86 Mariner 210

[mjames76]

Well My mariner is going under the knife. I took the floor up and started on the foam.

I needed plenty of these

 

[mjames76]

'86 Starcraft Mariner 210

'86 Starcraft Mariner 210

Then to the transom unfortunately it came out in many pieces so I am going to have to make it from scratch

 

[ezmobee]

Re: '86 Starcraft Mariner 210

Re: '86 Starcraft Mariner 210

Gotta love that poured in foam! Ugh, so glad I didn't have to deal with that. Good work on the demo. I just finished the deck on mine. My transom is cut and fit but still has to be sealed and installed.

 

[mjames76]

Re: 86 Mariner 210

I need to do some research on here to find out what products work best for sealing the new wood and for securing the 2 pieces together.

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: 86 Mariner 210

Nice! Another Mariner resto We've got a few going on now. You are in good company as NB is wrenching on his Mariner now and JimBC's got one too.

Have you considered epoxy resin to seal the wood? It's probably the best way to go. 3M 5200 maybe for adhering the pieces together?

 

[North Beach]

Re: 86 Mariner 210

HaHa just came in to get the camera and had to check the resto threads. Back to yanking out the casting platform and deck now. I'm gonna catch up with you

 

[jspano]

Re: 86 Mariner 210

mj

i'm doing the same boat!
mine had alum strips where the plywood had the butt joints.
i'm going to use them again and then am going to steal micks idea.
install one pc. and the before doing the next get some wood like 1x4 and screw it to that under the joint area spliting the board. now there is a nice lip to lay the next down. i plan on coat the pc with resin.

here's the link to micks flooring
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=365820&page=19

(mick remember imitation is the greatest form of flattery)

mj check out my project it's in my signiture

 

[mjames76]

Re: 86 Mariner 210

I have those same aluminum strips the extra wood is a good idea I go about 320 lbs so I dont need any weak spots. I have been following all the resto threads I can find looking for ideas.

 

[North Beach]

Re: 86 Mariner 210

J & M, Why not just use some wider peices of aluminum like the ones that came stock in the LL. Say around 4" or so. If you lay them over the sheet foam you wouldn't need the wood. I just hate to see the wood getting buried down there to rot over time. I went back with only 1/2" ply over the foam and the strips and the floor is rock solid. Does your 86 have 3/4" ply like mine does?

 

[jspano]

Re: 86 Mariner 210

check this out

http://s942.photobucket.com/albums/ad269/jspano_photo/starcraft bourchure/

page 8 &9 is our mariner

 

[mjames76]

Re: 86 Mariner 210

mine has 1/2" I thought about going back with 3/4" but then the kick plates and other brackets will be off by 1/4". I used 1/2" on the floor in my ss so that is what I'll probably use this time as well.

 

[mjames76]

Re: 86 Mariner 210

Went and picked up a motor yesterday a 115 Johnson, got the plywood for the transom and the new steering system and motor controls on the way.

 

[jspano]

Re: 86 Mariner 210

hows the mtr??? any pics???

i'm going 5/8 on the ply for the deck

 

[mjames76]

Re: 86 Mariner 210

motors good 120 -124 psi in all 4 got it apart ready for a new water pump and lower seals.

 

[jspano]

Re: 86 Mariner 210

sweet! when i get the boat done i need to do some work on the mtr, but i think that's another forum

 

[mjames76]

Re: 86 Mariner 210

Finally making some progress got the new transom in

3 cases of noodles

floor down

 

[mjames76]

Re: 86 Mariner 210

working on the console placement then Ill figure out what I want to do to the floor.

 

[jspano]

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MJ

looks good, i see you went with the noodles too!
where did you get them??

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: 86 Mariner 210

Good work, she's starting to look like a Mariner again.

Those noodle manufacturers are going to have good earnings this quarter.

 

[mjames76]

Re: 86 Mariner 210

MJ

looks good, i see you went with the noodles too!
where did you get them??

I ordered them from the dollar tree website and had them shipped to the store. It saved me a bundle on shipping. I will admit to using some of the old foam though. I didnt have enough noodles to fill the front so I took some of the old chunks of foam and put it inside 2 of those heavy duty contractor trash bags and sealed it real good. I needed something to give the floor a little support up front where there are no stringers to screw to.

http://www.dollartree.com/catalog/search.cmd?form_state=searchForm&keyword=pool+noodles&x=0&y=0