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    If you like old tinnies, part 2...

    Here is the report -- and link to pics -- on the Antique Boat Meet. I didn't get there but it looks pretty interesting. Be patient, there is some glass. "Eight vintage boats with vintage motors entered the Fort Loudon locks and had the experience of dropping 72'. We then entered Watts Bar...
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    If you like old tinnies...

    Like this (More http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=549998 ) and happen to be in East Tennessee Friday or Saturday, consider this:
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    Tinnie porn

    I realize they aren't Starcrafts, but some are shiny. I thought some of you guys might enjoy the pics. This was just down the road from me today. I'll post a few teaser pics here and a link to the photobucket album. And the link...
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    Almost sank my boat

    I thought I had finished the random loose ends on my boat. Replaced the bilge pump; wired a couple of new gauges, installed a horn; wired a restored spotlight; tinkered with the trailer. Wife and I went for a short cruise to check things out. We had a nice ride. Everything worked just fine. I...
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    Winch post setup

    The original configuration my winch post was as shown: It didn't seem like the winch pulled straight with the bow eye and the boat would not snug up against the bow stop. Also, the edge of the transom was a couple of inches short of the roller bunk. I changed it as follows: I...
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    Tilt/trim won't hold

    I have a 1982 3 cyl. 70 hp Mercury. I bought it on one boat and had it moved to another. I did not notice a problem before the move. Now it will not stay in a full tilt position nor will it hold a trim under way. I do not see a hydraulic fluid leak. I have the operator's manual for the...
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    Tilt/trim won't hold position.

    Oops. Wrong forum.
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    Fun with aluminum boats - the Flying Boatmen

    This may be old news (and it's not Starcraft but close) to you guys but there was a group out of Knoxville TN that did precision boating shows. They only used Feather-Craft aluminum boats. Check it out: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Flying-Boatmen/144098958950770?closeTheater=1 My dad...
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    Barber's 1977 Starcraft SS 18

    This may not be the right place for this post, my first, but there is an eventual restore here and this is the community that led me to this lunacy. OK, you guys are a bad influence, enablers. First I bought this sweet-looking, 1982 model, glass boat. I put it in the water twice and couldn?t...
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