Sounds like a solid plan. Before the deck make sure you leak test, replace rivets and seal up the seams.
The SC FB group is full of some really bad advice with only a few guys there that actually know what their doing. I pretty much stopped giving advice there because the guys with the easy...
It would be a 120 HP MC drive with a 1.98 gear ratio.
I would recommend a 14 1/2" diameter x 19 pitch spline tooth count 20 - 24. Due to the age and wear on the motor trying to spin a 21p prop even in a light 18' Al boat can cause lugging issues not being able to reach max RPM at WOT.
Props are...
Well I guess there's more than one way to skin a boat 😆
I can't imagine the pain of trying to strip and then the painting process with the interior work nearly done. My hats off to you for getting it done without being committed to an asylum!
Welcome aboard,
Yeah nothing that floats, rolls of flies are without cost but sweat equity makes for a much less expensive boat.
Very cool boats indeed and worthy of some love. Takes some money yes but mostly dedication and drive to get one of these boats from trash to treasure.
Welcome to the Starcraft club! You have one of the most popular and prolific aluminum boats ever, the 16' Super Sport.
You may find the old twin cylinder 55 horse Johnny a bit under powered for that size boat but they are a nice little motor. I had one on a 16' Sea Nymph that took a bit or...
Need some pics of what you're working on to give the best advice. I'd be leaning towards cutting a hole in the deck and adding either a hatch or a spin out deck plate over the sender.
Removing the decking would require a serious amount of work that normally requires replacement of both the...
With a standard set up 18'r and a 75 hp motor it should remain very light being under the Ranger's towing capacity.
My 18'r is a different story with a 115 hp, double decking, 4 batteries, livewell, 24 gal belly tank and a 24v TM that weighs 90 Lbs.
Painting the inside bottom is a waste of material and a source for issues, as water stands on the paint it will blister and water will get under the paint. The proper prep work for painting the inside bottom would take many hours too.
Craig's list or FB market place seem to have the most Starcraft boats;
No way to know what your Islander is worth without knowing more about it. As you know by being in the forum, selling and prices is frowned upon and not something discussed here but rather in PMs.
