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  1. Watermann

    Water in bilge.

    Welcome aboard, Boats especially glass ones will rot from the bottom up. I would imagine there's some rot going on below deck in the plywood stringers.
  2. Watermann

    New Journey

    Transom height for the motor shaft on an 18'r is 20" and that's from the center top of the transom to the bottom of the V so yeah under 24". The issue you'll have is the transom also extends up to the tops of the gunnels and that's why SC did the 3 part transoms. Although some guys have used the...
  3. Watermann

    1979 Starcraft 16’ SS Refresh

    Oh yeah, my favorite is watching gluvit dry :D
  4. Watermann

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    The AL transom skin appears to be eaten up badly by corrosion, I would consider a total skin over. The bottom part concerns me the most on how to cover over that large eaten up area, even by a skin over. Post a pic of the inside, it usually looks the worst as that's where it starts on it's way...
  5. Watermann

    New Journey

    Nice to catch bass during the warm months but through the ice, that's fantastic! That little Merc sure looks clean as whistle.
  6. Watermann

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    Looks nice, I like the Ford Grey too almost white but not just a stark color (y)
  7. Watermann

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    Maybe not the best in this case, vinegar works great for minor pitting and total AL cleaning to neutralize normal corrosion. You may need to go to something a little stronger in the acid dept. Since I've not used any acid I'll defer to others who have like @classiccat.
  8. Watermann

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    I've done both, wrapped the individual deck sections and the vinyl over the finished and riveted in decking. Personally now I would do the individual section wrap on a fishing or a hunting boat as it would give easier and more options for repairs of a belly tank, damaged vinyl and the wrapped...
  9. Watermann

    1978 18ft Mariner: Getting Ready for June 2021 Splash..!!!

    The driveshaft seals are under the waterpump housing. On the Mercs I have the driveshaft seal comes in the lower section of the waterpump housing but OMC has a different set up on the older motors that you have to remove to replace the seals. There should be one impeller key that fits in the...
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    1978 18ft Mariner: Getting Ready for June 2021 Splash..!!!

    I can't say that adding glass would be the same as braces that isolate that side spray rail chine. These boats flex and I can see that glass letting go. Adding the braces seems like a pain but the factory did it to solve this issue. This is what you're faced with not knowing will happen if or...
  11. Watermann

    New Journey

    I drove my gutted V5 SS home from Alberta border crossing in Montana to North central Washington but the transom wood was in it. The only concern I would have is no transom means no stern eyes to hold the boat down to the trailer.
  12. Watermann

    1st boat - 1981 Starcraft SS 160

    That burnt orange/red color looks the same color as portable fuel tanks, other than that no idea and yeah varnish is not that color. Anyway time to clean it up and move on!
  13. Watermann

    1979 Starcraft 16’ SS Refresh

    Going from 5/32 to 3/16 for the gunnels is an idea, I'm sure your trim will still cover them mine did.
  14. Watermann

    1979 Starcraft 16’ SS Refresh

    Yes SC used the steel mandrel blinds on my Chief and I replaced all the blinds to include the gunnels because they were rusted out and loose. They also left a bunch of the snapped mandrels inside the boat and this is what was left behind, a rusted powder.
  15. Watermann

    Islander/Chieftain project ponderings. Building the ultimate big water Starcraft?

    If you can envision it then it can work, it just has to be scaled for the size of boat you have. You could take a fish cleaning table and modify it as well to have those amenities.
  16. Watermann

    1988 Starcraft Mariner MR 220 V rebuild

    That pour in foam is the bane of AL boats, not sure why anyone would want to use it. Yeah it does look like a large amount of crud and corrosion is under the foam from the pics.
  17. Watermann

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    I like the AL side panels, wonder how they would look with marine vinyl with adhesive on them rather than paint? My V5 model doesn't have the side trays, the panels go to the underside of the gunnels but you get the idea how they look with vinyl on them.
  18. Watermann

    Islander/Chieftain project ponderings. Building the ultimate big water Starcraft?

    Why not both? Nothing like having all your bases covered for fishing and cruising. 😃 The 22' Islander are massive compared to the 18'rs and yeah they made the 26' Islander Sportsman model too. The 26'rs are truly massive but not in the way of beam or sides just more length. Just look at the...
  19. Watermann

    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    Looks like a 22'r to me with a nice hard top.
  20. Watermann

    Islander/Chieftain project ponderings. Building the ultimate big water Starcraft?

    Not very many guys with the monster tin and none of them have really started and finished their projects as far as I can remember here on iboats. A 16'r is a great boat for small waters but I found it was not large enough for my needs and that's why I went with the 18' SS for fishing. It was...
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