Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild
I'll give you my .02 about the new Merc 4-strokes. I had a 2013 20hp long w/ elec. start on my little boat b4 I sold it (paid $2330 otd, 5yr warrenty..no pwr tilt though).
It was awesome. You would not regret it.
I might not regret the engine but I might regret the $3K hole in my pocket!:mad-new:
Big cheese for small hp. Doesn't quite seem right does it?.
I kept telling the sales fella "Man, that's a whole lot of cash for 9 little horses. I operate off of a everymans salary."
Yo MANG!!! What was the rational for not painting that last bottom chine when you where doing the bottom paint again?
Good question man!
Well, when I had the big girl tipped up on her side I simply couldn't get any kind of straight shot to get those chines painted up. One was way too high and the other was almost on the garage floor. All I could get at was the very bottom.
In the end it was definitely more work for me to bring that white up and over the chine but I think it will be worth it. We'll see in a day or two here once I get the color on the sides eh!
I dont know much about the kicker topic since I dont have the room for one on my boat but I did have some questions about the engine cover if its ok to bring that up. I noticed that you were looking to make some sort of hinged lid for the compartment. I know you put a drain on the oil pan when you fixed that, but wouldnt having a solid mounted iin, non removable base make it too hard to get to the drain plugs for the water passages for winterizing as well make it too hard to get to the oil filter and such? I dig the idea of making it hinged but I think it would be so much easire for maintenance if you made the whole thing removable somehow. Just my .02$
Yah, I hear ya and agree. I'm nearly certain the whole dog house will be removable but with a hinged top to it. Thanks for jumpin in!
Dude... Can I call you 'Dude'?
As hard as you work at everything you do, you deserve to give yourself a perk like a brand new kicker. If I was stinkin rich, I'd buy it for you!
Aww shucks:tickled_pink: Thanks dood!!
how hard was the transom to do in this starcraft im pretty sure that if i get mine running this weekend that will most deff. be the first thing i tackle as its so rotten it almost doesnt exist.
The transom wasn't super hard, just a lot of work for me. Going from the Stringer Drive to the Merc took some extra low grade engineering. I also laminated some fat alum backers for the transom U bolts. Plus I laminated the alum cap to the transom for extra strength and longevity. I also laminated a chunk of alum to bring the thickness to correct specs for the Merc. I had the big alum skin patch to work through too. All that stuff plus I'm just slow I guess:facepalm:
