Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

[dozerII]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

Great progress Mag, many hands sure makes short work on big projects.

 

[magnumdeke]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

THANKS GUYS! All by myself today, trailer looks like a trailer again!!!!! Time to put 76 on the hoist and get some rollers and bunks under her.
Back here later!

 

[North Beach]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

MD, your package went out yesterday.

 

[magnumdeke]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

MD, your package went out yesterday.

Thanks NB, Be a bit before I use those end caps, but the ones I have look like a grumpy honey badger got after em!

 

[magnumdeke]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

THANKS GUYS! All by myself today, trailer looks like a trailer again!!!!! Time to put 76 on the hoist and get some rollers and bunks under her.
Back here later!

HA HA quoted myself, I'm back, here's what got done. Trailer is a trailer again.
Started with an axle

Added a frame

one tongue

No winch post yet, gotta fit the boat yet.
Gives me this

 

[magnumdeke]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

Struggled by myself moving the boat to the car hoist due to this sorry state of affairs

after some cussin and sweating I got it on the hoist and slid the trailer under it, Installed two rollers, I am on back order on the other three rollers so temporarily on two. started fitting bunk bolster brackets and some wood bunks, before this sees water I will coat my bunks with epoxy and install bunk slides over top of them. Somewhere in the miserable experience that was fitting the bolsters i got grumpy and forgot to take pics of this process. Logan showed up and took the winch post on, He had to fab up some mounting plates with long bolts due to a grinder cutting it apart and not having U bolts to replace with.
I moved on to this

And oh my the 3M 5200

Now I can show my only bunk and roller view

And this, out board bracket/swim platform/interior reinforcement/seat bracket, transom install FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!! I am thinking I will add 2 bunks with angle iron and wood under the float pod to give it support for the motors and to deflopperize (cool Iboats term) it.??????????

Logan's finishing touch,winch post, VERY FULL TRAILER, I don't like it but it will work for now. Gonna add a roller on the tongue tube to support the hull. ??????????????

All in all a FREAKING AWESOME work weekend!!! So happy to have the outboard bracket on! Back to the normal tin boat building. Gonna be awesome having a sturdy platform under the boat for working on it.
Enjoy whats left of Sunday, I am going to!!
Mag out.

 

[TruckDrivingFool]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

Looking good MD, going from the cart to a trailer with a completed hull has to feel good.

I think I'd at least add a roller where the trailer and tongue meet. As for the pod support might have to do something like a transom saver, that behind shot looks like anything else would be in the way unloading/loading.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

Extended roller on a receiver hitch w/ pin? Pull to unload & load.... Install to transport.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

Dood, that OB bracket looks totally amazing and right at home on that Islander

 

[magnumdeke]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

Looking good MD, going from the cart to a trailer with a completed hull has to feel good.

I think I'd at least add a roller where the trailer and tongue meet. As for the pod support might have to do something like a transom saver, that behind shot looks like anything else would be in the way unloading/loading.

Extended roller on a receiver hitch w/ pin? Pull to unload & load.... Install to transport.

Ya I don't quite have that figured out yet, trailer does flip, so maybe I can add some length to it via two bunks and be alright?

Dood, that OB bracket looks totally amazing and right at home on that Islander

I like it and super strong to! All I gotta hope for is my welds to hold and good performance out of it, be nice to get our two boats out together and see how they stack up, (after splashes} same hull and similar horsepower in the end I hope. I just wonder how mine will corner with the pod edges being even with the bottom of hull.

 

[Teamster]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

I think it will handle even better,.......

Being a bit longer now it should bridge waves very well,...........

 

[jasoutside]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

That sounds like a great plan!!

I do believe I'll be riding your wake though given your setup

 

[TruckDrivingFool]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

Don't know why I had a picture of a roller in the middle in my mind. :facepalm:

Now that I've reread your plan for bunks I think that would work fine. A couple of short ones starting from about the axle back and lined up with the pod edge. Don't know how much support you'll be able to get out to the mount edge on the pod but can easily see getting out at least half way under it.

 

[VanderLaan]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

Maximizer, seems to eat through everything, right down to bare alum. My local paint shop has it as does the local semi parts supplier. I have got the feeling it is watered down Muratic acid based on the job it will do to concrete if not watered down before contact I believe milk pipe cleaner is similar, have not used it personally!

Anyone have a link? Googled "maximizer aluminum brightner" and several other variants and came up empty.

Nice progress on the boat. Seriously fast.

 

[magnumdeke]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

I did the same search to help out Jas, I figured out it is a private label mix done for Wyrick co. in zeeland Mi. Wyrick is my paint supplier, Ray has this stuff mixed up for him. Primarily muratic acid and some dillution. I dont know what shipping would be, call and ask for Ray at 616-772-6800 product is maximizer alumabrite, great stuff!

 

[djpeters]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

Not sure if this trailer would interest you or not, unfortunately it comes with a boat....

http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/boa/3218433791.html

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

Not sure if this trailer would interest you or not, unfortunately it comes with a boat....

http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/boa/3218433791.html

That looks like a pretty good donor boat... Wonder how bad the non-running 228 is?

 

[djpeters]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

That looks like a pretty good donor boat... Wonder how bad the non-running 228 is?

Um no, I know the guy. I believe the block is cracked and the boat had stuff growing out of it at one time. It was a bad dream for them.

 

[magnumdeke]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

Um no, I know the guy. I believe the block is cracked and the boat had stuff growing out of it at one time. It was a bad dream for them.

Aren't most glassers a bad dream, ??????? No offense glasser rebuilders!:facepalm: Trailer looks interesting, really want a caulkins though!! Wonder how motivated he is to get rid of his bad dream?

 

[BigLee324]

Re: Magnumdekes 1976 22' Starcraft Islander

if i were'nt so far away i would like that stern drive; merc, for my deck boat