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Big Blank Aluminum Canvas 10 years 8 months ago #80997

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This hull was special ordered by an older gentleman quite some time ago from Starcraft. He was a retired career Navy man, who always wanted to build his own boat.

He never started it. He died a few years ago at the age of 92. His son wants to sell it.

I believe it's the hull from a 26' Starcraft Islander. It's never been in water. Never been powered. The possibilities are endless. What you guys think?



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Re:Big Blank Aluminum Canvas 10 years 7 months ago #81084

Cool! Transom is screaming for some through hull exhaust, and a huge motor.

That's what I personally see.

Neat looking boat, interior is bare I'd imagine?

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Re: Big Blank Aluminum Canvas 10 years 7 months ago #81091

Phishin,

IF that was mine, I would find a 6-cylinder Mercedes-Benz 3.5 liter diesel and "marinize" it, mount it amidships in a conventional inboard style & then construct a traditional "utility-runabout style" interior.

Then I would take it far out into the Gulf in search of BIG GAMEFISH.

yours, satx

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Re: Big Blank Aluminum Canvas 10 years 7 months ago #81156

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From some research I've done, those Benz 3.5L diesels are the worst engines Mercedes ever made. One huge problem was bent connecting rods.

You got experience with these 3.5's?

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Re: Big Blank Aluminum Canvas 10 years 7 months ago #81167

Phishin,

M-B resolved the problems with that "rod-bending motor" (Only about 10% ever had ANY problem & M-B fixed those problems at their expense.). - 99% of the ones NOW extant have been fixed & my best buddy has well over 400,000 trouble-free miles on his 350SDL.
(As for me, I wouldn't take love nor money for my 1986 Mercedes 300SDL.= All that's wrong with it at 221,000 is that somebody at the service station worries me to death trying to buy it, every time I go in to buy fuel. IF I was willing to sell mine, I could get 2x what I paid for it, every day.)

Don't believe everything that you hear. - LOTS of people TALK "trash" but FEW actually KNOW anything about the 148HP L6 diesel, except the OWNERS & M-B specialists.

yours, satx

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