Search results

  1. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    Transom wood is installed...transom skin..reskinned and all corrosion take care of with 5200 and PC11...Hull patch panels and riveting begins tomorrow...BONUS: The boat is home...Ram crew cab dually and 22+ft boat makes it tough get it in the backyard...front mount hitch on the Ram for the...
  2. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    Final cleanup done...prepping transom skin and hull for reskinning and patch panels...rivets ordered from rivetsonline.com aluminum sheet locally... any thoughts on the Pettit brand of epoxy...easier 1:1 mix ratio...gets good reviews...?? Called EZ-TEX
  3. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    Hull cleaned and ready for repairs...Marine Tex...white or grey? I see a price difference and specs are different. For the bond between riveted and/or bolted panels vs the areas for interior "skim coats" over cleaned pitting, which is preferred?? Cheers Mike
  4. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    If I understand correctly, the transom thickness is 0.100" ? All the transom drain kits show specs for 0.090" max...mine is intact, but almost pulled it in expectation of the reskinning of the transom...adding .050 on top of existing .100"? Should I just cut around the existing drain? And a...
  5. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    I do have a friend that is an expert fabricator...aircraft and racecars. .he's only seen these pictures... it is excited about the idea..he get eye calls on it next week...stay tuned!!
  6. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    Trying visualize the lower edge of that 3x4 angle that will be sitting on top of all those rivets...are you saying after adding fresh skin to the old transom as described...drill out all the old rivets and attach the 3x3 angle by resetting all those rivets and adding new lines of rivets thru the...
  7. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    Thinking about de-riveting the bottom edge of the transom where it meets the hull...building the .050 transom cover panel with a flange at the bottom, sliding that flange between the hull and the existing transom skin...epoxy between the entire two sheets, including the flange and another...
  8. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    Well its gonna get a longer ketchup soak than we planned. The track has a big event this weekend, so I cant get access till Monday at the earliest..so 144 hr soak!! Hah!
  9. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    Thank you...I'll let ya know...final pressure wash tomorrow...then I get to learn solid rivets..reskinning the outer transom and opening the bottom transom seam so we can fold over and insert the new skin between the hull bottom and old transom skin...lots of rivets!!! Plus epoxy coating...
  10. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

  11. D

    Repower with modern 4 stroke?

    88 Mariner MR220V...capacity plate show max hp as 240hp. No motor weight listed...how would that translate to a modern 4 stroke...say 225hp?
  12. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    Looks like they were repairing corroded section of hull under the original fuel tank...functional repair but ugly...and with steel components used...not a forever job I'm thinking
  13. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    Just mix vinegar with ketchup...let it soak for how long...
  14. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    Ketchup???
  15. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    Steel bolts and Nylocks and what looks like roofing tar...not leaking...and it is solid...but it sure is ugly!!
  16. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

  17. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    So...finished removing the last of the big chunks is by hand...pulled the poly Moeller fuel tank and pulled the additional foam that was under it....check the absolutely stellar craftsmanship of the prior repair....can you guess what the black dots are??
  18. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    Some inside transom pics...
  19. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    Fine wire wheel
  20. D

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    Ocean water and sitting....pressure washer today revealed clean skin and ribs forward of the #3 rib...yay!!...ran out of gas and forgot the gas can...I'll finish up Friday...
Top