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    Duratech Skier

    Seems the Duratech manufacturer page is down, I'm hoping to gather some info on these here until the other page is alive again. I just picked up a '64 Duratech Skier that my wife and I can get out on some smaller lakes. Hull looks to be in good condition, a couple dents at the bow where it...
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    Duratech manufacturers forum glitch

    A glitch in the matrix? I just acquired a '64 Duratech Skier and wanted to do some digging. I get a redirect error when I try to access that part. Tried others such as Starcraft etc, no problem.
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    Holiday 21 steering cable question

    Hi guys, been mia for a while but still lurking. I'm looking at a 21' Holiday local to me that has a busted steering cable. Anyone know what length is needed? I'd like to check out replacement cost to factor into what I offer for the boat. Thought about taking a measurement off our 21'...
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    Custom build engine cover.

    I just picked up a really solid 1979 Thompson Sidewinder 16 for a play toy for my wife and I. It has the Mercruiser 470 I/O and is completely missing the engine cover. Problem I'm having is finding pictures of how they were originally. Most Sidewinders were either jet drive or outboard. The few...
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    1976 supersport 18 question

    Hi guys, haven't been here in a while. My Chieftain is still going forward but on hold for a bit. Wifes health has been first. I've been looking for something we can pick up to do some fishing and playing around with until the Chieftain is finished and seen a Supersport 18 locally. It's been...
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    Pintle Hitch ok?

    I've been gone for quite a while due to my wife's health issues, but during that time I picked up a new to me tow rig, our last truck wasn't much use other than to look good. I got a pretty good deal on a M1008a1, basically a K30 on steroids in US Marine Corps dress. I really don''t want to...
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    Rasberry Pi depth finder, GPS, radar ?

    Anyone here a tech geek and figured out a way to run a depth finder, GPS, or radar with a Raspberry Pi or Odroid and a computer monitor ? I'm going to be needing new hardware for my boat and I really have a thing for bigger screens, just happen to have spare flat screens. I think that would be...
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    Trailer swap questions.

    I have two trailers, one is a galvanized Highlander (think that's the brand) single axle with an 18' Renken sitting on it, and a tandem axle original to a '74 21' Starcraft Chieftain. I am wondering if the measurements are close enough, minus making a new tung, to use the single axle under the...
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    '74 Chieftain 21' I/O is home, the rebuild begins !

    It's now official, I have her in my possession :) I will use this as my rebuild thread, may be busy at times and slacking in others. Especially with current weather as it is, unpredictable. I'll start this off with some of the questions about whether it has already undergone the hull stiffener...
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    Stringer repairs and embedding reinforcements with epoxy...

    So I've been reading plenty of threads where stringers and such have been cracked, and it seems the general consensus is to embed reinforcements with epoxy if it is in an area where it won't take impacts. If it's a possible issue with the epoxy popping from an impact, have you guys thought of...
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    Help educate me some on the Chieftains please :)

    Tomorrow I'm going to look at a Chieftain that a friend of mine has at his place. I know it needs floor and transom, he tells me the inline 6 runs great, I have no reason not to trust him on that. I have seen plenty of talk here about cracks in the blocks though, it would sound as they are...
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    Question about NY boat registration..

    Anyone here have any experience registering a boat that the PO didn't have a registration for here in New York ? A friend of mine has a Starcraft Chieftain at his place that I have been drooling over for many years and tonight he told me to ask his mother about it as it's her boat. Well she...
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    AQ125 engine mounts, or lack of ?

    Hopefully the Volvo/Penta Gods can help with this. I just picked up an '83 Renken 19' with the AQ125. Upon closer looking at it I see no forward engine mounts, as matter of fact, I don't even see where any pads for them would have been. Has someone removed the mounts and done away with the pads...
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    Help to ID a boat

    Hello guys. I've been reading various repair topics here, awesome base of info here ! Seems we have no snow here in NY to ride snowmobile, and I haven't had a boat in about 12 years, I decided to check out a local boat that is for sale. The guy said it's a '83 Renkin but I think he's meaning to...
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