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  1. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    Did some more stripping today.. Will finish the sides tomorrow and get ready to flip her.. Will have to switch my deck boat from the back yard to the front and SS to the back yard.. Hope I can get this done tomorrow.. Hope everyone one of the fathers here has a Great Fathers Day tomorrow.. Pic...
  2. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    Did some work thru the week.. Have one side almost done.. Can't get between the fender and boat.. Made a template for the SC swoosh on the sides.. Used some heavy plastic and taped it into place and used blue tape to outline the swoosh. Will transfer the template to some thin sheet metal and...
  3. Decker83

    1979 22' Starcraft SuperSport V5 Restoration

    That is looking great..
  4. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    I was able to get in some work in after work this week.. Got out this morning and pulled the angle on the starboard and port side that hold the transom.. Use a chisel and cut the heads off the rivets and punched them thru without using the drill.. This left me a clean hole.. I wouldn't do it...
  5. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    It didn't rain today so I got busy on the glue clean up.. The sun came out in full force with high humidity.. Got in the 80s today.. Had to break down and get a popup tent.. The sun was getting the hull to hot to use the remover.. I received my Moeller drain fittings and the Moeller flange...
  6. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    Had rain today so not much boat work.. Did take the Admiral to the store and loaded up on some good baby back ribs for tomorrow..:D Made it over to HD and bought some Klean Strip Adhesive remover.. Worked really well for me.. The direction said to spread it on and put plastic over it.. Tried it...
  7. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    Tried to do some work today in between the rain.. Drilled a 1" hole in the transom for new drain tube.. Removed the rubber rub rail and then the rail.. Removed the gunwales and the wood support for the bow.. Removed the remaining carpet and scraped down all the rubber backing left behind...
  8. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    I was able to get the air hammer adjusted with a adjustable pressure gauge and did a better job..:happy: I attached it the the inlet fitting.. Called my son in law over this morning and started to put the backer plate in place.. Used acetone to clean the transom and the plate.. Took 2 tubes of...
  9. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    Thanks guys.. The rivets I am using have a countersunk head.. They are flat on the surface.. That's why I made the tool.. Will probably buy one on line to use.. I have a 3"x 2" x 4" bucking bar.. It works well.. I think I need to get the air pressure right and it will be fine.. A couple of the...
  10. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    Tried my hand at the rivets today.. Used a HF air hammer and cut the end off the chisel that came with it.. It was to small so I welded a piece of 1 1/4" round steel to it.. It worked better.. I need some more practice and make a few more adjustments for the air pressure.. Here is some...
  11. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    Not a lot new to tell.. I drilled about 70 holes and countersunk them in the backer plate.. I cut the bottom of the plate to fit the hull and put a hole in the center to give me a place to clamp it in place.. Drill the holes through the transom.. Deburred all the holes.. Sunday the power went...
  12. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    After seeing dozerll post ^^^ I got excited and ran down to HD.. It was so busy I couldn't find a parking spot.. Went to Lowe's and found a nice Porter Cable 4 1/2" grinder for under $40.00.. That went into the cart.. Also bought some metal cutting jig saw blades and a 1 3/4" hole saw.. Looked...
  13. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    Sorry for the pics.. Can get some better ones this weekend.. Here is a pic of the OMC front mount..
  14. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    ON the OMC mount it has a electric motor used to adjust the height of the motor.. I guess I could just set the height without using the motor.. I am not sure I want to use it.. Like the way the merc is set up.. Also want to sell the OMC motor complete with out drive, wire harness, steering and...
  15. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    Got up early this morning only to find the Admiral wanted me to shampoo the carpets..:moony: That took up the morning.. Started on the transom and finished the welding.. That was a royal PITA!!! I will never try that again with the welding rods.. It turned out ok.. Have a lot of bleed thru on...
  16. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    Didn't get much done on the boat this week.. Got out this morning and lowered the 2 outside bunks.. The 2 inside bunks look good but the angle is off a little.. I think I will have enough play in the mounts to correct it.. Found some aluminum I had left over from my deck boat to make a plug for...
  17. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    Hard to post tonight..:faint2: Not much on the boat.. Got up this morning and the Admiral had a few things for me to do..:D Did get the donor on the dilly trailer this morning.. Hooked up the trailer and backed under the glasser until the bow was on the bunks.. Hooked up my chain fall on the bow...
  18. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    Tried to get the donor boat back on the dilly trailer.. That was a no go..:doh: The donor is 84" wide and the dilly trailer side supports were only 76" wide..:rant: Thought I could just unbolt the mounting brackets, but no way.. One of the PO's welded them to the trailer.. So out come the...
  19. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    Not sure what thread I read this.. Think it was Watermann's thread.. Took the winch off the dilly trailer and lowered he tongue to the ground.. Backed the donor trailer as far back as I could over the dilly trailer.. Got it all centered up and released the winch.. Pulled out the strap and hooked...
  20. Decker83

    1977 StarCraft 18' SS restore

    Hope everyone had a good Saturday.. Removed the floor and gas tank last night.. The tank was very clean on the outside.. No pics yet..:facepalm: I started this morning by removing the last tid bits left on the donor.. Cut a piece of 24 ga paint grip galvanize and screwed it to the outside of the...
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