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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration ok not to harp on this but I have to tell at least these 2 things I was told by the bad DMV. "this hull from MA is numbered starting with MS, something is wrong with your paperwork. CT hulls start with CT, so MA hulls should start with MA" sent home, looked...
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration Took my same paperwork to a different dmv location, they accepted it no problem. I'm all set!:joyous: ...but a 3 inch strip of my 16 foot LED lights is dead AHHHHHH:mad-new::mad-new::mad-new:, eh I dont care about that part
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration ...but i got new LED light strips in the mail today, woooooo!:mad-new:
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration Right, that's the part that says A letter of explanation if the boat was never registered But what exactly does that mean? I can write my own letter with some excuse and get it Notarized, saying my grandfather had it unregistered or something since 1969? Or...
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration Ok I ran into a little snag with Connecticut boat registration here. Without getting into the ridiculous story's we have all had at the DMV, Within 4 hours total I was bounced back and forth about what forms might exist out of state, that I might be able to...
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    anyone make a clean looking pvc or abs rod rack?

    on my old boat I had a few pieces of pvc for a rod rack setup this style Wondering if some of you have come up with a cleaner looking DIY pvc/abs setups. Mainly the top of the tubes, on my previous boat i didnt care so I just had them cut straight. Fine and all, but it just looks like cut off pvc.
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration thanks, in that case ill just keep it under the splashwell. No trolling motor, just starter+electronics. I'm going to attempt to splash as soon as possible and deal with the little things later. Dash is done, shortened splashwell's done. (26" down from 36")...
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration Still moving along over here. Where do you guys store your battery or batteries on open bow setups? I was thinking of mounting it up front under the console, any reason not to? I've always kept my battery under the splash well in the past.
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    teleflex controls dont match

    My motor is a 1982 70 hp evinrude, E70ELCNB I just bought these controls, but they do not match my setup. Teleflex 479 Series Johnson/Evinrude/OMC Control Cable ...OMC and Johnson/Evinrude style single lever controls found on 1979 to current models. Teleflex 479 Series Johnson/Evinrude/OMC...
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    120HP ob - measurement for splashwell size

    I'm about to shorten the depth of a splashwell on an 18' starcraft. Max hp on this boat is 120HP. About how much clearance do I need when the motor is up, measuring from the face of the transom going forward? My 70hp only needs about 18" of clearance, of course I would like most motors within...
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    photos of interior lighting on starcrafts

    Please post some photos if you have any! Sometime soon I will need to buy and layout lights for my 18'
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration hah, thats one part of boat restoration I haven't mastered yet, how to answer your wife at 9pm on a Saturday night while busy slinging epoxy
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration haha, maybe I've never owned a tin boat before and looking at the amount of water than can dam up, it will give me peice of mind to know I dont have salt water stuck in there from those dam foam chunks.
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration the foam is fit in rather snug but I did not do anything to lock it in, I was going to spray some expanding foam right before laying the deck in, but I did not. Its fine to walk on, hopefully its not to rattly driving around. no going back now
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration Thanks again for all the help on this website, I figure I owe you all some progress photos:) I had mentioned the transom had some corrosion all the way through, I ended up using marine tex puddy with some fiberglass tape for strength. After prime/paint, it...
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration thanks, this is my first starcraft and it was so beat when I got it its hard to see whats normal in some cases. I think ill keep it mostly solid for strength + foam, and a small storage hatch for gear sounds good
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    Are both control cables the same? 1982 evinrude

    I just ordered one of this item a minutes ago thinking it was a set of two, but now I think its just one cable... Teleflex 479 Series Johnson/Evinrude/OMC Control Cable I just need to order two of the same right? I'm need to call and update my order real quick... thanks
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration Is your side panel a solid piece or do you partial access or a door or anything?
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration I'll have some progress photos soon. Does anyone ever use the side wall cavity for anything on starcrafts or just flotation foam?
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