1978 Starcraft 22 ft SS v5 restore

[mojoso72]

I will be starting this project very soon! I'm excited about it. My dad bought this boat in 1978 brand new and I just got it about 5 months ago. The motor runs pretty good, but the floor is soft and crumbling and the boat is in need of a few repairs. I have been surfing this site for about 7 months looking at various projects and have gained a lot of insight into what I'm up against. I look forward to completing this project. I'm not looking at doing a full restore, but I am a bit of a perfectionist and will probably go further than I intended because, well, that's just me

 

[mojoso72]

Trying to post pic's, but they won't post...looking for help on that:-(

 

[jbuote]

You need 3 posts in order to put up pics..
So make one more post here, then pics need to be less than 700kb..
I've had best luck with around 400kb, but up to 699kb you should be fine.

Make that one more post here, then follow this too in case you need it:
https://forums.iboats.com/forum/forum-rules-and-guidelines/10524592-photo-tutorial-dec-2017-update

Hope it helps!

 

[mojoso72]

I will be getting pic's up very soon! Thanks jbuote!

 

[mojoso72]

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[mojoso72]

It has been painted since the original color, but still looks pretty good!

 

[mojoso72]

Here's the original. I'd like to do that same paint job if I can. Retro it back! The boat and my dad. Several years ago

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​That's me laying on the back bench as a kid. I remember it like it was yesterday!

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[jbuote]

Can't see pics... Sent a PM so it doesn't clog your thread.. lol

 

[mojoso72]

Trying the picture upload again. Hope it works. Please let me know. Thx!

 

[jbuote]

BINGO!!! We have pics!!

 

[mojoso72]

Just a few more pic's. The plywood is to keep from going through the floor, it's crumbling:blue: We went fishing, tubing and knee boarding this last week. Last trip before the teardown.

 

[jbuote]

Lot's of Starcraft experts here... Even a "Starmada" which has it's own "Splash Of The Year"..
No doubt you'll find all the help you'd ever want and then some!
Will follow along and see how you make out!!

Oh, and finally, the overdue.... :welcome:

 

[mojoso72]

My dad several years ago! i hope to take it back to that color. Retro is back!

 

[chevymaher]

I agree things redone the way they were new. It is to cool a blast from the past.

That is one of the big attractions to me doing mine. My aunt and uncle had one just like it when I was a kid. I loved riding in that boat when I was about as old as you were in the picture.

Yours will be a good looking boat when your finished with it.

 

[mojoso72]

Thanks chevymaher! I'm excited and a little nervous to get at it. It will be my first boat project, but I'm pretty handy. The only thing that I'm concerned about is removing the motor. I don't have a driveway that I can back the boat in, put it on a stand and wheel it in. I live in a subdivision and my driveway has a short down slope. Gonna have to think this through a bit, but I'll get it.

 

[Watermann]

:welcome: to the Srarmada moio, seeing your thread here in the general resto forum can be a chore among all the glassers. Come on over to the Starcraft forum where it's channel TIN 24/7.

Love the big SS and in a V5, super rare to see. :thumb:

What HP is the Johnny?

 

[mojoso72]

Hey Watermann,

It's a 140. It pushes it pretty good and still runs well for a 1976. There is a lot of room in that boat. We had 6 in our family as a kid so my dad thought we needed the room.

What size is your SS? looks nice

 

[Watermann]

My V5 is an 18'r, I would've loved to find a big girl but that would be a long wait and drive not too mention I'd need a few more feet of garage. :lol:

 

[mojoso72]

Ok, I'm gonna be back at it in a couple of days. I had to go out of town to help out my parents, they are in bad health right now.

I have found the 1/2 marine plywood for the decking and will get it this weekend.

Is there any specific epoxy I should use to seal it? I read about Spar varnish, or General purpose. Is that something that I can get at Home Depot or Lowes?

I'm going to order my Rivets and Gluvit hopefully tonight. Any recommendations on how much to get?
WIll one -2 lb work or should I get more?

I'm excited to get at this project.

Thanks in advance for the help!

Jerome

 

[mojoso72]

Also, I've sent a message to the moderator to see if they can move my thread to the Starcraft forum. If not, I might just have to repost it myself.

Thanks!