1983 Stars and Stripes Restoration

[roush611]

Ok so I picked up my 1983 Stars and Stripes today. The boat has been sitting for 10+ years. Luckily for me most of that was indoors. My plans are kind of vague at this point due to a pretty tight budget. First and foremost is getting it up an running again. I will keep this thread updated with progress pictures and issues as they arrive. On to the pictures.

[83SuperSlot]

What A Find!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!

[SkiDaddy]

You got a lot of nice stuff to work with there! Good find. If the Cheez-Its came with it, you got a great deal - no matter the price! :-)

[Sierra Tango II]

Very nice.

[f925]

Looks like a solid platform, Congrats!


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[orbeamlb]

Congrats on your nice boat. Welcome to Team Talk. Plenty of great info on this forum.

[LYNRDSKYNRD]

Great looking MC! A little 303 on that motor cover and seats will do wonders. Look toward to seeing her shined up and on the water.

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[SSMoose]

Looks like you picked up a really nice boat. I look forward to seeing how the work progresses. You will have fun and learn a lot right here.

[thatsmrmastercraft]

Sounds like when I got my boat. Funds were tight too so stage one was making it safely operational. Working on the pretty stuff was stage two.

[mikeg205]

congrats ...nice find...and welcome

[Traxx822]

Nice boat. Update.

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[03 35th Anniversary]

The box of Cheez-It's weren't 10 years old were they???

Hopefully it doesn't need much to run!

[roush611]

Todays update:

• Removed interior
• Removed gas tank
• Replaced fuel lines
• Replaced impeller
• Replaced water lines
• Pulled steering cable
• Installed new ignition switch

Can someone please post a picture of the orientation of the raw water pump. I am pretty sure mine is in the correct way but I just want to double check. (I forgot to mark the orientation)

A couple pics...


And everything tucked in...

[roush611]

Any suggestions on how to get the rusted plugs out? I hit them all with some liquid wrench but it is not helping at all. I don't want to tug too hard and snap a plug off inside the block.

[waterlogged882]

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