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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

    Re: 1973 starcraft ss restore in progress gonna be awhile before i get around to the boat but have got the trailer prepped for paint. blasted it and wire wheeled and then wiped down and sprayed with acetone to clean it up. gonna try get some primer on sun or mon a.m. got it in shed at work (...
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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

    Re: 1973 starcraft ss restore in progress the boat hibernates and gently weeps as the canadians handed it to both the men and women from the usa, then granlund and selanne give it to us again for bronze. congrads to canada, and ex jet selanne and wild's granlund. usa has been humbled again.
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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

    Re: 1973 starcraft ss restore in progress thanks wood, evey coat or just last?
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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

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    My Walleye Project - 70's Sea Nymph SS160 1668

    Re: My Walleye Project - 70's Sea Nymph SS160 1668 congrads on the family. lots of talk of drainage issues with the pink foam. a plan i have when i am ready is to epoxy a 1/4 inch marine board and lay in bottom of hull over limbar holes (red ) and then put in the two inch pink foam on end as...
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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

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    wondering if compression numbers on 1977 v4 115 johnson are acceptable

    did the compression test today on it as it had been sitting for years. i squirted a bit of fogging oil in the plug holes and also in the carbs first. the held then carbs wide open . my numbers are 95 on 3 cylinders and 85 on the other. wondering is this acceptable and worth moving on on this...
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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

    Re: 1973 starcraft ss restore in progress dozer - yeah looks familar, may do the same with the flowers waterman - honestly it looks as if there was never a power tnt on it, and it is not to bad to lift for tilt, so my guess is it is factory? got it on the stand last night, and tried turning it...
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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

    Re: 1973 starcraft ss restore in progress and one of the stand and engine, the stand i followed the directions from the sticky at top of restore threads. made 6 inches wider and 4 inches higher. turned out real well.
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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

    Re: 1973 starcraft ss restore in progress here are a few pics of the donor. needs a floor and stringers, but otherwise not bad shape and trailer looks good
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    1977 johnson tilt /trim questions

    i have a 115el77s johnson v4. it is a manual tilt system, and i would like to get power tilt / trim system for it. wondering what my options may be. i beleive johnson changed the system arounfd 1977 or 1978 and am wondering if either will work or what are the differences and if anybody has any...
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    year of ohnson 115 v4 help

    model # 115EL775 SERIAL # J4770456 having trouble finding out what year it is. can any of you help. thanks
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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

    Re: 1973 starcraft ss restore in progress what are you peoples thoughts on this trailer. do i leave those rollerers on rear end. or get rid of them and extend the bunks. have heard that those rollers can be hard on aluminum boat. they are really only for trailering the boat and then the major...
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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

    Re: 1973 starcraft ss restore in progress used the belt sander to get it knocked down close and will have some serious sanding next spring to smooth out. then got it turtled for its long winter nap here in northern mn. and will spend the winter months on the trailer. (whoohoo)
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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

    Re: 1973 starcraft ss restore in progress also took a page out of jasoutsides book and cut up an old ladder to make some extra bracing on the stringers down the middle. i riveted one in every other rib making sure to miss the area where my tabs of decking will go. really firmed up the decking...
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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

    Re: 1973 starcraft ss restore in progress so i got a little more done on the restore. that extra board on transom skin left a lot of pitting behind it in the skin, so i laid a skimming of jb weld over the pitted area and have started to sand it smooth. long ways to go sanding as that stuff is...
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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

    Re: 1973 starcraft ss restore in progress in the red box is the rivets and seams that i applied loctite to after the second leak test over the gluvit. both the outside and inside looked a bit corroded in these area, on the inside a used 2 tubes of loctite and a very liberal amount (basically...
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