'86 Aluminum Starcraft Restoration

[Bomber Goober]

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Forget it video link wouldnt load

 

[sutor623]

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Alright guys so I didn't get a ton done this weekend but I did manage to get this done.

pulled the motor off the other boat and my buddy trailered her home. Now she's safe and sound in my basement.

 

[jigngrub]

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Alright guys so I didn't get a ton done this weekend but I did manage to get this done.

pulled the motor off the other boat and my buddy trailered her home. Now she's safe and sound in my basement.

DUDE!!! You LYNCHED an outboard motor!!!

 

[Bomber Goober]

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DUDE!!! You LYNCHED an outboard motor!!!

Shoulda been a tinny

 

[sutor623]

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DUDE!!! You LYNCHED an outboard motor!!!

Well you know how these '80s Evinrudes are. Real hard to kill! But in all seriousness, I didn't want to buy an $80 strap to go onto my motor hoist so I used a 3300# tow rope instead. Pulled the LU off just because I didn't want to risk breaking off the skeg or ruining my prop. If I only had a garage........

 

[sutor623]

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Shoulda been a tinny

Man hatin' in a tinny lover thread. Oh well at least you have a Johnson on the back of that 'glasser!

 

[jigngrub]

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Shoulda been a tinny

These pics always make me laff:lol:

 

[Bomber Goober]

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[sutor623]

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Well, what did you expect, it is a tinny thread?

 

[jbcurt00]

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I actually thought the same thing: Why would you want to lynch an OB, esp an E/J OB?

Nice job on the sling, OB motor stand, if you don't yet have 1 built... And another

 

[sutor623]

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I actually thought the same thing: Why would you want to lynch an OB, esp an E/J OB?

Nice job on the sling, OB motor stand, if you don't yet have 1 built... And another

Thanks brother. And thanks for the stand links I need to make one.

 

[NealLauderman]

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I got a crack out of the Dillards Bridge picture... I was on Anna yesterday testing my boat and went under that bridge

 

[sutor623]

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I got a crack out of the Dillards Bridge picture... I was on Anna yesterday testing my boat and went under that bridge

Oh yea, thats pretty cool. If you were on Anna in this cold weather I'd guess you were trying to get into them linesiders? Or was it strictly just a test run?

 

[laurentide]

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If I only had a garage........

I hear you, man. This issue is killing me right now.

 

[sutor623]

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I hear you, man. This issue is killing me right now.

Man I'm not going to even complain right now. I bet VT is frigid right now.

 

[sutor623]

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About to go pick up a timing light with inductive tachometer. Could have saved me a lot of headaches in the past. Got done with my DVA meter last night. Been helping a friend with a Merc 115 from '86, so I haven't been making lots of progress on my thread. I am glad that I got the motor up Sunday though.

 

[NealLauderman]

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Oh yea, thats pretty cool. If you were on Anna in this cold weather I'd guess you were trying to get into them linesiders? Or was it strictly just a test run?

It was a test run/scouting trip. Was scouting out some waterfowl spots for next season. Was one of the few dummies on the water in the snow, lol. I am looking forward to chasing some of them linesiders though at some point. Got a little more work to do but we did make a 40 mile run out there on the lake.

 

[sutor623]

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Sweet man, 40 miles is a nice test run. Hit me up one day man maybe we can meet up there and hit up the stripeys. Trade some Anna secrets.....

So guys I let my buddy keep the ladder on the Starcraft that I got the motor off of. I think it is a factory install because of the way it was installed, and all of the rivets in the side rails are factory because they have the paint on them. Anyways, I didnt want to leave 4 huge holes in my bud's boat so I left it on there. I did like it but I am thinking about doing something a little different. Maybe a hook over the side idea? Also I was thinking of installing a ladder or using a removable hook ladder over the bow or gunnels. Like this:Original Gunwale Eez-In Hook Ladder - iboats The other desire that I have is to add a doggie ladder. If I do that though I have to put on a permanent ladder that goes over the transom. I do not like the idea of climbing over a slippery splash well. Guess I could use some skateboard grip tape on the splash well. Any ideas or inputs? Here is the factory setup on the boat that I just got rid of.

 

[jbcurt00]

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This may be of assistance getting the dog aboard:

Start keeping an eye out for yard sale ladders though :watermelon:

 

[jigngrub]

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I installed this one on my boat:
Folding Ladder - Universal Mount | Bass Pro Shops

Cheap, easy to install, permenant, and doesn't take up any room inside the boat.

I've never used it and didn't install it for swimming or water sports, I installed it for MOB emergency... so I could crawl my old decrepit butt back in the boat if I ever fall out. An old man could die of hypothermia trying to get back into a deep V boat by himself.:faint2: