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    zinch cromate paint

    I am stripping my starcraft, and on the outside of the transom where there was what looked to be a piece of plywood attached.... there is a mint green looking paint applied... it makes me think it is an extra thick layer of zinch chromate maybe....the sheet aluminum there is in perfect...
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    wiring plug adapters

    I am picking up a trailer with a 5 pin flat plug. my Ford factory receiver has a spot for a 7 pin plug and a spot for a 4 pin flat plug. I am looking up adapters for a 7 pin to 5 pin connection. and I am seeing 7 pins adapter with a stud in the center, and 7 pin adapters with NO stud in the...
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    outboard mounting height on a offshore bracket

    not to berate this poor guy( I posted a picture of this set up in the trailer discussion a while back), but does anyone else think the benefits of the set back given on this offshore set up are negated by the fact the motor is MOUNTED SO LOW. Normally with set back you can have the skeg much...
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    starting my 22 ft v5 holiday project....question

    as I cleaned out the leaves and power washed the boat, getting ready to have it soda blasted. I can see that the ribs down the middle inside the boat have VERY little clearance under them to allow water to work its way back to the bilge. thus any little debris clogs that space and water has to...
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    trailer max capacity being under used, question

    so I am in the market for a dual axle trailer...because my boat is making my 1875 lb tires moan even with 50 PSI in them!! I COULD just add another axle, but I found a newer high quality trailer that's plenty long enough and has two axles.. BUT....it is rated to 6,800 lbs!! my boat might be...
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    IS this acceptable???

    there are bunks that extend out past the last part of the trailer frame under the boat all the way to the transom....so in essence...the hull is fully supported. but is this an acceptable way to set up a trailer? looks like he was trying to keep the boat centered over the wheels and his...
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    V4 and V6 gearcase interchanges.

    I swapped a rebuilt lower unit from my 1995 V4 115 (20" shaft) ocean runner for midsection and lower unit from a 1996 25" v4 115 ocean runner. I had planned to rebuild my old 115 ocean runner power head and install it on the taller midsection and lower unit to have a 25: model for a boat...
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    company that makes replacement capacity rating stickers...

    I found this on on my duck hunting forum. I was thinking with all the refurbishing that goes on here if it hasn't been posted before this is good info. I know ill probably have them make up a few for me. http://www.garzonstudio.com/boat/capacity-decal.html BOB
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    here ye here ye here ye.....super deal!!

    look at this ad....it is blowing my mind!! guys has a blown ficht motor, APART no less and wants $2500 for it! ha ha ha http://newjersey.craigslist.org/boa/4663939763.html insane.....
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    NOW, the Starcraft forum is gone?

    this new forum has had its share of issues, but now the starcraft forum is gone and there isn't even a listing for it anymore.... at what point do you stop medicating a lost cause???????? bob
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    1994 ocean runner 200hp waterflow ?

    I just picked up a nice running 200 hp ocean runner...it is a little different that the ocean runners I have now( V4s and one V6 OIS 60 degree looper) this motor doesnt have the OIS ignistion system..... I ran here today and she is spitting water out of the tell tale very well, water is also...
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    the starcraft forums is pretty active...

    this place gets some traffic, others, not so much. I just bought a Maxum fiberglass bowrider, because it had a motor I wanted...it came with a nice glavanized trailer as well, I thought Id go look at the Maxum forum to see if anyone might need some parts... they have had ONE thread in 12...
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    after a sudden throttle down, motor wont idle

    I have a 1995 Johnson Ocean Runner 115 hp. for the last three years it has run great...two years ago I replaced the carbs with rebuilt units from my back up 115 hp ocean runner. The motor has run smooth and with out issues( other than a warm head) all year. Yesterday I was running out to my...
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    got the new place and finally tucked my boats away...

    had to stop my projects when i found I would need to move. looked around and found a place to buy, but it took forever to get done and I stopped all boat work in the mean time. But now i am moved in, ( not organized yet!!!) and have my three Starcrafts tucks away near where ill rebuild them...
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    motor didnt go into SLOW mode... 1995 ocean runner 115.

    sunday I was running my boat across the river at 3/4 throttle when the alarm went off...luckily I looked down at the gauges and could see one head was 220 degrees and the other was 180 degrees!!!!. For the last few years the alarm goes off when nothing is wrong and I tend to ignore it.... one...
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    question about Starcraft Holiday boats

    were the bows of the Holidays designed to support walking on?? I thought I saw a few examples of those boats with what looked like a wood planking down the middle of the bow....as if it was a walking platform. I just picked one up and inclined to leave the bow in place if you can walk on...
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    scored that BIG 22' V5....finally

    I had seen this ad a while back:22' ALUMINUM PROJECT HULL but it had been elusive hooking up with the guy and I had figured it wasn't going to happen, as it is 8 hours away.but I stuck to it, thinking if I can get a hold of him and get a feeling of commitment, he would finnish the deal...
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    how can a BUSINESS engaged in rebuilding.....

    outboard motors make such stupid claims??and think they are pulling the wool over our eyes!!!! for anyone remotely familiar with these style motors knows.... there is way more different between the different HP models than stupid carbs! they even sell the heads for the 90 hp and the 115 hp and...
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    trying to rationalize picking up a V5 22 footer....

    I have the Islander all stripped now...it basically is 21.5 feet long. it is super deep and wide.... I have a line on a similar condition holiday 22 footer in the V5 config. is the 22 footer really only 21.5 ft also?? or is it actually LONGER? is the cutwater REALLY different....is it just the...
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    were to get gunnel trim

    I need to find a source for thie trim on this CC on the gunnels. it is the piece that trims the top and inside edge... I was thinking of having sheet bent , but seeing this trim, it makes it a lot easier to put together than finding a guy with a brake to bend my sheet........ .bob
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