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    22' starcraft islander, crack(s) in hull -- aluminum repair options?

    Thanks... do you mean welding, at all? Like even having an airport shop weld a panel in the back? @jbcurt00 what is your recommended fix, something closer to an aluminum plate with 5200 on either the inside or outside? Thanks
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    22' starcraft islander, crack(s) in hull -- aluminum repair options?

    Sorry, but I don't know what back-buttered means. Does that mean more like put aluminum on the back of the outside patch, or that I need to access the inside of the crack and butter the "back" of the crack with 5200? Does this patch need to be riveted in? Also, should I be doing anything like...
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    22' starcraft islander, crack(s) in hull -- aluminum repair options?

    Late 60's, and I've only owned for about 5 years so... lots of unknowns. Recognizing that I am apparently bad at spotting cracks, is it safe to assume that if no water is getting in, there are no cracks? Do these cracks tend to cause catastrophic failures, or more gradual? Like, so long as I...
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    22' starcraft islander, crack(s) in hull -- aluminum repair options?

    Yeah... it should have. I knocked a bunch of the gluvit and paint off for these photos, but before I did that, it blended in pretty well (looks like it was painted over and the gluvit was put on over the paint, so all I could see was a crack in the paint that looked a LITTLE too deep). But...
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    22' starcraft islander, crack(s) in hull -- aluminum repair options?

    Oh, my fault for glassing over that question! The answer is... it's not immediately accessible. I'd have to, at the very least, cut an access port into my interior sidewall, if not remove the 14'-ish long sidewall entire. That said, I'm not opposed to doing either of those things, I'm just...
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    22' starcraft islander, crack(s) in hull -- aluminum repair options?

    I mean, I have friends who weld aluminum, I'm just not sure about whether or not this is a good idea so I'm asking the experts here. So just to confirm, you're saying that it's a good repair to weld it from the outside, and I'm not putting myself in any danger? I want to repair it right, I just...
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    22' starcraft islander, crack(s) in hull -- aluminum repair options?

    Thanks. I don't see any other spots, but also, I looked for this leak (albeit kind of halfheartedly) for months and only just now noticed this one, so... wow, welding in a whole plate seems like a lot more than I was expecting. So this isn't a candidate for either an expoy-based repair...
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    22' starcraft islander, crack(s) in hull -- aluminum repair options?

    Hi all, I have been trying to track down a leak in my 22' starcraft islander for a while, and today I think I finally found it. That's the good news, that bad news is that it seems to be coming from a crack in the hull. These boats are aluminum, so I'm looking for advice on options for aluminum...
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    adding access hatches to Islander (tracking down a leak)

    well, I found the leak, and the bad news is that it's a crack in the hull. I'm going to start a thread in the Hull forum, as I think this isn't a starcraft-specific question and I will need all the input on aluminum repair I can get. Thanks to all who have answered!
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    adding access hatches to Islander (tracking down a leak)

    oh man, that's the fear! Or, more likely, somehow tracking down this leak somehow turns into a new engine or something... hmm... I've always wanted an outboard starcraft.....
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    adding access hatches to Islander (tracking down a leak)

    Yeah, sorry! It's an I/O. I gave a better description of where I think I see water coming in above, but it's an I/O. I would say that this is not a minor leak. I get a pretty solid, pretty consistent dribble of water. Just based on rough calculations with seeing how much water drains out of...
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    adding access hatches to Islander (tracking down a leak)

    Thanks. The one thing I know (I mean... "know" is strong because there have been plenty of times with this boat that I've "known" something 100% and had strong evidence and been totally wrong, ha!) is that it's not the keel. I have the leak narrowed down to somewhere fore of the doghouse...
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    adding access hatches to Islander (tracking down a leak)

    Hi all, So. I have a leak in my Islander (late 60s), and I can't tell where it's coming from. I have inspected every single rivet on the bottom of this boat and none of them "appear" to be loose or anything, and I've tried everything I can think of to track it down. It appears that I should...
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    Trying to reprop, but how can I tell if my engine gets to WOT?

    Thank you all for the replies so far. It turns out that my throttle is only opening part way. I adjusted the cable today and got it working much better. I can still adjust it quite a bit, and it still needs a bit of work, but it was clear to me that adjusting the throttle will do quite a bit...
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    Trying to reprop, but how can I tell if my engine gets to WOT?

    Old drive was pretty messed up. Bellows attachments points were corroded away to nothing, threads were stripped, etc. It just seemed easier to replace the whole drive with something in better condition. This took the boat out of the water for months (not weeks and not years). thanks
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    Trying to reprop, but how can I tell if my engine gets to WOT?

    Hm.... probably more likely that I messed up the throttle. The outdrive very clearly says "120-140 HP" on it, so I feel pretty confident about the ratio. I'm guessing my throttle is just messed up. I'll confirm tomorrow whether or not I'm hitting even close to WOT. thanks
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    Trying to reprop, but how can I tell if my engine gets to WOT?

    Thank you. Sorry, when you say "throttle linkage," do you mean something part of the shifter adjustment (that's in the transom), or part of the throttle lever (at the helm) or part of the carb? thanks
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    Trying to reprop, but how can I tell if my engine gets to WOT?

    Hi all, I have an old pre-alpha (MC-1) drive coupled with a GM 165hp inline 6 motor. A few months back, I replaced my outdrive with a different MC-1 drive, but instead of the 165hp drive, it was the drive for the 120-140hp motor. Asked around here and the consensus was, no big deal, but the...
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    Mercruiser - GM Inline 6 (165hp) starter?

    yeah that makes sense. I'll probably need to keep closing it up because it does rain occasionally and it's in dry storage like an hour from my house so I can't always just run down to button it up if it starts raining. But I agree that getting the water out might help. Any tips on getting...
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    Mercruiser - GM Inline 6 (165hp) starter?

    I should say... I've been saying "rusted" but I guess I'm not sure if rust is the culprit. It doesn't look particularly rusted, although the terminals definitely rusted quite a bit on all of them, so I assume that when they freeze up and stop working, there's rust at play. But the weather is...
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