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  1. matt167

    Inherited an electric shift stringer

    while I’m a fan of pertronix for cars. They do not have a good track record in boats.. put a new condensor in it. Clean the points with some paper, or a file if you need to. Hook 12v up directly from the battery to the + side of the coil and see if it runs. That said. Sitting since 1996 in...
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    Pet surgery cost😮

    Both my wife’s dogs eat socks. Both of them have needed surgery at $2,500 a pop
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    Mercontrol cables

    I have not looked. Does the older mercontrol have a neutral switch? I’ve got the wiring from the parts boat which of course does
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    Trailer brake pad uneven wear

    Lube the pads on the shim sliders, and the sliding pins. It’s very common for brake pads to do that which are not properly serviced
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    Mercontrol cables

    Makes sense.. just odd to see it nowdays
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    Swap drives from one boat to another. How many day project?

    I’d have yanked the coupler, housing and the front mount and sent the rest to scrap. But a locked up engine isn’t something I would keep.. as is I’m going to have a box full of dock cleats and odds and ends from the parts boat after I scrap it.
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    Mercontrol cables

    Fits the boats era for sure… I think I’m going to hook it up and see what happens. I think some of the problems are stemming from using the longer MC1 cable ends. It never occurred to me that the Alpha cable ends are shorter but I’m pretty sure they are. So it’s now another trip to the parts...
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    Mercontrol cables

    Pretty sure there is. But I need to be exact and do it without a template. I can make a template from the donor boats interior panel… but ultimately I want to go boating. I’m sure the parts are available if not a used outboard control is available which I could make work
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    Mercontrol cables

    Finding myself staring at my own pictures… I think I see why StarCraft used the outboard control.. that gunnel wall is fairly low and the control is mounted as far up as it can be. If I use the flush mount controls, and mount it as far up as I can, it’s still going to be a little low...
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    Swap drives from one boat to another. How many day project?

    Looks like I’m going to wing it and see what the engine I have does. Went to grab the other one and it was locked up tight. I could have got it for parts cheap but I don’t need junk. I probably should have for the coupler but oh well
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    replacement Chevy engine for volvo penta

    Napa carries some stuff for boats as they do carry Sierra. But you will need to know the part numbers
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    StarCraft bilge pump options

    Yup. Somewhere in the 200 gph total loss without actually measuring. It’s somewhere in the 1’ of distance from the bilge to the outlets
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    StarCraft bilge pump options

    I prefer no leaks but expect it might leak a little… I’ll have a little under 1600 gph capacity factoring in some losses.
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    StarCraft bilge pump options

    That’s essentially what I did with the little boat. I just used a cutting board as it never rots and drills easy
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    Mercontrol cables

    Was in the boat earlier so i snapped a picture
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    Mercontrol cables

    Indeed it is the old white outboard control. My dad has the same boat one year older and it too has the old mercontrol. Only ones I’ve ever seen use them. They are both StarCraft Offshore 18s a 1970 and a 1971
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    Will this boat fit on that trailer?

    My little boat is on a bunk trailer. Long tongue. I love launching with it… but I have to get knee deep in the water to retrieve the way I do and get it perfectly straight. Never a problem it’s refreshing… I have not launched my big StarCraft yet but I’m sure I’ll come to like the catwalk the...
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    StarCraft bilge pump options

    I refuse to go out without a functioning bilge pump.. my big StarCraft came with a 500gph Rule tossed in the bilge, not even hooked up ( granted nothing was as it was a WIP when purchased ) It has an outlet on each side so I’m going to install 2 pumps… how should I mount them? On my little...
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    Mercontrol cables

    I’m thinking I should probably replace the old Mercontrol in my StarCraft. It’s very loose and lifting the fast idle lever actually tugs on the shift cables. I’m not sure if that’s right but it doesn’t seem so to me.. however the cables are the right length and they work. Will those cables fit...
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    Swap drives from one boat to another. How many day project?

    Somehow missed this post.. was trying to re use the starcrafts 1971 helm and cable. But i cant get it to separate from the old steering tube. The brass part is seized in. im going to bite the bullet and order a teleflex NFB helm and cable. I have a couple working helms but I need a cable
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