I am in the process of fixing up a 1965 17' Starcraft. It has a plexiglass "bowed" windshied that is pretty foggy to look through. It also has some hairline stress cracks along the bends to the sides of the boat. Does anybody know of any way (or cleaner/solvent), that will solve either of these...
I have a 1965 17' v-hull (fiberglass) Starcraft, and I just took it out on the water after a lot of restoration this past weekend. It ran great, the lake was pretty calm, but the front hull was still thudding and bounching a lot. <br /><br />The fiberglass up there looks to be solid. I am used...
I just put (for the most part) a Teleflex kit on my boat. However I quickly noticed that the "complete steering kit" has nothing to mount the steering rod to the motor. Does anyone have any idea how to do this? For what it is worth, my motor is a 1965 Johnson outboard. I noticed a nut on the top...
I just bought a boat with a 1965 Johnson outboard. I just started it is a drum for the first time yesterday. It appears that water pumps break on these motors a lot, and I wanted to see how to tell if mine is broke. I did notice a whole right above the water line on the left side of the motor...
I have a project boat and I took off the cleats to get new ones. The new ones look great, ecept that you can see holes underneath from the old hardware. What would the best way to cover those and make them look good be? Do I have to make an effore to fiberglass that down with mat and resin, or...
I just got a '65 17'fiberglass Starcraft (as a bit of a project boat). This is probably no surprise, but the hull has dings and chips, along with one small hairline split that I'm worried will leak. To patch these imperfections, how would Bondo work? How about Bondo with a coat of epoxy over it...
I have a boat with a '64 Johnson on it. The paint is far from pretty! I was wondering if anyone knew of a good brand/kind of paint to spray on their. Would some good old Krylon or Rustoleum do the trick if used with a coat of clear-coat?<br /><br />The trottle on this boat was working, then was...
Hey, all! I'm from Dayton Ohio...the place with the worst fishing in the world! Does anybody know of anywhere good (big or small lake) in the Columbus-Inianapolis-Cincy area? Let me know. <br /><br />Thanks
I have just purchased a 17 ft fiberglass starcraft with a 75hp Johnson O/B that has the old cable steering. This is my first boat, and so I am trying to fix her up and make her fun and safe cheaply, due to my college budget being low :-). I have been told in my other chat topic that I should not...
I am thinking of buying a cheap 60's model 17' Starcraft with a 1979 75 HP Johnson outboard. I have seen it, it is in solid shape, I saw it float, and I saw it run briefly. The motor sounded half way decent. How are these old motors? Can you get parts and manuals? How are these boats? Does...
I am thinking of buying a cheap 60's model 17' Starcraft with a 1979 75 HP Johnson outboard. I have seen it, it is in solid shape, I saw it float, and I saw it run briefly. The motor sounded half way decent. How are these old motors? Can you get parts and manuals? How are these boats? Does...
