Greetings All! I recently inherited my Grandfathers Starcraft Sprint in the winter of 2014. Restoration began in the spring of 2015 with the help of my father and older brother. The bulk of the work is done, but we are adding the finishing touches now and plan to be able to enjoy this spring in the Lakes of Ohio and up in Northern Ontario.
How do you get a 500lb boat off a trailer without hurting your back or putting in the water? Barn Rafters and Come Alongs!
Leftover Jet Paint. no seriously, cant beat free! and if its good enough for a Hawker 800 and Flight Level 45-O then its good nuff for my little boat. 
motor in a tree
motor in a tree
time to start putting things back together
old vinyl sides were just not matching well. Went to autzone and found spray paint that is specific for vinyl
matches much better
Motor was ran once in the last 20 years and that was when a friend and myself took her into the our pond for a joy ride when I was 17, needless to say it ran like crap. It was very exciting to breath fresh life into the motor and then tune it to start running well again. 
