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    more ???? gas tank install this time

    so I cant help but think I don't want metal to metal contact with my gas tank and the ribs.. seems like if it isn't super solid, it will rub and might produce a hole. what is it that you guys are using to cushion the tank from the ribs...if any and do most of you leave an access opening for...
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    hows this transom wood fit..look?

    I got two pieces of 3/4" plywood already cut to"fit" my boat when I picked up the 22 ' Holiday. do you think this fit is acceptable? I am thinking, it MIGHT be ok....because its the bottom corner.... BOB
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    what style rivets??

    I need to order some more solid rivets for the hull... but Id like to order the rivets I am thinking of using for the rest of the boat..like the floor to the stringers, and the transom well to the supports... what did you guys use to attach the floor down?..i am thinking of just going with...
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    Putting a V6 power head on a V4 midsection....possibe?

    OK so we all know that the sites that list parts for J-E motors says parts interchange, when they DONT!..they just say that because the part will actually bolt on...but its not made for that application!. case in point they say a long drive shaft will fit and extra long shaft motor....sure...it...
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    marine tex or JB weld????

    so what do you guys like.... I am going to try and plug up a bunch of holes in this boat of mine...on the gunwals and on the transom... I have a mig welder with a spool gun, but this epoxy just seems soo much easier.. and zero chance of warping . my boat isn't going to be a show piece, but Ill...
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    what do you think of a tubular frame aluminum transon insert?

    I am trying to figure a way to build my Holiday with out wood...if possible. I have a miller Mig welder and can weld up aluminum pretty easily. I am thinking of framing up an insert made of 1.5" sq aluminum tube that would look like this: the two legs in the middle either side of the center...
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    source for starcraft bow wood

    Looking to replace the bow wood framing on my Holiday. Id prefer to find a non wood alternative. if not does anyone make these parts?? this boat is a 22 ft V5 Holiday hope to hear from some of you guys bob
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    to paint below the waterline , or not to paint!!

    This starcraft of mine will be used for salt water fishing and duck hunting...it might see 10 trips a year 20 on a good year with lots of fishing... I have removed all the paint on the outside of the hull... I am going to replace rivets now, but wonder if I should not even bother painting the...
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    bucking rivets

    so since I am fast approaching the riveting phase..(literal, not figureative!!) of my project... I looked up some rivets, and some tips. last time I did some rivets I just supported the outside from under the boat with a fixed shaft on the head and the boats weight on the rivet...and I punched...
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    zinch cromate paint

    I am stripping my starcraft, and on the outside of the transom where there was what looked to be a piece of plywood attached.... there is a mint green looking paint applied... it makes me think it is an extra thick layer of zinch chromate maybe....the sheet aluminum there is in perfect...
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    wiring plug adapters

    I am picking up a trailer with a 5 pin flat plug. my Ford factory receiver has a spot for a 7 pin plug and a spot for a 4 pin flat plug. I am looking up adapters for a 7 pin to 5 pin connection. and I am seeing 7 pins adapter with a stud in the center, and 7 pin adapters with NO stud in the...
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    outboard mounting height on a offshore bracket

    not to berate this poor guy( I posted a picture of this set up in the trailer discussion a while back), but does anyone else think the benefits of the set back given on this offshore set up are negated by the fact the motor is MOUNTED SO LOW. Normally with set back you can have the skeg much...
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    starting my 22 ft v5 holiday project....question

    as I cleaned out the leaves and power washed the boat, getting ready to have it soda blasted. I can see that the ribs down the middle inside the boat have VERY little clearance under them to allow water to work its way back to the bilge. thus any little debris clogs that space and water has to...
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    trailer max capacity being under used, question

    so I am in the market for a dual axle trailer...because my boat is making my 1875 lb tires moan even with 50 PSI in them!! I COULD just add another axle, but I found a newer high quality trailer that's plenty long enough and has two axles.. BUT....it is rated to 6,800 lbs!! my boat might be...
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    IS this acceptable???

    there are bunks that extend out past the last part of the trailer frame under the boat all the way to the transom....so in essence...the hull is fully supported. but is this an acceptable way to set up a trailer? looks like he was trying to keep the boat centered over the wheels and his...
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    V4 and V6 gearcase interchanges.

    I swapped a rebuilt lower unit from my 1995 V4 115 (20" shaft) ocean runner for midsection and lower unit from a 1996 25" v4 115 ocean runner. I had planned to rebuild my old 115 ocean runner power head and install it on the taller midsection and lower unit to have a 25: model for a boat...
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    company that makes replacement capacity rating stickers...

    I found this on on my duck hunting forum. I was thinking with all the refurbishing that goes on here if it hasn't been posted before this is good info. I know ill probably have them make up a few for me. http://www.garzonstudio.com/boat/capacity-decal.html BOB
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    here ye here ye here ye.....super deal!!

    look at this ad....it is blowing my mind!! guys has a blown ficht motor, APART no less and wants $2500 for it! ha ha ha http://newjersey.craigslist.org/boa/4663939763.html insane.....
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    NOW, the Starcraft forum is gone?

    this new forum has had its share of issues, but now the starcraft forum is gone and there isn't even a listing for it anymore.... at what point do you stop medicating a lost cause???????? bob
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    1994 ocean runner 200hp waterflow ?

    I just picked up a nice running 200 hp ocean runner...it is a little different that the ocean runners I have now( V4s and one V6 OIS 60 degree looper) this motor doesnt have the OIS ignistion system..... I ran here today and she is spitting water out of the tell tale very well, water is also...
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