Good Morning All!
Well thanks to all the Starcraft restorers in this association I was able to make an informed decision regarding my first Starcraft purchase. I just picked up a '72 Starcraft Jetstream with a '72 Johnson 50HP. Everything on it is original and falling apart but I love her. And thanks to this website, I have no doubt that i will be able to restore her and have a sweet little boat for putting around.
I already have many of the answers I was looking for by searching this site but I have a few questions I haven't been able to find.
1. based on a brochure I found on Iboats forum, I know for sure that it she is a '72 Jetstream but on the dash the Starcraft logo says Holiday. Was the Jetstream simply a version of the Holiday?
2. I have already decided to replace the floor as it is a bit soft and I was wondering about removing the interior side panels in order to do so. There are both screws and rivets apparent on the panels, does anyone know if I need to remove both or are the screws for the installation and the rivets for holding the panel together?
I'll be putting in some marine ply with a marine vinyl flooring overtop, and replacing the old styrofoam of course, as I would like to keep this as original as possible (although I doubt I'll be able to find the crazy yellow pattern I pulled out of there).
Other than replacing the floor and getting the motor running I don't plan on doing much restoring this summer. I think it would be good idea to run her for a season and see how we use her before I start looking at painting, upholstery, replacement seating, etc.
I'll post some pics - please be patient this is my first posting so it may take a few tries.
Again - thanks to all the members who contribute to this site. It is a goldmine of information and inspiration and I hope that I can pay that back by paying forward some info on a Jetstream restoration.
Talk to you soon!
Your Buddy R.
Well thanks to all the Starcraft restorers in this association I was able to make an informed decision regarding my first Starcraft purchase. I just picked up a '72 Starcraft Jetstream with a '72 Johnson 50HP. Everything on it is original and falling apart but I love her. And thanks to this website, I have no doubt that i will be able to restore her and have a sweet little boat for putting around.
I already have many of the answers I was looking for by searching this site but I have a few questions I haven't been able to find.
1. based on a brochure I found on Iboats forum, I know for sure that it she is a '72 Jetstream but on the dash the Starcraft logo says Holiday. Was the Jetstream simply a version of the Holiday?
2. I have already decided to replace the floor as it is a bit soft and I was wondering about removing the interior side panels in order to do so. There are both screws and rivets apparent on the panels, does anyone know if I need to remove both or are the screws for the installation and the rivets for holding the panel together?
I'll be putting in some marine ply with a marine vinyl flooring overtop, and replacing the old styrofoam of course, as I would like to keep this as original as possible (although I doubt I'll be able to find the crazy yellow pattern I pulled out of there).
Other than replacing the floor and getting the motor running I don't plan on doing much restoring this summer. I think it would be good idea to run her for a season and see how we use her before I start looking at painting, upholstery, replacement seating, etc.
I'll post some pics - please be patient this is my first posting so it may take a few tries.
Again - thanks to all the members who contribute to this site. It is a goldmine of information and inspiration and I hope that I can pay that back by paying forward some info on a Jetstream restoration.
Talk to you soon!
Your Buddy R.