1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

[chief88]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

wish i could use pics of my dads old boat to put on here.there 20 plus years old but you would appreciate them.he did a rebuild like your doing.looks like your off to a great start.i have some work to do on the one i just got.its a 89 but same boat.keep your updates.i think its pretty cool

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Howdy fellas, thanks for stopping by!:joyous:

PMC - Napoleon Dynamite, steak to the face, that was saaaawwwweeeett!:heh:

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So, I chopped off a couple inches from the bracket, sanded, primed, painted, cleaned with some Simple Green, and put it all back together. Ready for install...

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Looks just like new, your going to be splashing the Islander before I get the 4.3 back in my SS

 

[InMotion]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Howdy fellas, thanks for stopping by!:joyous:

PMC - Napoleon Dynamite, steak to the face, that was saaaawwwweeeett!:heh:

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So, I chopped off a couple inches from the bracket, sanded, primed, painted, cleaned with some Simple Green, and put it all back together. Ready for install...

Nice work man... looks great. Did the Simple Green work well === meaning did it require a lot of coats to clean it up... or did spraying it on work well first try?

J.

 

[Leisure67]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

I'll give the Simple Green a big :thumb:. I buy it buy it by the gallon. Lookin good Jas.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Yah, I love my Simple Green, makes quick work of greasy nasty stuff. Funny! I buy mine by the gallon too!

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OK, some progress - been working on the fuel system. Of course while I was working, I just had to jam a fuel line right into my curing seam of 5200:embarassed: Ugh, what a mess!

Hang tight and I'll get some photos going here in a bit...

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

K, fuel system:

Fuel filter installed...

Three way valve for my two tanks...

Here's some video action for my fellow boat builder nerd friends...

Cheers:nerd:

 

[gfbiii51]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

I like the valve. I would have to reverse the handle, though. I wouldn't be able to see the arrow once everything is installed. Operating by feel, I would then have to remember that I want the tank opposite of the way the handle is pointing. Of course, there is the fact that if you want to change tanks, you probably just want the "other" tank :embarassed: so handle direction may be moot.

Fun to see progress on the old girl. :rockon:

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Nice job Jason, like the video and the install.

 

[InMotion]

Re: 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Re: 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

This northern boat nerd is pleased with the progress report and video update! :canada:

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Fun to see progress on the old girl. :rockon:

Well George, I really need to keep crankin on this rig buddy. I was just thinking I've only got about 10 weeks left:worked_till_5am:

Nice job Jason, like the video and the install.

Cuz yur a boat nerd too Glen:nerd:

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Re: 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

This northern boat nerd is pleased with the progress report and video update! :canada:

Kanuck boat nerd at that!:becky:

 

[fat fanny]

Re: 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Re: 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

J been a while since I chimed in but the rig looks great. Does that lid seal that live well? just curious!. Also look further into the bracket on the trim pump I lopped off the silonoid side and mounted it to my dog house bulkhead and moved the pump closer to the transom for more room in the rear of my engine bay just had to make a few longer wires. I really like the fuel tank selector valve as well.
PMC which one are you Napoleon or Uncle Rico? Classic best part of the flick.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Re: 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

J been a while since I chimed in but the rig looks great. Does that lid seal that live well? just curious!. Also look further into the bracket on the trim pump I lopped off the silonoid side and mounted it to my dog house bulkhead and moved the pump closer to the transom for more room in the rear of my engine bay just had to make a few longer wires. I really like the fuel tank selector valve as well.
PMC which one are you Napoleon or Uncle Rico? Classic best part of the flick.

Hey Fanny, great to see ya man!

On the fish box - I have yet to add some gasket around the rim there. At that point it'll pretty much seal up. It's main function is more like a fish box than a livewell kinda. Though, we'll certainly going "aquarium" with the family on board:joyous:

That's a great idea to separate the solenoid, I wasn't even thinking about that. I was mainly focused on chopping off the rusted portions.

Cheers man!:frog:

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Re: 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Speaking of trim pump, here it is installed. Kinda tucked the upper portion up into/under the stern deck...

You can see in this shot how crowded things are getting back there already...

I still have a bunch of rigging that needs to run through there too.

Man am I glad I backed off of building out hatches back there. That would have been a total practice in frustration!

If you are wondering...

"Dood, why the heck is it so tight back there?"

Gotta remember, I chopped off that gunwale "ridge" that I completely hated a while back. Doing that reduced my gunwale width all the way around (of course increasing my cockpit space at the same time). At the stern there I probably reduced that space by about 6" or so.

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All right, fuel system check, trim pump check!

I think I'll start picking away at some electrical type stuff from here.

Have a fantastic weekend fellas!:joyous:

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Re: 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Hey Jas - Ain't it nice to be crawling up in there in a nice. clean space instead of having 40 years of grease and grime covering every thing. Maybe that's the nerd in me. :lol: You made the right choice to skip the storage back there.

 

[Pmccraney]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Looking good... The trim pump/motor and the fuel line connections look great... Nice work!

Yeah, its probably good that you begged off on those storage compartments. I/0s don't like to share their portion of the sandbox with others...

 

[fat fanny]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

J I don't know abpout you but I think you can still squeeze some realastate space back there by puttin a couple of 90's on the fule selector valve and shoring up those fuel lines to the transom tuckin it in there nice and tiddy. I know space management is just looking at it a couple of times after each step but I really like all the open space you have.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Maybe that's the nerd in me.

Oh man, here I thought you were one of the cool kids!:shocked:

I/0s don't like to share their portion of the sandbox with others...

OK, so now that you are a tru blue OB guy I kinda feelin like that was just a low grade backhand you dished out right there:suspicious:

J I don't know abpout you but I think you can still squeeze some realastate space back there by puttin a couple of 90's on the fule selector valve and shoring up those fuel lines to the transom tuckin it in there nice and tiddy. I know space management is just looking at it a couple of times after each step but I really like all the open space you have.

Nah man there's nothing for space back there. That photo might make it look like there's some elbow room but there's nuttin. Especially after I add in all the rest of the rigging, it'll be cramped for sure. I'm really glad I waited to build out my dog house too. Now that the engine is in place and the connections are happening my idea of how I'm going to build it is very different than what I was originally thinking. Cool, time/$/frustration saved!:joyous:

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

All right, deck hatches all sealed up...

I also started in on the electrical stuff. Here's the engine side of my fat/freebee batt cables (ton of cash saved right there, sweet)...

Now, do any of you guys have comments about what the other ends connect to? Anybody have a smart remark about my batt placement? Any of you boys lookin for a knuckle sammich this early on a Saturday morning? Anybody?:mad-new: