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    1989 Cobra on 4.3 liter engine makes a funny noise

    While testing my engine I heard a funny noise coming like something rattling from in or around the outer unit. It sounds like a loose piece of metal banging against something. It is not bothering the engine or lower unit performance (as yet) and when I engage the gear it goes away. For now I...
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    2002 200hpEvinrude 2 stroke

    I am thinking about buying a 2002 24 foot Wellcraft which really looks nice. The only thing holding me back is the 2002 (Ficht?) 200 hp Evinrude 2 stroke with as of last October 226 hours on it and has good compression. This is probably made by Bombardier, but my worry is the ficht thing and...
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    type and color of paint of Starcraft Islander.

    I am working on my 1989 V221 Islander and part of it is redoing the transom. So now the electronics and engines are off and waiting to be reinstalled. In short, this is a great time to repaint the stern, the color of which has been scr---ed up by the previous owner. (along with a bunch of other...
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    Changing a 22 foot Starcraft Islander from I/O to outboard with the engine hanging on a modified transom.

    Did any of you good people do this? Did you put a splash well in front of the engine? Was it a good change? Would you do it again? Any reports or opinions are highly welcome, because I am going back and forth on the subject
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    Electronic steering

    I'm toying with the idea of changing my cobra i/o to a 175 horse Suzuki outboard and I would like some opinions about electronic steering instead of cable steering. What are the pros and cons? How does it work and what extra bits and pieces do need to make it work? Thank you.
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    Bob Weir of Grateful Dead passed on.

    Just last night he joined Jerry and they will be riding that train..
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    maybe changing from 4.3 liter cobra to 175 Suzuki outboard on a Starcraft Islander Islander.

    I am almost done pulling the transom (very sloddily installed 2 years ago) out of my 1989 Starcraft Islander and as usual I ask myself if I should take the big step and remove the I/O and change to an outboard. With the transom being replaced, now would be the time to do it. I'm eying a new 175...
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    marine formula debond

    This is some goop in a spray can. The internet claims that this is about the only thing that will loosen up M5200. Does anybody here have any experience with it and what do you think about it?
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    Replacing a transom on a 1989 Starcraft Islander.

    This thread is sort of a continuation of a coosa discussion. I will try to make this a log of transom rebuilding So after deciding not to use coosa, the next logical choice is marine grade plywood. I considered types of pvc and polyethylene but those did not really appeal to me. The decision to...
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    1989 OMC Cobra exhaust seal

    All this talk about bad bat wings made me wonder a bit. There are exhaust seals/flaps that are supposed to stop the water from rushing up into the engine. My engine has the bat wings, but I never had a problem. So today I opened up the exhaust and checked the exhaust flaps. They are both...
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    Redoing a Starcraft Islander transom using Coosa board.

    This summer I had my boat in a slip instead of always towing it and I love it. At the same time it made me anxious about humidity and wood rotting. When I installed the current transom it was in the middle of covid and I was taking care of my wife ( she passed away). The work was not properly...
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    redoing a fishing boat floor

    Even though I did it only 2 years ago, I don't like the looks of my deck flooring and I am considering to cover the floor with a different material. I remember having a hard time gluing the previous material, Marideck I think it is called, to the wood. After reading some stuff about EVA...
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    changing from a 2 barrel to a 4 barrel carburetor

    I have a 1989 4.3 liter OMC Cobra with a refurbished engine(2024) and EST ignition. It runs very smooth and with the current prop it usually tops out at 4200 rpm. This engine pushes a 1989 221 Starcraft Islander with a 9.9 Suzuki kicker (128 pounds) and about 90 pounds of battery weight which...
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    Repainting a 1989 221V Starcraft Islander

    I pulled my new to me Islander (one year) and in order to make it look nice again I decided to do a paint job. I just do not know exactly what type of paint and what shade of blue to use. Being color blind does not help. Also what type of white goes on the bottom when she is in a slip in fresh...
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    Moving my batteries forward

    So I looked at how my Islander lays in the water when docked. The bow is fairly high up while the stern sits quite deep. This is because I have a 4.3 liter engine an outdrive, an extra long shaft Suzuki and 2 big fat batteries all on or near the stern. It raises the bow high enough to make the...
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    Furuno 588 manual gain problems

    i have a 2 year old Furuno 588 hooked to an Airmar tr260 transducer. It works fine as long as the gain setting is on fishing or cruising. When I switch the gain to manual it does not react at all . I can turn the knob in either direction and the gain remains exactly the same. There is not really...
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    How do I clean a Starcraft Islander hull

    This summer I slipped my boat in a creek near Lake Ontario. This boat has always been on a trailer and I did not really consider growth and scum. Before to long I will have to pull the boat and I am painfully aware that my nice white boat bottom is no longer white. I have to clean the stuff off...
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    tilt and trim fluid for 1989 4.3 liter OMC Cobra

    I have been having problems with the T&T on my Islander For now I hope to have fixed the mechanical part. But the fluid in the pump is synthetic automatic transmission fluid instead of tilt and trim fluid. My question is whether it is crucial to have the tilt and trim fluid or whether it can...
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    Not so good vibrations ,1989 4.3 liter Cobra

    So for the first time in my life, I decided to get a slip instead of always trailering. Going solo it makes things easier. The creek I slip in has a few hidden rocks and of course I found a few, that's the price of learning. After a few trips I noticed a vibration in the boat that had not been...
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    Aluminum tubing for a new canvas soft top on a 1989 Starcraft Islander 221V

    It is time to get a fresh look on the old rig and part of it is replacing the canvas and the aluminum tubing that looks like it has been through a couple of hurricanes. It is mostly bent by moving under bridges that were lower than the last time I went under through them. The problem is that...
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