FORUM RULES UPDATED - The forum rules have been updated to continue to provide a friendly and safe environment for our member community. Please take a moment to review the updated rules and our terms of use and privacy policy. Click here for Forum Rules which has links to the 'terms of use' and 'privacy policy'.
In Other News . . .
You will notice a few enchancements to the forums to make your experience better. These include: Email Notifications, Thread Previews, Thread Starter Notation, and Emoji Options on the 'Like' icon. . .
Additionally, the merchant portions of the website have been updated and are now operational. . . . Check out iBoats for all your boating gear.
I have several bow rivets and the cap over the bow seam leaking. I also have leaks around the transom shield seam. This is an 18ft Starcraft aluminum hull.
Should I replace the rivets or use gluvit on the inside. What about the seams? Any thoughts on the best method?.
Deke
I posted my boat in the Starcraft area but it's turned into a restoration so I thought I'd post here.
The deck was shot and the rest of the interior was in rough shape so I started dismantling.
I recently acquired this boat to help on some graduate research I'm doing and it's turned into a bit of a project. The floor needs to be replaced and as long as I'm at it, I decided to do some minor restoration to it. I do have some questions about a couple of items.
In the splashwell picture...
I'm in a seriously limited cash situation and I think I need to rebuild my water pump. I just got a 1971 Starcraft Holiday with the Johnson Hydro-Electric attached to it. I don't think regular or proper maintenance was done to it and from reading the "Awakening your motor" post I'm sure the...