25' chieftain/rotted wood.... I got the floor out of my 21 foot chief ok and did not remove the cabin, just the cabin wall and I left the seats in the cabin because the floor was ok there. I put foam back under the floor and most people do but I am not sure I would do it again. In salt...
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    26' cheif on E-bay

    I search e-bay and lunch today for starcraft and ran across a 26' Cheiftain, looks pretty good, but had the dreaded 470 motor. I think it was for $1800. It was I believe in the mid-west, way to far from Oregon for me. 1983 and is located in MI.
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    3.0 head compatibility between 1971 and 2008

    Before I sell all the good parts off my 1971 gm 3.0 (bad block) I was wondering if the heads are interchangable between a 1971 gm 3.0 and a 2008 3.0. I bought a new 3.0 crate engine to replace the old 3.0. I know the exhaust ports are different. New one has small ports old one has large ports...
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    Almost ready for the water, then found problem with trailer bearings

    some of you may remember my winter project was new axles, springs and disc brakes. Well that all seemed to go well but this weekend I took the trailer for 5 mile test pull and found metal in my new oil lube hubs. What it was from was the Kodiak oil lube hub kits. The alum hub hit the washer...
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    KodiakOilLubeKit,Now have alum flakes in wheel bearings did it ruin my bearings

    I installed new axles and installed oil lube kits from Kodiak, all new bearings, seals the works. After a 5 mile test tow I noticed the oil looked bad, what I found was metal flakes. Tested with magnet and they are not steel. They are alum from the oil lube kit. The alum housing that drives...
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    Jiffy lube story for my starcraft buddies

    Since most of us here do our own work I would guess we all change our own oil. I just saw a mini van that the oil filter was dated (felt marker) 12/2009, I asked the guy where he gets his oil changed and he said Jiffy lube and that he gets it changed every 6 months. He does not drive alot of...
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    new disc brakes, think are not working right

    I just installed new kodiak disc brakes on the front axle, new hydralic surge actuator for disc brakes on the trailer and plumbed with new brakes hoses. I bleed the brakes and got everything working. My question is it seems like there is still some air in the lines or actuator does not displace...
  11. elkhunter338

    1995 25hp 2stroke, what is it worth

    I have the opportunity to purchase a 1995, 2 stroke, longshaft, manual start Johnson. Very little hours, probably 20 hrs. Always was mixed 40:1 oil gas, stored indoors, used a little in the salt water but was flushed and washed after each use. I got to use this motor as kicker on my 21 foot...
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    Leaky rivit repair that failed

    I tried last winter to seal a couple of leaky rivits from the outside since I was not going to pull my floor up. The leaky rivits are not leaking bad but wanted to seal them up, so I used acouple of coats of gluv-it from the outside. Results after 1 year. The gluv-it appeared to seal the leak...
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    I have an answer to the spray foam ? I posted

    Well I was really wondering if the foam under the floor was water soaked and causing corrosion so tonight I cut a hole in the floor inside the cuddy cabine to inspect the boat. I cut a 20x28 hole. What I found was the foam was not soaking up water, the spray foam was not soaking up water...
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    Has anyone had a proble with corrosion & spray foam

    Back about 6 years ago before I found Iboats I replaced the floor in my Cheiftain. I used marine plywood and stainless steel screws to secure the floor and coated it with skid not deck coating. All is working very well. However since then I found this starcraft site and had a thought. When I...
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    New trailer axles/brakes

    Well I am well on my way to having new trailer axles/springs/brakes on my old boat trailer. Earlier I posted a post about painting trailer springs and stainless steel u-bolts. Well what I decided to do was to pull the springs apart, clean with recommended cleaner and apply Por-15. I...
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    Painting axles springs

    Anyone ever disassemble new springs and paint using a underwater primer for steel and paint or a product like rust bullet to prevent your springs from rusting. Or maybe just extend the life by a significant amount. Any other ideas on how to keep your trailer springs from rusting with use in...
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    Anyone buy trailer tire/wheels @ Trailerpart.com

    I am in the process of converting my boat trailer from 2,000lb axles to 3500lb axles. Old tire/wheels where 5.3x12 rated @ 1080lbs per tire, boat weight is 4200lbs. So I need new tires and wheels. Has anyone purchased the tire/wheel comb from southwest wheels trailer part.com, this place in...
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    My winter projects

    Well as you know I got the rebuilt sei drive back, put the two halves together today and pressure checked the outdrive. All appears good. My other projects are install a working tach, my old one is reading wrong 3900 rpms when the motor is turning 4600 rpms. So I want a working tach. repair...
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    stainless steel shackle bolts

    I am putting new axles, springs, hubs, tires on my boat trailer. I use it 100% in salt water. Are stainless steel bolts strong enough to use for the springs and shackle bolts? How about the center piviot bolt on the tandem axles walking eye beam? I think stainless is considered a grade 2 bolt...
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    My SEI Experience

    Put new SEI 106 complete unit on Spring 2009 ran it 100hrs no problem. Little whine but this went away with time. Started 2010 season in early July, heard a knocking noise. Water had gotten into the u-joint bellows because of a hole or tear in the u-joint bellows. I have no clue how this...
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