What is the mount for?

[Pear1973]

I'm restoring an old Starcraft from the 70's. On the front of the boat on the hull there is a little round metal piece mounted there. It's right in front if the windshield and about dead center. What is it? A flag holder? An antenna mount? Please help

 

[Pmccraney]

Re: What is the mount for?

Hard to tell without pictures... Some of the starcraft guys probably know the part by heart and will come along and confirm.

It could be a variety of things: Old mount for a (now missing) horn; flag holder; bow light mount; or even a lifting eye (similar to a cleat for tying off, etc...). Snap a pic and we can tell you for sure what it is.

 

[Pear1973]

Re: What is the mount for?

Hard to tell without pictures... Some of the starcraft guys probably know the part by heart and will come along and confirm.

It could be a variety of things: Old mount for a (now missing) horn; flag holder; bow light mount; or even a lifting eye (similar to a cleat for tying off, etc...). Snap a pic and we can tell you for sure what it is.

How do I put pics on here?

 

[Pear1973]

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How do I post pictures on here?

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: What is the mount for?

Best way to post pics is to open a Free Photobucket account, Load your pics to there, and then use the IMG Code to paste into your iBoats post.

 

[Pear1973]

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Thanks

 

[Pear1973]

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[jbcurt00]

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Might get lucky looking thru the 1970's SC brochures, can you be more specific w/ year & model: 1972 Starcraft Starmist (or whatever)?

Is this 'knob' attached to a motor or operable arm behind the dash? The pix is way too small to see much detail, but it's placement & angle make it look like a windshield wiper stub.

A fiberglass SC or a tin SC? Looks like a fiberglass boat.

Welcome to iboats

 

[Pear1973]

Re: What is the mount for?

The boat is all aluminum except the top of the hull. It's fiberglass. Here's a closer picture.

 

[Pear1973]

What is this?

What is this?

It's on the bow.

 

[GA_Boater]

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Where is it? On the bow doesn't say much. Sorry.

 

[MarkSee]

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Tough to reference the size from the picture but the part that is above the rusty looking round piece looks like a snap for attaching canvas which I have many of on my Sea Ray.

Mark

 

[Pear1973]

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It's located right in front of the windshield dead center

 

[jasoutside]

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Bow mounted slushey machine fitting, obviously...

http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/088/Purple/84/44/64/mzl.ylfjnyka.1024x1024-65.jpg

It'd be tough to find the rest of that machine it seeing it's from the 60's but you could check eBay:becky:

(I have no idea what that's for, antenna maybe)

 

[airdvr1227]

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Wiper stud?

 

[BobGinCO]

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Looks like an antenna base to me.

 

[UncleWillie]

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What does the underside look like?

 

[Home Cookin']

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first i was thinking the mount for your .50 caliber gun, but now that I see it, if it's not an antenna mount, it's a windshield washer.

Willie asked my question--what's under it?

Might just be one of those htings found on old boats "just a good idea at the time."

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: What is the mount for?

I see some threads got merged. I would go with wiper except the arm would have to be about 90 degrees to the shaft to work. Unusual mounting if it is a wiper. "What's under it" is a good question.

 

[Pear1973]

Re: What is the mount for?

Funny but I never looked under it yet. I'll let you know.