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    3.0 High Speed Miss

    I got a high speed miss. Pulled the spark plugs. This is #1... #2 has a slight amount of the same. #3 & #4 look normal. Do I have a bad head gasket?
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    3.0 Oil Leak

    Let me first say this has always been a freshwater boat, nothing is rusted out. I'm chasing an oil leak, I thought I fixed it when I found the oil pressure sender loose. I had totally degreased the motor and bilge after tightening the sender. The next time out we ran it for a couple hours...
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    Where's Trooper82 been?

    Anyone know? Last activity May 17th, 2015....... Pm'ed him a while back and got no response.
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    Waking up a 1985 Evinrude 140 (Looper). Fuel Pump Question

    I had my 140 Evinrude running 2 years ago on the stand. It's been almost 5 years since it ran on the boat. Two years ago I fogged it and ran it out of fuel. I now want to get her going as I plan on running it at some point this summer. Last time it ran, there was fuel seeping out the fuel...
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    Where's Yacht Dr.???

    Did he drop out for some reason?
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    1979 22' Islander V-5 O/B Hard Top (More Info Now)

    Today I went and checked out this boat for another Iboats member. Hes going to pass on it. I'm just going to post pics right now as I want to go work on mine before it gets late. I'll come back and give some more info... More Info (In case anyone is interested) Original owner boat. The guy...
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    Removing water stains from being docked one week

    I took my in laws FourWinns Freedom (which is all white) on vacation last week. I kept it in a slip for the week (fresh water). The bottom now has a slight beige tint to it and won't wash off. Is there something household I can use as its Saturday night and WM is closed. I tried RV black...
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    Trailer Rollers

    I have a 1979 single axle Calkins Roller trailer that's under my 22' Starcraft Super Sport (Aluminum hull). All the rollers are probably original. My boat is getting painted next week so I'm starting to think about the trailer now. I would like to replace all the rollers, but have a few...
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    Distance from VHF radio to antenna

    Hi guys, I'm trial fitting everything in my boat before it gets painted. My question is how important is it to keep the VHF radio at least 3' from the antenna? Here is my dash. You can see where the antenna will mount on the gunnel. I am planning on the VHF radio and stereo head unit to...
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    Wiring a 14' Aluminum Boat

    I am going to re-wire my 14' Starcraft and have a couple questions. My boats electrical needs are: navigation lights, livewell, bilge pump, fish finder, power outlet, trolling motor, and my 15hp. Evinrude has electric start. I have a Blue Sea 6-fuse panel with ground buss I am going to use and...
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    Will Raw Water Pump Impeller Pieces Cause Problems (3.0GS SX)

    Hi, My In-laws have a '95 FourWinns Freedom with a 3.0gs and Cobra Drive (Volvo SX from what I understand). The engine overheated on me yesterday. I checked the raw water impeller just now and all the fins are completely gone. I want to know if I need to be concerned about where the fins are...
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    2003 Mercury 9.9 2-stroke Sneezing

    I recently purchased a 14' StarCraft Aluminum deep-V with a 2003 Mercury 9.9 2-stroke on it. I've had it out twice so far and runs good overall. It starts fine, idles fine, and runs wide open just fine, but if i'm running half throttle and then reduce throttle a little bit, it will "sneeze"...
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    I got another Starcraft, SF 14 LW

    Well, I was casually looking and happened to come upon a CL ad last night just after it was posted. I called and it seemed to good to be true. I went after work to check it out today and took it home. The ad didn't show the inside, just the outside and the motor, and not knowing much about...
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    Anodizing or Protecting Raw Aluminum

    On my Starcraft restore, I have machined a few parts from 6061 aluminum bar stock. Most are for the rear bench seat, which I am making the back removeable, kind of like a walk thru transom. I am wondering if anodizing is an option, and if anyone has ever had parts anodized. The obvious choice...
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    Switch, VSR, Isolator, or Combiner for Outboard Boat

    Hi, I have an outboard that only puts out 6 amps charging. Do you guys recommend the Blue Sea "Add a battery" or should I go with the basic 4 position switch? Can I do much charging with a 6 amp output? I don't fish, so the only accessories will be a basic stereo, small color GPS, lights, bilge...
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    1995 FourWinns Freedom with 140 OMC outdrive noise...

    Hi, this in in regards to my father-in-laws boat which I get to use while restoring my SC. He purchased the boat this spring, his first boat ever and I have only had outboards. Boat is almost mint, engine runs perfect, but there seems to be some growling coming from the outdrive. I had it out...
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    Official Starcraft Rubrail Thread

    I've been meaning to do this for a while and with so many newbies this may help out. The search for this was very frustrating but ended well. The original profile was produced by Barbour Plastics. It is no longer a current profile so to get the original you would have to order 1000 ft...
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    Fuel Tank Installation in a Starcraft 22' Aluminum Boat

    I have a few questions and want to get this right. This is my tank, it's been checked and cleaned. It holds 50 gallons. This is where it goes: Originally it looks like the tank "floor" had some kind of black sealer all the way around it, sealing the wood to the stringers, basically...
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    Starcraft Boats in action

    As spring is now here and many of us are still working on our boats, how about some pictures of Starcrafts in the water. I'm thinking this could be inspiration and motivation and a place for the guys who have finished boats to show them off. (in the water). You can post before resto pics, but...
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    Aluminum Corrosion (How to keep from getting worse?)

    In a few weeks I will be putting new sheet foam in and putting the new deck down. My stringers and inside hull have some light oxidation/corrosion from the pour in foam that the boat had. I have powerwashed everything with hot soapy water but there is still a lot of thin white powdery...
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