1965 Starcraft Holiday Restoration

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Well here we go, Not sure what i got myself into. :eek: i put a floor and carpet in the boat one weekend and then said to myself, if your going to do it why not just do it right, so here we are next weekend doing a total resto. I have alot of questions so any of you guys that have done one of these please follow, its going to be a fairly quick project. today i stripped everything down. the transom gave me a few problems but a big hammer and pry bar helped me out. :) here's a few pics.
 

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PINIT, Congrats on the project. You came to the right place...a wealth of knowledge from these guys. Looks like you're off to a good start. A hammer and a pry bar are essential tools in every one of Hoss's projects. Nice looking boat man, good luck and keep us posted.
 
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im ready to gluvit, where can i find this stuff at? and i have searched a lot of rebuild threads and i see you guys saying "glass" i know i need to do this to the wood but what does it consist of? fiberglassing? maybe im wrong on that? i know i just see you guys saying epoxy and resin and glassing quite a bit. where can i find this stuff at also. thanks.. im 22 years young and this is my first boat restore, i have done a few cars but all this is new too me. :D
 
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Hey pinit!

Well here we go, Not sure what i got myself into.
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Yah, you are in a whole heap of trouble now! But, we'll get through it buddy, no sweat:)

Hey, I know we were thinking Jupiter before but, uh, I missed that hatch you have on the bow there. Just noticed it!

How long is this boat you have there?
 
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I got my Gluvit through Amazon at SloBlu company.
 
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i wasn't 100% sure it was a Jupiter either, its quite a bit bigger than the other ones ive seen. I believe she is 18 foot. it has a pretty deep V in it. The hatch is nice for moving air in, i even think it keeps the bow down a little bit when its open.
 
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it is 18 foot. mine also had that same style winshield in it when i got it. the Sunchief is the only other one i have seen with the hatch in it and that squared off looking winshield. so did they make a 18 foot Sunchief??
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Check this out...

http://s731.photobucket.com/albums/...craft%20brochure/?action=view&current=668.jpg

and this...

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=286412

I think you might have yourself a rather rare Sunchief buddy!:D

Maybe? Pull out the tape measure and give us an end to end, eh!:)
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Cleaned up the hull and scuffed up the inside walls for primer. Gluvit is ordered. will be picking up Rustoleum clean metal primer Tuesday.
 
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A couple of the Starcraft bros are better than I at identifying these old rigs, hopefully they will swing through and give ya a hand;)
 
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yeah it would be Nice to know, Where can i find this Marine grade plywood for the transom? Cheers..
 
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I grabbed mine from Menards at a very reasonable price. Where you are at you may need to drive a long way to find a Menards though.

Exterior and Arauco plywood are great alternatives though.
 
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http://www.fiberglassics.com/wiki/images/2/23/Starcraftb64005.jpg

Welcome aboard Pinit:)

I could be wrong, but I think you've got an 18' Holiday there. They came with hatches up in the bow like you've got. The link above is a '64 Holiday that looks similar in all respects(other than being an I/O model).

I think the Sunchiefs were 21' only, we've only seen one set up for an outboard I believe.

Whatever she is it's a nice rig and a good project:D
 
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I agree that it's an 18' Holiday. Real nice boat you've got there. Make sure you hit any bare aluminum with a light dusting of etching primer.
 
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Well lets call it a Holiday then! thanks guys!! and jasoutside i have never heard of Menards.
 
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What do i use to glue the two sheets together for the transom? also do i need to coat the whole transom in fiberglass resin? Cheers.
 
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For the transom most of the guys in here have used epoxy to glue them together, I have also heard of others using something like PL to stick them together. Then coat both sides with several layers of the epoxy to seal it up good. A lot of the guys have gone to http://www.uscomposites.com/epoxy.html and http://www.clarkcraft.com to get thier epoxy.
 
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KellyC said:
For the transom most of the guys in here have used epoxy to glue them together, I have also heard of others using something like PL to stick them together. Then coat both sides with several layers of the epoxy to seal it up good. A lot of the guys have gone to http://www.uscomposites.com/epoxy.html and http://www.clarkcraft.com to get thier epoxy.
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how much do you think it would take? the transom on this boat is fairly good size.
 

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If you're going to go the epoxy route, I'd get a half a gallon. That should be enough for your lamination and two coats on everything.
 
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