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  1. Berdink

    Searched - DIY Transom Cap Ideas

    Thanks, I'll go take a look.
  2. Berdink

    What do I have here?

    I'm sorry, I see now you just wanted to know what it was. Not possible title issues you may have.
  3. Berdink

    What do I have here?

    I was trying to buy a 65 StarCraft with no title from not the last registered owner. Even for his final offer to sell it to me for $300 I walked away. . Call your local Marine Board. I needed to get certified letters out to any place the last registered owner may live. From Marine Board: "You...
  4. Berdink

    Searched - DIY Transom Cap Ideas

    I have searched thread titles, went through build threads. I found a couple ideas on YouTube. And one in another forum. . I've read some posts here where they have a shop make them a new one. And some where they use aluminum channel - even ones where they heat the aluminum and get it follow the...
  5. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    That totally makes sense.
  6. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Thanks for all the answers. I search for what I can. And I post my findings in here so others can benefit. . I haven't found an answer to whether the nuts on the inside for the transom support are spot welded to the support or not. The attached picture is of the upright transom support.
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I've worked with wood all my working life, I keep debating with myself about the 'seal it up' so absolutely no water gets in, and something more like the OTF. My thoughts in trying to make sure the wood is totally encapsulated, and every hole (bolts and lots of screws in the bottom and at the...
  8. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Hey, I think I just figured out how to know if your transom is still the original. If every hole in the transom skin is also in the transom wood.
  9. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Now I'm reading up on protecting the floor. The floor is solid, but I want to put something over it to protect it even further. I found this thread that has some great suggestions: https://forums.iboats.com/threads/alternative-to-carpet-for-floor-covering.505010/
  10. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Not bad. I read another place that it's okay to leave it overnight before rinsing. "For heavy deposits, leave the solution sit overnight." I'll probably hit it one more time with a brush and then rinse. Gotta do the inside also.
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Yeah, my wife is wondering where I'm going with her vinegar. I have some phosphoric acid left over from my 65 Chevy, but I'm concerned it might be too strong for aluminum. I'll post back my results.
  12. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Okay, thanks. My searching these forums I think ACX was recommended because it uses a glue similar to Marine grade. I'll do some more reading up on it.
  13. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I found this thread by Title Searching using the word Vinegar: Thread 'How long after applying vinegar on aluminum hull can I wait before applying SE primer?' https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-long-after-applying-vinegar-on-aluminum-hull-can-i-wait-before-applying-se-primer.753360/ . Since...
  14. Berdink

    How long after applying vinegar on aluminum hull can I wait before applying SE primer?

    Thanks for this thread. I'll post a link to it my 67 thread. . Have you done this yet? How did it go for you?
  15. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Thanks, I'll follow your prep suggestions, and then etch primer and paint. I don't see it as that big a deal if I have to strip it and prep it differently next season again. . Also, I've been reading up a lot on Transom replacement, and I'm pretty sure I'm going with something other than wood...
  16. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I spent the greater part of last night reading up on whether I should use something in addition to a plastic abrasion to clean/neutralize the corrosion. One member posted to not use a metal wire brush because of dissimilar metals. . For neutralizing the corrosion, some say white vinegar, and...
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Thanks. I put marinetex in the search tool here and found this good thread: https://forums.iboats.com/threads/islander-hull-corrosion-help.729638/
  18. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Some previous owner put some stainless steel over the rear to possibly cover a bunch of old holes, but by my reading up I found out about mixing other metals with aluminum can cause galvanic corrosion: "Corrosion develops when two dissimilar materials are combined in a corrosive electrolyte...
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I’m starting a thread about my new Starcraft. Not so much a build thread - but more of a ‘Keep it Usable’ thread. I’ve wanted my own Aluminum StarCraft for a few years now. Bought this 1967 18 foot StarCraft Holiday with a 1984 Suzuki 75hp last weekend. I have a 65 Chevy truck that I’ve done...
  20. Berdink

    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    It was rhetorical.
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