Recent content by Jeff-in-PA

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    Project "pontoon coccoon" ( wrap for winter with pics )

    It's time to put the 24' Starcraft away for it's winter rest. The preventive maintence is all done and now it's time for the final wrap. Here's how I cover my boat for the winter. Here's what it'll end up looking like I just started today after work so this will be a work in progress...
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    time for new canvas

    One the way back from our June fishing vacation in Ontario, we had four pieces of canvas get blown out the boat during a horrendous storm around Binghamton NY. I just dropped off the boat at Craig's Auto Marine in Telford,PA to have the entire canvas replaced. We lost all three pieces from...
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    addition to check list-- spring hangers/perches

    Our first trip to Ontario Canada was delayed by 3-1/2 hours ( halfway there ) by a broken spring perch/hanger. Pa Turnpike lane changes because of construction and a nasty pothole caused my left front mount to break and bend back, allowing the tire to move back against the fender and bolts...
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    I give up ( gas gauge ) {FIXED}

    I've been trying to get my gas guage working in my pontoon. I replaced the gas guage itself, the sending unit and checked the wiring for continuity. I've decided that I will run brand new wires and hook it up to the switch panel where you turn on the various electrical components. ( when I...
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    brake controller wiring diagram

    I just installed a kelsey brake controller so I could use a friend's double axle trailer. Even though I had the factory wiring hookup, I had a hard time finding the controller wiring diagram. I finally found a very good link http://www.etrailer.com/faq-brakecontroller.aspx Close to the...
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    running new wiring for gas gauge

    [history at top, question at bottom ] In an attempt to get a working gas gauge on my 1993 Starcraft 240 Starfish pontoon boat, I've checked out the sending unit and gas guage as described in my previous thread http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=307300 I've purchased a NOS gas guage, a...
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    (pics) hardtop, bimini top w/ full enclosure

    VaGent asked for some pictures and details about the full enclosure on my Starcraft 240 Starfish pontoon. Here's the details for all. The hardtop was originally installed so it would fold forwards. The mounts were turned around so now it folds to the stern. It was also moved forward to...
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    Gas guage doesn't work-- bad guage?

    Last fall I purchased a 1993 Starcraft 24' pontoon boat. One of the known problems was a gas guage that did not work. Here's what I've checked so far. 1) Checked for continuity at the tank sending unit. I did get a reading showing some resistance. I took this to mean that that the unit is...
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    tail light lens compatibility discovery

    On my recently purchased pontoon boat and trailer, I had a broken tail light lens on the Wesbar brand tail light. These are the long rectangular lights, not the square ones. I purchased a replacement Optronics light assembly at Cabela's and although I was ready to replace the entire assembly...
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    friend's vintage dirt race car build "Bringing Back an Old Friend"(dial up overload)

    friend's vintage dirt race car build "Bringing Back an Old Friend"(dial up overload) A few years ago my friend Dave built an exact copy of the dirt car he raced at Flemington Speedway in NJ in the early 80s. He was asked to write an article Vintage Oval Racing magazine and he said I could post...
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    Anyone trailer with the hardtop up?

    We purchased our pontoon in Canada ( all paperwork was done in PA since it was PA registered) and unbolted / folded down the hardtop for the 320 mile ride home. I was wondering if it would be safe to trailer with the hardtop up. It does have two uprights in the front and I would add tiedowns...
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    Anyone else take their dog with on the boat?

    Our dog Mochi loves to go out on the boat. We go to Charleston Lake in Ontario Canada three different weeks thru the year and the dog goes with each trip. He's got to be right there when ever somebody gets a fish He was kind of cramped on the 18' boat above, so we "splurged" and...
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