North Beach
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Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore
Man, you got that right. We redid the dash and transome peice with solid wood and the originals were mahogany covered with vinly.
And I don't see any reason why you couldn't use solid wood for the side panels.
I may try 1 inch solid oak for the piece above the engine. I may also use the same 1 inch thick oak on the rear piece that spans the lower rear seats. I'll probably laminate 2x2 oak on the backside to give it some additional strength and to give the hardware something to bolt to.
I know the many plys in marine plywood will probably hold up better but damn if they wouldn't look good in solid oak though. Man did Starcraft ever like covering everything up in vinyl.
Man, you got that right. We redid the dash and transome peice with solid wood and the originals were mahogany covered with vinly.
And I don't see any reason why you couldn't use solid wood for the side panels.