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  1. Gibbles

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    Actually, I'm wrong, I did clean the hull and the vinyl. never mind! :sneaky:
  2. Gibbles

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    I never cleaned anything in the islander until I started ripping the carpet out. :ROFLMAO:
  3. Gibbles

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    At this rate, you will probably hit the water before me! (y)
  4. Gibbles

    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    I'm making some good progress on the ol islander. With the starboard bench removed, it was clear that the top wood was toast. So a new one is being made and sealed with epoxy. Pieces cut out and more epoxy going on. I also decided to take the starboard bench support and sand it, prime...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Also have this an anti slip tape via amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDQL8NMN?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 The white one is clear when it goes on. It's also a nice mild texture, should be easy on bare feet. I tried the black one and found it's much more aggressive. Too...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    I have also been using this stuff to treat the old and new wood, so far it has been soaking into the wood nicely. Almost too well, seems like I really need to lay it on thick, and follow it up with a spreader after every 20min or so...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    My smoker came yesterday, so far it looks good. I should be able to modify it later if I see a need. $69 with a coupon clipped via amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ83RRK7?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details I went with the 2l size. It did not come with the oil, but I also have some...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Chatting with a friend, it was suggested to try a smoke machine to possibly see if that intake is leaking before the next run attempt. I understand that I can make my own smoke machine by using some mig welding wire and some tiki wick, wet with baby oil in the bottom of a can, apply 12v to the...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Heads have been swapped out over the weekend. Fresh oil change and I'm still seeing some steam coming out, not from the crankcase vents but plenty when I have the oil fill cap open. I'm thinking its two things. The intake is cracked too. :sneaky: Or it's just residual water from the last run...
  10. Gibbles

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    I bet its like a mercruiser. There should be a little hole in the forward facing edge of the lower unit. Probably a quick disconnect for that hose too. That forward facing hole likes to get plugged up with crud, a little drill bit by hand should be enough to clear it out if it won't pass air.
  11. Gibbles

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    When that glasser goes to the dump, you get good karma points for the guy that gets to run over it with the big crusher. The guy at my dump, I made his whole day when he crushed a donor boat I left him. :cool:🤣 Be sure to hang out to watch it happen. it will make you smile as the guy makes...
  12. Gibbles

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

  13. Gibbles

    Assembling a 4.3 MerCruiser v6 - Parts check needed

    Well just a quick update. I located a set of freshly resurfaced cylinder heads locally for $335. These are not the later vortec heads, but the same ones it currently has. He said it had fresh springs, guides, and seals to go along with it. and it has been checked for cracks. He also said this...
  14. Gibbles

    1984 starcraft islander

    A couple images I saved for mine, there are plenty of forward images as well. I'll also note that my center flooring section is 3/4in. the two side sections are 1/2in There is a aluminum U channel going down the center of both sides of the center. That holds the middle flooring up, riveted in...
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    1984 starcraft islander

    Scratch that, I thought I was replying to a different islander thread. The other thread is for a much earlier islander with a totally different setup. Your islander should be a match for mine! Do some google image searches, I found a bunch of for-sale posts that had detailed flooring images...
  16. Gibbles

    1984 starcraft islander

    This is what mine looks like (with the carpet still in eww), but it's a different build than yours being a later islander. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/im-back-with-a-1994-islander-221v.769552/page-9#post-5923412 I need to get another image with the bare wood floors, it looks less Eww...
  17. Gibbles

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    This reminds me of the 65hp merc I picked up for my jetstar project. The former owner of that old merc had been trying to get it running for a while. He was on the right track, for those there is this quick disconnect plug, so he went as far as re-doing some of the wiring. It has been a while...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    I also read that Bear Lake is full as well. Almost no beach is what the report said, so they said to expect limited space this summer. The boat should make life much easier for the family. No space on the main beach? No problem, we have a boat! :cool: Pineview beaches get crazy as well, and...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    And over the weekend I decided I wanted to take the Jeep for a drive since it has been a while. I was greeted with this wonderful view. The lake near me is completely full! I see water is up to the road in some areas. All of the water lines on the shore are covered. It's going to be a...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    forgot the image of the new heads. "Scored" for $335 I'm still wondering if it was a good deal or not, I probably could have gotten a set of later Vortech heads for the same price or less. But then it's a Jetting kit for the Weber, Intake, a different set of intake gaskets, etc. But I'm...
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