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  1. MNhunter1

    1976 Montego 16- The "Free" Puppy

    You can still find the rub rail, but it's not cheap. If it's not too far gone, I found the easiest way to reinstall them is soak the rubber in a big 5 gallon bucket or storage tub filled with hot water and some dish soap. It will make it more pliable and lubricated. Feed it into the rail...
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    82 Starcraft MR 180 floor, slight refit and leaks

    I went with a dedicated ATS 4X rivet gun. I've used a standard air hammer in the past and its fine for setting one or two, but well worth picking up an actual rivet gun if you have several solids to drive. As noted above, center punch the head of the old rivet, drill off the head as you would...
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    82 Starcraft MR 180 floor, slight refit and leaks

    Yes, and under the wood there is a tray running from the center console for all your wires and cabling.
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    82 Starcraft MR 180 floor, slight refit and leaks

    I went down this same road with my MR180, only way to do it right is to completely remove the side supports and rear panels. The front deck panels also had solids through the hull. I took the opportunity to purchase me a new rivet gun for setting the solids :) You'll also likely find some...
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    82 Starcraft MR 180 floor, slight refit and leaks

    Terminal blocks, bus bars, and fuse blocks are your friends when it comes to organized wiring.
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    82 Starcraft MR 180 floor, slight refit and leaks

    They all have foam, just a matter of what kind of foam is in your '82. My '84 had poured foam in the hull and the white Styrofoam board under the gunnels and behind the panels. I'd assume your '82 would be somewhat similar.
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    82 Starcraft MR 180 floor, slight refit and leaks

    I'd personally stay away from the pour in foam and use the foam sheets. If yours is leaking, and has water trapped in the hull, you're likely to find corrosion and possibly even pin holes through the hull where you remove the original saturated foam. Look for spots like the picture attached on...
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    2024 Starcraft Splash of the Year Champion!

    Congrats DW!!
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    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    -17 here in MN at the moment, with a real feel of -24. They cancelled schools because of the cold. No snow.
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    1969 holiday

    Nice! How's it sit in the water with the added weight of the Optimax and kicker on the back?
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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

    I've always used Helmsman Spar on all my deck boards and just the epoxy on the transoms. They've all been covered with Nautolex as well, and screws and through bolts sealed with 3M5200, so there's the added protection there. I have used epoxy on any wood I have painted as it provides for a nice...
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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

    I like contact cement as well, but still mechanically secure the edges with stainless staples.
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    Shoestring Starcraft SS160 Resto-mod - let the long slow road begin

    I like the classic look of the stainless, but went with sort of a hybrid...
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    Reflooring My 1986 StarCraft MR 220V

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    Reflooring My 1986 StarCraft MR 220V

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    Reflooring My 1986 StarCraft MR 220V

    Do you know the model year?
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    New Journey

    Yeah, I've now got one complete 115hp with good compression and a complete 115hp and 90hp, both with one bad cylinder. The bad 115hp has one cylinder reading 100psi, so not sure yet if its completely gone, or maybe just a stuck ring. This 90hp was 120-125psi on all but #3. Once I cleared the...
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    New Journey

    Picked up another TOP over the weekend. Was sitting on an old fiberglass boat that they were trying to get rid of. Pulled the plugs and found cylinder #3 to have a bit of an issue. Unfortunate, but I grabbed it anyways for $100. '84 with the integrated power tilt and a complete set of...
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    Adding Gunwale Rod Holder to Starcraft Mariner?

    Starting on page 13 of my MR180 build in my signature, you'll see pictures of the rod holders I added to my gunnels. I guess I could have referenced those earlier, but now that pictures are back up, I can't seem to find where I saved them all...
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    New Journey

    Pictures are back!
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