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    Did some sanding and buffing on my gelcoat this weekend

    I pulled my boat out of storage this weekend to clean it up, determined to get the gel-coat right this time. I have tried several of the "quick fix" ideas (like waxing, floor acrylic) and none of them had any staying power. This time I decided I was going to sand it down as far as I needed to...
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    Had a great weekend, but also have some boat issues...

    OK, the boat is a 98 Starcraft Aurora with a Mercruiser 250HP and an Alpha outdrive. We were running along fine but heavily loaded with people when the exhaust got loud and steam poured from under the engine cover. I killed the engine and let the steam clear to find that the starboard lower...
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    Fuel pump question

    I have a 98 Starcraft Starship Aurora with a Mercruiser 260 in it. The fuel pump seems to be tied into the ignition circuit and gets power whenever the key is in the on position. This is fine for running but it spins the fuel pump continuously even when the engine is off. I know in cars the...
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    Starcraft Starship Aurora 2415 "project"

    I have been looking on this site for a few months and just this morning realized that there is a Starcraft section. There's lots of info on here, that's for sure. I thought you guys might be interested in seeing the boat I'm working on. I bought it on eBay and picked it up a few months ago...
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    Boat sat for a while, now 2 problems.

    I have a 98 Starcraft deck boat with a mercruiser 260 and an alpha 1 outdrive. The boat sat for years before I bought it. I got it running, took it out once and then it sat for 3 months while life happened. I got it out of storage last week and tried to start it, but it will not start. When...
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    1998 Starcraft Starship Aurora 2415 restoration

    Hey guys, I have been looking around on here and thought I would post up a project I'm working on. It's not a full tear down and restore, more of a sun damage repair and update with new upholstery and a vinyl wrap. I got this boat off of eBay and made the trip from Houston to Florida to pick...
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