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    Advice on buying an older Starcraft

    The boat sold before I could make it up there. $5500 Canadian. Seems pretty steep given the age and condition.
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    Advice on buying an older Starcraft

    MN, that SS moves along quite nicely! Thanks for the info. It's been a struggle finding specs on these older boats, and also trying to get a feel for performance with newer 4-strokes vs the older 2-strokes.
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    Advice on buying an older Starcraft

    Hi Matt, thanks for the reply. So you think with the 50 we can haul 4 average adults around without issue? The guy did mention they pull tubes and water skiers with the boat, but it's not suited for pulling big guys up out of the water. My experience is mostly with tiller utility boats, but I...
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    Advice on buying an older Starcraft

    Thanks for the reply. I'm wondering the same thing about hp. He says it performs fine with 4 people onboard, but did indicate he changed to a finer pitch prop last year to get out of the hole a bit quicker. That is likely a sign it's marginal at best.
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    Advice on buying an older Starcraft

    Greetings! I've been looking at boats for use at our water-access cottage, and this one came up locally. The fellow says it's a 1974 Starcraft 16', model unknown. It's powered by a 2001 50hp Honda. I'm hoping to go check it out in person this weekend. We're looking for a boat for up to 4...
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    Honda 7.5hp - oil smoke.

    I picked up an older Honda 7.5hp outboard. It's in nice shape cosmetically, but hasn't been used in a while. I put it in a tank to test, and it fired up but smoked heavily at first. After a while, smoking seemed to settle down, but even after running for 15 minutes or more, it's still smoking...
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    2003 Mercury 60hp Flywheel Ring Gear Failure

    Last fall noticed some nasty noise when starting the motor. Looks like the ring gear teeth are all worn down significantly. I pulled the flywheel off, and it appears the ring is a shrink-fit on the flywheel. I'm looking for advice on repair options. This motor has tapered shaft, and single...
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    Reviving Fastwin 18hp.

    I'm looking for some info on setting up the carb throttle linkage and cam on my latest project. There are two notches on the cam itself, and also two notches on the plate it mounts to. What do they signify, and are they supposed to be in alignment? Also, the throttle lever is loose on the...
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