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    the starcraft forums is pretty active...

    this place gets some traffic, others, not so much. I just bought a Maxum fiberglass bowrider, because it had a motor I wanted...it came with a nice glavanized trailer as well, I thought Id go look at the Maxum forum to see if anyone might need some parts... they have had ONE thread in 12...
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    after a sudden throttle down, motor wont idle

    I have a 1995 Johnson Ocean Runner 115 hp. for the last three years it has run great...two years ago I replaced the carbs with rebuilt units from my back up 115 hp ocean runner. The motor has run smooth and with out issues( other than a warm head) all year. Yesterday I was running out to my...
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    got the new place and finally tucked my boats away...

    had to stop my projects when i found I would need to move. looked around and found a place to buy, but it took forever to get done and I stopped all boat work in the mean time. But now i am moved in, ( not organized yet!!!) and have my three Starcrafts tucks away near where ill rebuild them...
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    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    Re: Starcraft on C-list/ebay! can anyone guess the model and size of this boat????
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    motor didnt go into SLOW mode... 1995 ocean runner 115.

    sunday I was running my boat across the river at 3/4 throttle when the alarm went off...luckily I looked down at the gauges and could see one head was 220 degrees and the other was 180 degrees!!!!. For the last few years the alarm goes off when nothing is wrong and I tend to ignore it.... one...
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    question about Starcraft Holiday boats

    were the bows of the Holidays designed to support walking on?? I thought I saw a few examples of those boats with what looked like a wood planking down the middle of the bow....as if it was a walking platform. I just picked one up and inclined to leave the bow in place if you can walk on...
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    scored that BIG 22' V5....finally

    I had seen this ad a while back:22' ALUMINUM PROJECT HULL but it had been elusive hooking up with the guy and I had figured it wasn't going to happen, as it is 8 hours away.but I stuck to it, thinking if I can get a hold of him and get a feeling of commitment, he would finnish the deal...
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    how can a BUSINESS engaged in rebuilding.....

    outboard motors make such stupid claims??and think they are pulling the wool over our eyes!!!! for anyone remotely familiar with these style motors knows.... there is way more different between the different HP models than stupid carbs! they even sell the heads for the 90 hp and the 115 hp and...
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    trying to rationalize picking up a V5 22 footer....

    I have the Islander all stripped now...it basically is 21.5 feet long. it is super deep and wide.... I have a line on a similar condition holiday 22 footer in the V5 config. is the 22 footer really only 21.5 ft also?? or is it actually LONGER? is the cutwater REALLY different....is it just the...
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    were to get gunnel trim

    I need to find a source for thie trim on this CC on the gunnels. it is the piece that trims the top and inside edge... I was thinking of having sheet bent , but seeing this trim, it makes it a lot easier to put together than finding a guy with a brake to bend my sheet........ .bob
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration yeah, the DMV wants to know why the dealer didnt charge tax!!! but my buddy doesnt want to open his mouth and say anything negative about the dealer until he gets his money back!! it was actualy the last legal title from when the wrecked truck sold at...
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration messing with boats will do that to you!!hey CT I know what you are going through with DMV, my coworker bought a salvaged titled truck from a guy who didn't have a valid title, and they finally caught up to him a few months later saying the title isn't clean...
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration I haven't changed my impeller for 3 years.... BUT, I am constantly monitoring the water pressure and water temperature. I also have a temperature sender and gauge for each head!!! I can keep a close eye on whats going on with the motor.....I still get 5-10...
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    Offshore outboard bracket design question

    I am building an offshore bracket for my starcraft inboard islander. I have seen many of the brackets and have built mine in solid works( a computer engineering program) but as I look at it... I am wondering WHY so many have draft built into the bottom surface, instead of just being parallel and...
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    pulling a power head.....question for guys that have done it.

    I was in the process of rebuilding a ocean pro 115, but have decidede that i needed an extra long shaft( 25") instead of the long shaft. so I bought a midestion and lower unit off the old codger i deal with at the marine store... it still has the blown power head on it. He wants the power head...
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    question for islander restorers...

    I need to replace the wooden bow deck supports. actually all mine are excellent except the large one at the beginning of the cabin. Its wood.....looks like mahogany to me.....I tried to measure what was left and I am coming up with a 79-maybe 80" run with a 3" rise in a slow arch in the middle...
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    mixing paint to get a matt

    the closer i get to painting my boat, the more i want to pin down ahead of time exactly what i need and how it will go onto the boat... I have an aluminum boat and have stripped below the strake and have sanded above the strake all the way to the gunnels. some spots went through to bare...
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    self etching primer...where?

    well Home depot and Lowes are the big box stores around here and they have squat when it comes to trying to find paint for my boat project.... they don't have the gray primer in rustoleum , I want, nor do they have flats in the color I want, nor do they sell hardeners, nor do they sell gallon...
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    what height to install the floor at

    I have seen guys lay their plywood floors out so they need to actually scallop the edges of the plywood to clear the ribs on the underside.... why cant you lay the play wood higher and let if protrude into the inside of the strake fold?? thats a perfect landing for the edge of the playwood. I...
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    21 ft islander...do i need a tandem trailer?

    The islander I picked up for free had a decent galvanized trailer but both axles rusted away underneath is...I bought a brand new axle set up( 3500 lb galvanized axle, galvanized HUBS, and galvanized rims mounted with 205/75-15 tires. along with the spring shackles it was $575.) I had planned to...
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