Haven't been on iboats much in quite awhile. I bought a bass boat last year. It was fast(60mph) and very good running in rough water. But it just wasn't my cup of tea...so I sold it a couple months ago. So now I'm back to my Starcraft.
Fortunately I held on to my Starcraft(some may remember my original resto)...so I finished up the side console conversion. I really love this boat now. So much room now....and much better laid out and easy to fish out of. I sold my 75hp Evinrude last year so I had to find another motor. Found a 1978 70hp Evinrude with power trim and controls for $150! Drove an hour to pick it up. Was stored under a tarp for a year. 135psi on all holes. Swapped out the powerpack and rebuilt carbs. She purrs like a kitten! Cleaned up motor and painted it.
Top speed is 34mph which seems pretty good since the boat is fairly heavily loaded (4 batteries, 10 gals of fuel, plus weight of materials needed to make casting decks etc). I only got 36mph out of my prev 75hp...and that had cmc power trim(which also provided setback for the motor)...so I'm def happy with the 70hp's speed.
I mounted the driver's seat on a suspension seat base normally used for tractors (purchased from Tractor Supply). It works amazingly well. Rough water is no problem on my back anymore.
The LED nav lights are super bright. While not Coast Guard approved....I doubt I'll be bothered by LEOs. I retrofitted the anchor light with an led bulb...so it's super bright also.
