1972 Starcraft Islander 21 project.

italianstal27 · Sep 7, 2017

Brown on my engine is for the tachomerer

can you take a pic of your ignition coil?

Getoffmybass · Mar 25, 2018

Well I did get the old 2.5 running for awhile...got a video if I can figure out how to post it..and blew the head gasket on it,, the Valve head is warped,, so not spending a bunch of bills on a new head.. thinking of just removing the engine, and putting a bracket and a 115 evinrude e tech on it...

Getoffmybass · Mar 25, 2018

Been a long winter here,, cant wait to work on the old girl soon,, going to pull the engine out, and get to work on replacing the transom and beefing up some bracing from the stringers to the transom to support the extra weight of a bracket and outboard. I know its alot more money to setup this way but I cant refuse the extra room in the boat, and hopefully increase the value of the boat.

Watermann · Mar 25, 2018

The bracket and a 115 won't weigh as much as that cast iron lump and outdrive. If nothing else it would be cheaper to get a donor boat with a 3.0L Alpha One set up, lots of them out there on the cheap.

Getoffmybass · May 9, 2018

Been thinking about the expense of a bracket and the off set weight and came across MicaelP and his Chieftan rebuild, came out sooooo nice! Looks like turning the Islander into an OB with a splash well maybe the direction I want to go.. no weight way off the back,, free up some room in the boat, and install some knee braces, and install the new transom and install a splashwell and done....have it all fabricated up probably for alot less than a bracket.
...https://forums.iboats.com/forum/boa...3-1974-starcraft-chieftain-18-ob-refit/page36

Watermann · May 9, 2018

Getoffmybass said:
Been thinking about the expense of a bracket and the off set weight and came across MicaelP and his Chieftan rebuild, came out sooooo nice! Looks like turning the Islander into an OB with a splash well maybe the direction I want to go.. no weight way off the back,, free up some room in the boat, and install some knee braces, and install the new transom and install a splashwell and done....have it all fabricated up probably for alot less than a bracket.
...https://forums.iboats.com/forum/boat...b-refit/page36

Yeah he sure did a great job on his Chief alright. Having both an OB and an IO I can say I like both equally when it comes to working on them the OB is a little easier but for cruising nothing beats the IO with that car motor.

Getoffmybass · May 13, 2018

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Getoffmybass · May 13, 2018

Getoffmybass · May 13, 2018

Picked up the 12 foot tinny and a 5 hp honda,, time to test my HVLP painting skills.. never done it,,, and see how it comes out before i move on to the islander...got the honda running been sitting since 2011...