bought this last year with the intent of diving in head first. then life got in the way, working all hours of the day and night along with working on my house i never got back to the islander, i had toyed with the idea of selling it i tried there wasnt a lot of interest out there for it in my...
Re: 1977 starcraft islander deal or no deal
you cant really see from the transom pic but theres only one piece of plywood there the pics dont really do the mess any justice but thought i would throw them up.
im working on getting the serial numbers off the drive but i can tell you its a 165 with the gm 250 i get it started and running but it wont go into gear the control will push forward and nothing happens it however will not pull backwards (going into reverse) just looking for ideas boat needs...
i just bought a boat for a project got it running however the outdrive will not engage forward or reverse, the control will push forward but not backward, neither direction will the outdrive engage. its a mercruiser 165 pre alpha stern drive (i think im new to the boat repair world) any...
Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild
hello all, im new to this thread and new to the boat rehab hobby. i have been reading all about your progress hundreds of pages :) and i got to say your doing a hell of a nice job on her. i just bought a 77 islander in real similar condition to yours...
i picked up a 22' starcraft i believe its an islander today, it has a 250ci gm motor that doesnt run and hasnt run in nearly 3 years spins by hand i did what i could to turn it over by hand (only was able to a little bit) it appears someone has been in there before things are changed and...