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  1. Andy in NY

    1970 Starcraft Jupiter V Custom 16' REHAB

    Its been a while since i've been on here. Its nice to see old friends and hope to make some new ones. Here's where I stand: Original resto thread HERE from when i bought the boat in 2009 Open bow conversion thread HERE that I started at the end of the 2010 season In September of 2011, I went...
  2. Andy in NY

    1970 evinrude 85hp crankshaft thread repair

    Hey guys, been a while since ive been on here! Anyways, i havent touched my boat in a year and a half now after my little mishap at the end of the 2011 season. The flywheel nut backed off, making the flywheel bounce around. I have 2 problems: 1) the the key that holds the flywheel sheared...
  3. Andy in NY

    where to start with crankshaft thread repair

    last ride of the fall something bad happened. somehow the flywheel nut backed off. it sheared the key and damaged the threads on the crankshaft. how easily can the threads be repaired? ive never done any thread stuff before. also should i check the flywheel to make sure it didnt bend and that...
  4. Andy in NY

    1970 starcraft jupiter closed bow to open bow modification

    Heres my origional resto thread: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=388804 after 2 summers of use, we are finding it cumbersome climbing over the bow all the time. we primarly go to a sand bar... usually every time we go out. so my brother in law and i decided to undertake the project...
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    reverse lock not engaging

    follow up... reverse worked just fine for me today... except didnt lock. see my last post for details 1970 evinrude 85hp, electric shift. leaving the sand bar yesterday another boat flagged us down, they were dead in the water. towed them back, nice and slow but it was really choppy out...
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    what a day -- bees

    i took the kids out for a few hours today to go to the sand bar... we launch the boat and before we shove off the dog gets stung by a bee. then i see another, so i assume there is a nest somewhere. get all the kids out, check under the bow and see a small nest. knock it down and get it out. we...
  7. Andy in NY

    iboats on tapatalk?

    Tapatalk is a forum viewing app for smartphones... specifically for vbulletin forums. Any chance we can get iboats hooked up with it?
  8. Andy in NY

    motor wont tuen off

    1970 evinrude 85 hp wont shut off. im going to order a new ket switch, but have to wait a while. i want to hook up a seperate switch in the meantime... what wire do i need to ground out?
  9. Andy in NY

    anyone else experience the earthquake?

    epicenter was 10km underground, 50km north of Ottawa, Ontario... 5.5 magnitude. We felt it pretty good here in northern New York. I was working at my desk around 1:45 when i felt the desk shaking... wasn't sure what was going on! Too light for any damage here, but I have a friend in Ottawa that...
  10. Andy in NY

    sounds like life to me...

    hey guys, i know everyone goes through this crap, but i just needed to vent... seems like EVERYTHING is breaking lately... replaced the faulty rectifier on the boat this weekend, but still cant get the tach to work, then now it wont shut off by turning the key off... bank account is empty...
  11. Andy in NY

    thinking of relocating

    I am origionally from Springfield, MA and moved to upstate NY in 2002 for this job in radio (they are far and few). when i was 22 the low pay was fine, but now that i have a family, its not cutting it anymore. my wife and I have been talking about moving to springfield, but i havent the first...
  12. Andy in NY

    charging system

    1970 evinrude 85 hp this morning when getting ready to go to the lake i went to start it and it was a little slow cranking, but started okay. got to the lake and started, slow cranking as well. went out on the lake and ran around for about 30 min (i figured i would give it time to charge) and...
  13. Andy in NY

    tach not working

    1970 evinrude 85 hp tach is an outboard tach set to pole 1 (4cyl) have pos and neg running right from battery, and grey wire from inside controller to sig on tach, but get no reading what so ever. where do i start troubleshooting?
  14. Andy in NY

    best way to check for blockage in cooling system

    1970 evinrude 85 hp i think there may be bees in the cooling system. on 2 different occasions i have heard buzzing from the engine! no battery hooked up so i know its not an electrical short. i'll be replacing the impeller today, as when i ran it last week it didnt seem to be pumping water. i...
  15. Andy in NY

    1970 evinrude 85 hp trim pump ***STILL LEAKING 6-7-10***

    it is leaking at the bottom... there is a flat cover held on by 4 screws. where can i find a gasket to replace it?
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    1970 evinrude 85 hp no start (no spark?)

    i aquired this motor a few months ago for cheap and am just getting around to tinkering with it. it spins over fast, not sure of the exact rpms but just as fast if not faster than my 50 hp. FUEL: fresh fuel. if i choke it, when i let off the key gas comes out from the front of the carbs...
  17. Andy in NY

    adjusting trim and stopping cavitation

    16' starcraft aluminum hull 1974 evinrude 50 hp 13 x 19 3 blade aluminum prop last season someone had suggested trimming my motor out to the 3rd hole for better performance. currently on the 2nd hole i hit 26mph gps and plane in about 5 seconds, but doesnt seem like the hull is coming out...
  18. Andy in NY

    replacement shocks for holesclaw trailer

    i have a part # for the shocks... 555002... just wondering if i can find something cheaper but dont know how to cross reference the #. internet just shows that part # only.
  19. Andy in NY

    about to pull the trigger on '83 22' starcraft islnder... opinions wanted

    1983 22' starcraft islander... a real basket case. the boat has damage to the hull, the owner says strake, but im thinking he means chine. says it leaks, but not majorly. im waiting for pictures of it from him now. also the boat had been sunk, fresh water, for about 2 days. the sinking and hull...
  20. Andy in NY

    what to do with OMC outboard controls?

    my brother in law bought a bass boat last year just for the trailer. the boat is toast... but it had some stuff that i scavenged from it like the fuel tank. then i noticed that the controls were intact, sans key and cables. i know the boat is an 89, but no clue what size motor was on it or what...
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