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    What is the weight of my boat?

    I have a 1989 27 foot Sportcraft Sportfisherman with a single 7.4 L (454) Mercruiser I/O with an optional closed cooling system. This boat came with a 152 gallon fuel tank so I calculate my fuel weight at 988 lbs. (6.5 lbs. per gal is what we used when I was flying). I came across a couple of...
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    Back to the SS

    Hello again, Other projects and activities got in the way of my '73 18' SS resto for over a year but now I'm back at it. I had almost demo'd the old girl when I got sidetracked. I have installed an overhead electric heater in the garage and can now work even on the coldest day (which we are...
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    Starting restoration on '73 18' SS

    Hi everyone, Well I have started the teardown on my spring purchase. Have been reading the forum for some time but have not posted anything since spring last year. A few questions. My floor was 1/2" but since I am 250 Lbs thought 3/4" CDX replacement encased in epoxy would be better. Am I...
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    My wife made me buy it!

    I've been looking for an open bow outboard Starcraft for over a year. The other day while driving around my wife pointed to one with a For Sale sign on it. She made me turn around and look at it. Long story short, it now sits in my driveway. Its a '73 18' SS. It had a 115 on it but I...
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