Hi all.
A friend of mine gave me a 1984 17' 6" Starcraft with a 115 HP Johnson with the floor partially torn out. The boat was sealed up and he said a squirrel or something ate through the cover. Then the boat sat for a couple years.
The motor runs good so I was looking for another body to put the good motor on. However after months of wasting my time looking at boats that were listed on Craigslist I just got pissed off and decided to go through and rebuild this one. Atleast I will know what I have. On Easter day I took out the rest of the floor, most of the foam and most of the rotten stringers. I cut the stringers at the top hoping that the pre-existing fiber glass will help with support and also provide a marker to where the stringer is supposed to go. I?m pretty sure with the condition of the stringers the transom will need to be replaced. I will be replacing it later wether or not it needs it. My plan is to install the stringers and floor (as much as I can) before pulling the cap off to replace the transom.
I am looking for advice as I go through this project and I have found the most knowledgeable people here (don?t let your heads get too big lol). I guess with that some of my background and what my intensions are for the boat is needed.
I have been a professional diesel mechanic for 20 years and worked on cars with my dad as a kid. Now I have an engineering job. I have a very large selection of tools so I can do just about anything. Also I refuse to say that I cannot do something.
The main purpose of this boat will be to fish. I will also be using the boats to take the kids tubing every so often.
A friend of mine gave me a 1984 17' 6" Starcraft with a 115 HP Johnson with the floor partially torn out. The boat was sealed up and he said a squirrel or something ate through the cover. Then the boat sat for a couple years.
The motor runs good so I was looking for another body to put the good motor on. However after months of wasting my time looking at boats that were listed on Craigslist I just got pissed off and decided to go through and rebuild this one. Atleast I will know what I have. On Easter day I took out the rest of the floor, most of the foam and most of the rotten stringers. I cut the stringers at the top hoping that the pre-existing fiber glass will help with support and also provide a marker to where the stringer is supposed to go. I?m pretty sure with the condition of the stringers the transom will need to be replaced. I will be replacing it later wether or not it needs it. My plan is to install the stringers and floor (as much as I can) before pulling the cap off to replace the transom.
I am looking for advice as I go through this project and I have found the most knowledgeable people here (don?t let your heads get too big lol). I guess with that some of my background and what my intensions are for the boat is needed.
I have been a professional diesel mechanic for 20 years and worked on cars with my dad as a kid. Now I have an engineering job. I have a very large selection of tools so I can do just about anything. Also I refuse to say that I cannot do something.
The main purpose of this boat will be to fish. I will also be using the boats to take the kids tubing every so often.
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