hello all
the engine is a 69 mercury 200 20hp s/n 2250249 i initially ordered the sierra impeller but then i found the mercury part. the mercury part seems too big and i CANT get it to fit the sierra part lines up perfect and installs nicely. The old impeller is just as big as the mercury...
I just noticed on my title that my boat is a TEMPEST I did some google research ( yes, google lol) and didnt find too many results. Is this a rare boat? I can not find a sticker or a tag on it indicating the capacity, max engine or number of passengers? Its a 1969 Sea Star Tempest 15.5'...
Sorry for the double post, I am posting this where it belongs..lol
Just got a 69 Sea Star Aluminum Boat... previous owner installed new dash, new seats and new transom. Looks great... no wooden floor , but its ok.. its a perfect 2 man fishing boat. He said he did lots of motor work.. it starts...
Purchased a 21.5' Galaxy from 1989 from a friend of mine. Got a good deal, $2000. Needs a good tune up... starts and runs, shifts into fwd and reverse just fine. Doesnt seem to be sucking up water too well. My mechanic friend who winterized it said it didnt suck up the anti freeze that well...
I restored and sold my 16' Aluminum Starcraft and just purchased this 1989 21' Galaxy. Its a clean boat, with a 3.7 liter incline 4 merc with alpha one outdrive. Flood is solid, just needs some tlc and a good cleaning. Nice cuddy that sleeps two.
One of the screws that holds a mount on...
Hello. I am finally back to the forum for some help!. I did a restoration on a 1970 starcraft supersport. here is the thread
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=362923&highlight=starcraft+supersport
(at the end, there is a video of the motor running)
anyway, I have had the boat out...
Re: 1970 StarCraft SuperSport Restoration
Got the captain's seat installed.... its the original seat from 1970... some bleach and some elbow grease and its very clean. I also mounted the engine.... the original piece of wood on the outside of the back of the boat was 1/2" plywood. I replaced...
Re: 1970 StarCraft SuperSport Restoration
The transom is complete. 2 coats of epoxy resin on the whole exterior. I was at home depot and saw WOOD HARDENER by minwax. I coated the outside of the transom with that and it absorbed it like a sponge. Then I applied the epoxy resin. This thing...
Re: 1970 StarCraft SuperSport Restoration
I finally decided to pull the old transom out, just incase I want to put the 50hp outboard back on. It took my friend and I about 2 hrs to pull it out... grinding the head off the rivets took some time... On the inside, there must have been 20...
Hello! I just got a 1970 StarCraft SuperSport 16' Boat with a 50hp Johnson outboard. The cover was not good, so it had about 5 yrs of rain, snow, leaves and debris in it. The floor is shot, so am stripping out the old floor and replacing the plywood.
I had to use an angle grinder to remove...
