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I have a 1989 27 foot Sportcraft Sportfisherman with a single 7.4 L (454) Mercruiser I/O with an optional closed cooling system. This boat came with a 152 gallon fuel tank so I calculate my fuel weight at 988 lbs. (6.5 lbs. per gal is what we used when I was flying). I came across a couple of...
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I like Bluefin's idea. But I have some cleaning to do before I finally decide. Will need to practice some before applying the fix. The PO had a .120" filler caulked to a .050" outer patch which was riveted with 4 tiny pop rivets and then the ply motor pad was added...
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Thanks guys,
I really appreciate the input on welding on my SS. I guess since it was put together with rivets I should stick with rivets! Now, just where did I put that patch piece the PO had in there??? I am including the pix I have of the brace. I have not cleaned up...
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Back again guys. Work is progressing slowly but progressing. I continue to clean the inside of the hull and as I got near the stern I just couldn't think about how I would clean under the splash shield, so I removed it. Now I gotta get some more equipment and learn how to...
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I dug a path to the garage the other day and got some work in on the SS. Snowed that night and I repeated yesterday. I am beginning to lose my love of winter.
Tried the Nyalox brushes in my new hammer drill. None of my other drills had near the speed and my angle grinders...
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Waterman,
Who knows what goes on in the minds of POs. At first I though the hole had been cut to install an inboard jet unit, but I know of no unit that uses that type of cutout. Then I thought maybe it was cut to work on the underlying brace, but it too wide and too...
Hello again,
Other projects and activities got in the way of my '73 18' SS resto for over a year but now I'm back at it. I had almost demo'd the old girl when I got sidetracked. I have installed an overhead electric heater in the garage and can now work even on the coldest day (which we are...
Re: Starting restoration on '73 18' SS
Well, after much trepidation I attacked my transom. What was I worried about? Just like you guys said the top pieces came right out and the bottom piece with a little coaxing from a small wrecking bar (and a block of wood) didn't take long. Thank heaven...
Re: Starting restoration on '73 18' SS
Boy, my screws aren't as bad as jasoutside's but they have to come out! The weather turned nice on Saturday (mid 50's & sunny) so I got the water test completed. No leaks except one between the transom and outboard mount board probably coming from the...
Hi everyone,
Well I have started the teardown on my spring purchase. Have been reading the forum for some time but have not posted anything since spring last year.
A few questions. My floor was 1/2" but since I am 250 Lbs thought 3/4" CDX replacement encased in epoxy would be better. Am I...
I've been looking for an open bow outboard Starcraft for over a year. The other day while driving around my wife pointed to one with a For Sale sign on it. She made me turn around and look at it. Long story short, it now sits in my driveway. Its a
'73 18' SS. It had a 115 on it but I...