18' 1981 starcraft SS

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Rikkie Why did you start a new thread 25 minutes after asking the same in question in this thread?

You will have a mess on your hands if you fill the hull with water high enough to get the deck wet. Not because the wood gets wet, it's all the foam used for flotation can be soaked and it never dries out. Also the weight of the water can damage the trailer as Grub said.

Do you know the hull leaks or are you trying to fix any leaks you may have?
 

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First of all I am sorry for posting to places,second I am sorry for being so impatient, third I am working on 1980starcraft ss l haven't had it very long had her a cupola time and she bad,I wasn't thinking I have to do complete restoretorraytion rightway,well with the sickness going a round,I thought I would get it off trailer and halibut the bottom of hull wonce off trailer I found about 10 rivets sheets off right under trailer bunk I was told the floor had to come out i thiught I would try to patch it for now after knocked bad rivets out i found a 10x32 machine screw went tight and with sealer I would try it.as for the come it's stirafom like cup and I didn't get the floor wet found some draping rivets the biggest leak was coming center rib hole,I am sorry for being so inpayshant
 

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So I am the one that suggested doing it on the trailer if a lake isn't near by to test. I understand the concern, but sometimes taking it to a lake isn't always feasible.

With that being said, didn't realize he still had the floor and foam in.

Rikkie
I guess I missed a couple things. Did you pull the floor out? If you haven't, then as the others stated filling with water isn't an option. Sorry for the confusion.

SHSU
 

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If it was off the trailer and on the ground , less water can be used by lifting one side then the other up to the strake. But not with the deck in place.
 

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Hay watermann I guess I just forgot of the JB,ww. and I had JB,marine weld I can grind it and drll itout your preety sure it will fail?.and what do think about a pretty bad leak in center rib hole I did put water in hull to check for leaks found some rivets seeping and2 of my patches seeping 2out of 20 not bad,but GA boater and Grub came down on me pretty hard for putting water in boat.be safe and stay well
 

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I thought you said the JB marine weld failed on you? If it's solid and not crumbling or gummy then it should be just fine.

The center keel strip and other strakes are supposed to have drain holes in them so no worries there.

Yeah putting some water in is okay but not a good idea with a fully loaded boat to fill it to the seams. It wouldn't serve a purpose anyway as you don't have access to the seams with the deck in and that's the only way to seal seams is from the inside. You can put some water in the boat and manipulate it from front to back by raising and lowering the tongue jack. If the boat has previously leaked then getting the foam wet is a mute point as it's been getting wet for some time.
 

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Well I am pulling the trigger the floor is coming OUT!!!,can I gluvit the hole inside of hull?and were is the best to find rivets I have a air hammer but I'll need to get the bit to do rivets and I have body dollies if that works for bucking rivets I'll have to study up on riveting
I figure I am so close to doing it the right way I just have to do it
ps,watermann the coming center rib weep hole was coming from the water I put in hull,I found another bad rivets I could get to from ski locker and when I knocked it out it dripped the same speed as center rib weep hole that made up my mind the floor had to go to find leak
 

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I forgot to tell you I am still trying to strip bottom of hull someone put some kind supper paint under TOP coat I have put for coats of stripper on and still have 4"grinder with cup brush on it l just hope the gulevit just as tuff as the stud I still trying to get off

Thru cup brush didn't do the rivets much good
 

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Should I gluvit the hole inside of hull or just seem and ribs
 

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SHSU it's not the first time I've put water in the boat looking for leaks well the floor is coming out and will go on from there I might need some help getting the right rivets and tools I'll need thanks
 

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SHSU it's not the first time I've put water in the boat looking for leaks well the floor is coming out and will go on from there I might need some help getting the right rivets and tools I'll need thanks

On the hole, need to see it first before giving proper repair advice.

On the rivets take a look here. Yes the body dolly will work just fine to buck rivets.
https://forums.iboats.com/forum/owne...nd-more-rivets
 

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Well it all started over a leak,I though I would just patch it up?now it's sitting on blocked gutted intearreure,I did patch it first and changed my mind,pull up floor will replace foam at least one price ply wood,the out side is striped and ready for gluvit and some new colors will pull out patches and replace with rivets,new carpet all extra holes filled and so on
 

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Rikki,
not sure why you started a 2nd topic about your 18ft SS, that topic has been merged into this topic.
 

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IN curt, I was told to go to restoration and hull repair to post about boat repair
 

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I DON'T KNOW MY AUTO CORRECT makes changes I put JB, curt on last post can't tell why it changed to in the only way I could getJB to and coma
 

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I don't remember who posted they did hole interior of hull with fresco expoy and it was the best he could have done,would gluvit be the same?
 

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IN curt, I was told to go to restoration and hull repair to post about boat repair

Two Moderators have told you repeatedly to keep your questions about fixing your SS in this thread.
 

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GA,boater all keep all my post here thank you for your patience with me
 

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Grub54891,boat leaked just sitting a little but a lot when moving when I got it off trailer I found10 heads shred off right under the bunk of trailer I all so found quit a few missing and broken rivets,sorry I didn't get right to you
 

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