Re: 1973 Starcraft Nova 15' rebuild
Gib - SC must have had a plan with those splashwells. I just wish they would let the world in on the secret. My 16 footer SW is almost 2 feet deep. I could put a 100 gal. gas tank and 16 batteries in there and still have room for a trim pump and a lunch box. LOL
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Judging by the rust on that bolt it didn't have must life left. And the transom isn't going to look good when you pull it out. My harness was a pig too. Insulation was brittle an cracking off. I managed to put a temporary fix on it. It's holding together so far.
I might be able hide under that splashwell with a battery and fuel tank, and still have room to read a book.
I dunno what kinda plastic surefire uses, but its tasty
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The bolts were pretty bad, I actually thought the transom was not that bad looking mostly, but it's clear the bolts have been leaking.
I have resorted to just cutting and ripping out wires (for anything not trim pump).
Gibbles, Howdy from Texas. Good luck with your engine and transom.
Thank you
Agreed. Taking it off adds work to the job but it also helps speed things along in other areas.
And hey, so long as it's off you could always consider a splashwellsectimy
(huh, that word got a spelling red underline - imagine that)
Now that it's off I can see all of the transom bolts pretty clearly, it's going to make this much eaiser
This was orig suggested to me by InMotion; and he has been a huge help, taking measurements and detailed pictures of his Jupiter (nova and jupiter seem to be very close).
One of my hobbies is to make newer and better words also!
I like the extra space now that the splashwell is gone, but I see a good use for the splashwell, I just think it could of been much shorter.
Kinda frustrating when a little progress takes a lot of effort, but at least you got the bolts out, and that must feel good! Those bolts look pretty rusty, how's your transom look there? Much corrosion?
Yeah I was not happy about how much I had to take apart to get the splashwell out (I will get pictures once the sun rises).
and the trim pump was blocking one of the screws holding the lower part on the transom.. I ended up breaking the screw holder/guide off of my handy dewalt quick change bit in order to get through a small space from the pump body and what looks like a solenoide.
It also looks like someone sat or stepped on the splash well and split it a little, so when it goes back together I will look into making it a bit stronger...
So far I have not seen any real corrosion on anything but the steel bolts, and it also appears that this boat has been in utah its whole life, we only have salt on the roads
but I have not pulled the transom or engine yet...
