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I was looking for paint for my 1970 16' starcraft. I was wondering if I strip the paint should I use Valspar Boat PRIMER 3094 Vinyl Wash Metal Primer, This is a special etching primer for use in a system designed for painting aluminum and steel.
If I decided to just sand it and not strip down...
I have read a bunch of posts about the pros and cons on bedliner.
Here is something I can not find and answer to. If I apply bedliner to aluminum will it cause the aluminum to corrode under the bedliner and will I have to sand off and re do like gel coat every few years?
I have an old...
I am rebuilding my transom on a 1970's starcraft and was thinking about making a bracket to hang a 5 hp kicker engine off as an emergency backup. I know its not gonna go very fast but my starcraft aluminum is light and if my main engine quits its better then nothing.
I have seen some transom...
Hi everyone this is my 1st post. However I have been reading along for about 1 year now getting an idea where to start on my 70's starcraft.
I bid on the boat on ebay with an 65 hp Evinrude on it and lost the bid and someone else got the starcraft for 1200 with motor.
I then decided to buy...
