1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Ok guys, I owe you a video. Hang tight, upload in process.

 

[CheapboatKev]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Ah, EZ just has oil pan envy that he is dealing with right now as his rig doesn't have one.

first I thought it was 6ft itis..lol..but nope, it's pure I/O hatred! lol
But he swings a mean club in the mob..

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

YYyyyeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaawwwwwww!!!!

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

I don't like it ........ where's the tell tale knock ? How are you going to know when the motor is really running ????

Sounds dam good and smooooooth

 

[fshngho]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Oh Mighty Boat Gods, Hear Me!!!
Thank you for giving our friend Jason a beautiful motor that looks great and runs like NEW for an IB, ahem.
Jason you just made my day!! Congrats!!! I just knew with what has happened to PG and others, Murphy was too busy to mess with you.
Carefully listen down south and you can hear another YEEEEHAWWWWW.

Dude I am so happy for ya.

 

[Bwana Don]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

OK I'm late to the party here. Just bang the oil pan out with a 2x4. It's only 1008 steel, it'll move real easy. (ya I know I'm late). I've decided to give up watching DWTS, and follow your thread a little more closely so I can be timely with my suggestions.

I would take it to a weld shop and get it welded with mild steel. Good as new. Does JB weld hold up under oil, or will it eventually eat through it?

I have cubic inch envy dude. That motor sounds pretty good, I love the 4.3, it's a good motor. Making my 3.0 look kind of small.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

I don't like it ........ where's the tell tale knock ? How are you going to know when the motor is really running ????

Sounds dam good and smooooooth

Thanks Bob! Yah, the only racket that was going on there was my boys arguing over which dinosaurs were meat eaters in the background.

Oh Mighty Boat Gods, Hear Me!!!
Thank you for giving our friend Jason a beautiful motor that looks great and runs like NEW for an IB, ahem.
Jason you just made my day!! Congrats!!! I just knew with what has happened to PG and others, Murphy was too busy to mess with you.
Carefully listen down south and you can hear another YEEEEHAWWWWW.

Dude I am so happy for ya.

Yah buddy! My bride said to me "Jason, the only time I have seen you more excited was when your children were born!" I was totally amped man! I'll tell ya, it was heck of a thing trying to fall off to sleep last night.

OK I'm late to the party here. Just bang the oil pan out with a 2x4. It's only 1008 steel, it'll move real easy. (ya I know I'm late). I've decided to give up watching DWTS, and follow your thread a little more closely so I can be timely with my suggestions.

I would take it to a weld shop and get it welded with mild steel. Good as new. Does JB weld hold up under oil, or will it eventually eat through it?

I have cubic inch envy dude. That motor sounds pretty good, I love the 4.3, it's a good motor. Making my 3.0 look kind of small.

Yah Don, I was able to bang er out using a heavy rubber mallet and a big set of clamps to shape it. I think it pretty well came back to just about original. I have farmer neighbors who have used JB to repair their tractor engine blocks and such with no trouble at all. TBD what I do from here on that pan. For now I am pumped to hear her burn fuel!

I am sorry to hear about your DWTS issue. Is there some ointment or therapy or something to help that?

 

[proshadetree]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Sounds great! Now get a new pan or have that one welded. Put it in the boat and SEA TRAIL! Wait Im getting ahead of myself.

 

[nuboat2me]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Been following this from the beginning...

Simply put..

Jason...

You're my hero...

Can't wait for for the rest of the story...

Great news Man... Great news...

Now... Turn around.. pat pat pat pat... Atta bouy!!!

 

[fshngho]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Yah buddy! My bride said to me "Jason, the only time I have seen you more excited was when your children were born!" I was totally amped man! I'll tell ya, it was heck of a thing trying to fall off to sleep last night.



Dude just let SWMBO know when she is turned on that easy and purrs that nice you can get excited all over again.

Lord I apologize...................


please don't really tell her that

 

[paparoof]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Now THAT'S motivational Friday!

That's so cool that worked out so easily.

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Congrats Jason, so glad to hear that the 4.3 is running. Keep at it and 2011 looks like a great year of boating for you and the crew

 

[Alpheus]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Sounds perfect to me. Now get that thing in the boat...

 

[jimdd810]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Great to hear that motor run! sounds really good. Smoothest one ive heard in a long time.

 

[v8mgbal]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

suweeet. everyone in my work area was watching and saying is that the same engine that was going to explode last week LOL.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

Thanks a ton guys, really appreciate the support, encouragement, and help right along with the threats of beat downs and harassment! I'll take it all!

I probably had the Merc running for about 10 minutes before that video there. She was a little rough right out of the block, then you could see how she was running on my vid, very good. Right after that video I gave the throttle a few more bumps and she ran even better! I let her go for about another 20-25 minutes after that video and she seemed to be humming right along perfectly! Really super smooth!

Thanks again dudes!!! You rock!

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

By the way, I will say this...

Getting that Merc running was as big of a moment as bringing that Islander home back in January. Acquiring the hull and finding a good running motor have to be the biggest hurdles that I had to get over, and well, I got em! Sweet!

I still have a long way to go and a lot of labor yet to be completed, but I'll get there, eh! Have my eye on summer of 11!

Cheers

 

[fshngho]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

I forgot to tell ya Jason,...you done did your Avatar Proud!
Now sit back and watch all the customers come rolling in.

Hey, you did it, not me.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

I forgot to tell ya Jason,...you done did your Avatar Proud!
Now sit back and watch all the customers come rolling in.

Hey, you did it, not me.

Yah right, especially since I found my left handed screw driver. But, now I seem to be missing my air cleaner spline grease! It's the special counter rotating kind too! As soon as I can get my hands on that I can open for biz.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

So yesterday I dragged the whole setup out in the drive just so I could be sure that I wasn't seeing things the night before. Well that, plus, I wanted to run er for a while longer before she got put up for the winter.

I'd be one happy kid!