Hi all. I am installing a HDS-5 Gen 2 and have a question about the power cable connections. The cable has a red, black, yellow and blue wire. I have the red connected to a buss bar that is switched with a battery switch and the black to a ground buss bar and I understand the blue is not...
Re: New to me Starcraft 18'
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Notice the PO painted everything to include the rub rail. The paint looks to be an interior paint or maybe the PO just didn't do any prep work and the paint couldn't adhere to the old paint. Either way it will all get stripped off. I am...
Call me a gluten for punishment. I seem to have caught the dreaded MBS. The newest addition is this 18 footer. I have no information on year or model and hope that the wealth of knowledge on this site can point me in the right direction. I could not pass up the opportunity to bring this girl...
Hi all...I don't have any pictures as of yet so I know I am asking for a lot here. I have just negotiated the purchase of a 19 foot Starcraft. It has 3 knee braces like my 1963 Jet (I think it is a Jet by what I have read on the site) 16 footer. I have no idea when it was built and have not...
Hi all...I need to replace the aluminum rub rail as well as the rubber insert on my 63' Jet. Can anyone point me in the right direction. I am in Midcoast Maine if anyone knows a local place to purchase. Thanks.
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I am possibly buying a boat with an early 2000 Honda 130 hp outboard on it. It has been sitting for a while in this guys yard uncovered in New England. I pulled the dip stick and found it to be a lite brown milky color and it smells of fuel. I drained the oil and the first couple of...
Hi all...I am repairing a couple of small holes in an aluminum hull and came across a product called HTS-2000. It is like a welding rod but uses MAPP gas to heat the metal and you use the rod like it was soldier. The web site makes it sound like the greatest thing since sliced bread but wonder...
Hi all. I am in the process of stripping the paint on my aluminum hull and it has dawned on me that the paint could be lead based. Does anyone know if lead was used in the marine paint industry in the early 60's? Of course I have thought about this after the port side, transom, and the hull...
Hi Everybody...I have read several post on this subject but have not solved my problem. Any help would be appreciated.
I have an 1992 Evinrude 48 hp (E48ESLEN) that has the warning horn sounding constantly. At first it would only sound on start up and when the throttle was advanced the horn...
Hi all. I have decided to modify my 1964 Skillcraft to a center console and am looking for input on how far aft I should put the console. The boat is 16' and will have a casting deck in the bow with storage underneath. The deck will be aproximately 4"-6" below the gunnels and will have another...
