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  1. DarrinT

    No visible mold but there is a musky smell

    Ozone generators will kill anything - rent from home depot and such They are used for smell destruction after fires and deaths in a home My 35ft cruiser always had smell - 3 separate ugly bilges that needed a good chlorination/clean/flush after purchasing 40 yr old boat 2 yrs ago Used a broom...
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    What is the best way to prevent the gapping bolt on a points ignition from slipping?

    What is the best way to prevent the gapping bolt on a points ignition from slipping and still be able to easily set the gap when tuning? I recently tuned my 71 Merc 140 and slowly had runnabilty issues til I opened her up again and found the both the gap and the timing were way out after only...
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    OUTTRIPPER ( AKA " The Tooth Ferry") pulls extra duty

    Behold the versatility of a Starcraft Islander pulling extra duty on her way to Crotch Lake for "Daddy Daughter Week" camping with two other buddies and their daughters
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    Has anyone seen a rig like this?

    Owned my boat for six years but still a newbie to towing rigs Check the pics - is this style of hinged tongue a common setup or is it a custom made thing? and what is the hinge for any way? Does attaching the axles to the top of the leaf springs make a difference or is it a common thing...
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    Are my eyes too big for my .....

    Re: Are my eyes too big for my ..... I tow an Islander with my wife's 3.5 liter mini van - needed something bigger when my four daughters and all of our camping gear food etc were in her. My trailered Islander is 32ft long from tongue to skeg and that rig looks even longer. The tongue does...
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    FYI Starmada - Rare Starcraft (2) for sale on Toronto kijiji

    This guy says only two of these were ever built: And a 26 foot tinny; http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-boats-watercraft-powerboats-motorboats-26-Ft-Starcraft-Hightop-Cruiser-Very-Rare-Mercruiser-I-O-W0QQAdIdZ258747739#
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    Transom Mockup Pics Kickplate Setup

    So yer droolin for pics are yah? I'm settin up the boat for bigger wilder water as I'm campin with the kiddies on a daddy daughter thing I do with my best bud every year at Beausoleil Island on Georgian Bay next week. Need aux power for full happiness and light. This is the mockup for the...
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    Surfin with an Islander

    So there's a four foot chop blown by a 15 knot gusting to 25 Southwest wind on Lake Ontario and I'm rounding the Leslie Street spit going into the Eastern Gap to Toronto Harbour last Saturday. The approach to the Gap is like a funnel and its goes from 100 ft depth to 35 in a few hundred yards so...
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    Fyi bullet proof marine coil

    I had overheated coils detailed in this thread: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=404398 Upshot is I walked into my local Canadian Tire Store to talk to the very knowledgable guys at the auto parts counter and one of them has had overheat issues on his coil under the hood of a highly...
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    Entertaining Sailboat Incident

    So there we are a bunch of 12-14 yr old campers on a YMCA canoe trip at the mouth of the Moon river on Georgian Bay when a sailboat under power comes cruising up the shallow approach to get close to the waterfall there. Wifey is standing in the bow holding the rail and looking out for Rocks ...
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    After swapping engines is aligning a must?

    swapped 140 merc engine and front mount into a 1973 starcraft donor 1971 Larson ever so careful to measure the exact setting from my old install to the new run the motor on muffs seems fine putting her in the water for the first time in 22 months tonight if my exactitude is good is...
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    Engine will not shut off

    I posted this on the engine forum but I'll see if you guys might have had this problem that might be specific to an engine swap from another boat to a starcraft: 1973 Starcraft Islander 140 Mercruiser restore project Just swapped engine , outdrive and tilt rams from a 71 Larson donator boat...
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    Engine will not shut off

    1973 Starcraft Islander 140 Mercruiser restore project Just swapped engine , outdrive and tilt rams from a 71 Larson donator boat following the manual and being as careful as an ignorant amateur can be I have a short somewhere in my system and I can't turn the motor off at the key switch...
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    Hydrostatic Lock -Which gasket leaking ?

    1973 Mercruiser 140 I thought the starter was gone - replaced it and the motor still wouldn't turn over but instruction/troublestooting sheet that came with new one says check for hydrostatic lock. Ooops cylinders full of water - Likely because I recently replaced the water pump ergo higher...
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