Added another coat of epoxy to the bow pieces today. Tomorrow morning I will add the last coat before wrapping them in vinyl. Will also paint to bow aluminum tomorrow to cover the wood grain.
Picked up another epoxy kit as I still need to cut and coat the gunwale wood pieces as well.
Well I've been busy working away in the garage, unfortunately I got sidetracked and revamped things a bit. Rem ou ving 9' of workbenche. Garage had 36' total
I did purchase the needed 3/4 marine ply for the transom and got it cut to rough size. Also picked up more epoxy and 1/2 marine ply for...
Also, I plan to eliminate the bow rider function and the front will be a solid casting/ relaxing platform with storage underneath. Will use a combination of aluminum angle and epoxy coated wood to complete that task. Cannot rebuild that until I have the consoles back in place and that has to...
There is a dab of 3m in each hole before the rivet is put in, have a couple of oops holes to fill and need to get another box of rivets to finish up the deck.
Also need to find a box of long rivets to put the trim back around the gunwale.
Past couple days I have been in mandatory work...
Makes them useful for something.
It's incredible how many people scoff or overlook pillaging something that is roached out for needed parts.
Many many many boats and campers spend their entire life uncovered outside leaving them to a demise of rot and are full of long forgotten goodies.
The...
Since I still have motivation before I can get more hardware and marine ply to build a new transom.
I am taking on another side project not intended.
The consoles being angled to the sea side drove me nuts as everything wanted to make it's way overboard so I am reworking the consoles to make...
As it sits now flooring is 90% secured down will pick up more fasteners tomorrow.
Top of gunwales has new vinyl layed...then I decided to pull the motor to paint the splash well....then I decided to pull the transom and replace the wood. (Backwards I know)
Through the summer I managed to purchase and pillage a couple of boats for parts
First was a 15' larson that was too good to pass up 50$ for the package and was able to sell the trailer the next day for 300$ without ever posting for sale
Pillaged a bunch of hardware
merc 70hp less controls and...
Boat is a 1985 sylvan 16 as as posted
It is powered by a dealer installed (in 1985)
1975 merc 650 that I now have running like a top. I have several original dealer papers with the matching motor serial number (yes odd I know)
I also have a 198x merc 70 with electronic ignition to potentially...
Well I am at it again with another tin boat.
Been lurking looking at threads gaining some inspiration.
While I know my boat isn't a starcraft I hope that it will be accepted by the diehard starcraft guys with it rolling out of the factory between Y'alls starcraft's
I bought the boat mid summer...
Re: looking for some photo detective work.
picked up two bearing and race sets. will try and make it home with a little added grease but have parts as backup. Our boating season is fairly short up here. As they say 9 months of winter and 3 months of road repair. Saying my prayers at night...
Re: looking for some photo detective work.
hahaha All the tools needed I carry in my truck at all times. nothing like breaking down 50+ miles from the nearest paved road 6 miles into 3+ feet if snow, never mind Distance to civilization. good point on picking up a bearing set... Might as well...
So I had purchased a 18' starcraft holiday last year on the 4th of july and absolutely loved it. it was spacious, comfortable, and it was a starcraft tin boat! well budget got involved and fishing with only 2 people onboard in inland lakes and it was just WAY more boat than I needed and started...
