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    The novice build: 1968 Starcraft SuperSport V-16 "The Boat"

    I have been chewing away at the original hull to attempt to use it. The first 2 front sections as well as the bow triangle area are in just terrible shape. I have concentrated on this area alone as there's no point to the rest if this area is a losing war. I have hit it truely 10 times with 2:1...
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    Which 'aluminum acid wash' to use inside hull - restoration

    Had to look up the word. Love it! Thank you
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    Which 'aluminum acid wash' to use inside hull - restoration

    I'm honestly not sure of the best internet etiquette for this stuff. I've got the main restoration thread, but for more generalized things/questions (like finding a proper acid wash) I've made short threads in broader forums like this one. Is this a faux pas? I certainly don't care if the...
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    Which 'aluminum acid wash' to use inside hull - restoration

    Not Zep-a-lume or Alumabrite? Or the half dozen other far stronger commercial acids?? I totally don't understand. Could you explain?
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    Which 'aluminum acid wash' to use inside hull - restoration

    I sprayed cleaning vinegar on an area I had previously mechanically cleaned down and kept it wet with vinegar for a good 15 minutes and it barely brightened it, elsewhere it did nothing. I've seen vids of some pretty impressive acid washes...why are they not advised?
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    Which 'aluminum acid wash' to use inside hull - restoration

    Even though it's a bare hull currently and so could put anything on it I could care to with ease!? Wow. I hate to sound sceptical seeing as I just admitted I didn't know anything hah. But with all the fancy spancy products out there that cost $$....makes me think of when I got fooled into...
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    Which 'aluminum acid wash' to use inside hull - restoration

    New to boats. Not to wrenching. Ok I have a gutted 1968 16' starcraft hull with quite alot of salt water corrosion in it. I understand I need to acid wash the interior of this hull to stop continued problems. I'm also concerned with the inner ribs bracing (corrosion between them and hull) But...
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    The novice build: 1968 Starcraft SuperSport V-16 "The Boat"

    I had some how missed your above post too, thank you! I drove to it 3.5 hrs, transom and rear bottom of it had well over a thousand small corrosion pits that looked like the deepest ones on mine. Wouldn't have taken it for $200. The 860 acid etch isn't even being recommended by the maker...
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    The novice build: 1968 Starcraft SuperSport V-16 "The Boat"

    Ok well the 2nd hull was a total bust. That leaves me back with the original...SO HERE WE GO. I'm overthinking perhaps, but I want to make sure I neutralize all of the corrosion and seal it properly so that the damage does not continue. I haven't found much detailed info on the forums directly...
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    The novice build: 1968 Starcraft SuperSport V-16 "The Boat"

    I mean small boats WOULDN'T suffer from it?
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    The novice build: 1968 Starcraft SuperSport V-16 "The Boat"

    After doing some more research, I find this is apparently fairly common in big big much more complicated electrically boats. Alot of the large sailing yachts are aluminum apparently??? Happens to these 25' - 35' water rolls royces .... I would think for such a trailerable boat, most small boats...
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    The novice build: 1968 Starcraft SuperSport V-16 "The Boat"

    Could you please elaborate what you mean with stray currents, shore power and swiss cheese?? I'm not boat knowledgeable at all, I'm a car/motorcycle guy... Any way I can see signs of this in person? I REALLY don't want to end with 2 compromised hulls... I don't mind replacing rivets..but 20...
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    The novice build: 1968 Starcraft SuperSport V-16 "The Boat"

    You thinking the St Lawrence??? That's quite a ways away really when the boat is sitting on Champlain... As far as the quality and spread of the 'repairs' they looked half 'precaution' to me. As in unknowledgeable PO frustrated with some leaking rivets just hit em all while he was at it...
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    The novice build: 1968 Starcraft SuperSport V-16 "The Boat"

    That's an interesting thought. My pretty pleasure cruiser restomod vision....and then build a down and dirty bomber boat. See if I use it sometimes maybe doin the fisherman set up...
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    The novice build: 1968 Starcraft SuperSport V-16 "The Boat"

    Here is the $600 boat I can get. Thoughts on this??? It's got alot going on in these pics..and it's 3.5 hrs from me too...but I'd like to salvage the project...combine the best of both boats and sell off what's left. Obviously it's been used and abused. I'm told the goop randomly not sticking...
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    The novice build: 1968 Starcraft SuperSport V-16 "The Boat"

    Bad news: After further examination of this hull, there are at least half a dozen corrosion spots around the size of a eraser tip that go over half way into the hull in EVERY section between ribs. Possible saving news: I have an opportunity to grab a 1971 supersport with a trashy and mostly...
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    The novice build: 1968 Starcraft SuperSport V-16 "The Boat"

    In an effort to see if another shoe would drop, I expedited removing the floor and foam today. After an initial hosing down, the hull looks entirely solid all the way to the back. Will finish stripping the hull, remove engine, inspect transom better, get cleaning products. SHSU going OVER...
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    The novice build: 1968 Starcraft SuperSport V-16 "The Boat"

    Transom appears solid and dry from what I can see on the inside of the boat...the back of the boat has been brush painted in some very hard black substance, it might have been preventative and so the transom survived clean. I intend to pull it anyways to inspect/repair the inside of the aluminum...
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    The novice build: 1968 Starcraft SuperSport V-16 "The Boat"

    I have gotten the next section of floor removed. No pits at all past that front area, despite being totally waterlogged with foam and SOIL. It's like a bag of miracle grow soil got dumped under here... I have not removed the final piece of floor in the back though, which may end up being the...
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    The novice build: 1968 Starcraft SuperSport V-16 "The Boat"

    Well I cleaned it up and my diagnosis is the same...but it will let you all see it better!! I definitely need some guidance on this... Pink is the hole that the patch is covering. The blue area is also more compromised than Id like... Slightly up you get this: On the right side, you can see...
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