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  1. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Oh man, can't believe 2 weeks have passed by since my last update. I managed to get some boat and trailer work done over the last 14 days. On the boat I got the last 2 doors wrapped in vinyl and the hatches painted in bedliner and everything attached. Only thing left to do for that is find a...
  2. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    It's our last hot day before the weather turns so I'm taking full advantage of it to get some warm weather stuff done. Got the bunk boards out and hit them with my 50/50 spar thinner mix. As you can probably tell I used cedar, I hope that will be fine. I was limited to that, spruce or pressure...
  3. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    FINALLY! It's warm enough to paint, a beautiful 20 degrees celcius for the next 2 days and I just started days off. My bedliner test worked out pretty good and gave me enough confidence to go ahead and start it on the trailer. The picture below was my trial. I primed the bare metal with...
  4. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Oh ya, almost forgot, I attached my starcraft name plate. I also mounted the fire extinguisher and a couple d rings on the front of the rear deck so I can strap down a cooler.
  5. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Not gonna get much paint on this set of days off, daytime highs are 6 degrees. This is what I woke up to yesterday morning. I decided that I would start getting all the small stuff finished up so I got to work on the hatches. I got almost all of the hinges installed. The ones on the wood...
  6. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Got some decent temps today so I quickly got the trailer parts wiped down with acetone and managed to get the etching primer on. I then got the compressor all set up to spray primer and when I went to mix up the rustoleum I had left over from the boat I couldn't tell if it was the right stuff...
  7. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Still plugging away at the ol' trailer. Managed to fit and drill the fenders and frames for the step ups. Also welded some tabs on the back for the retractable transom tie downs and pulled the hubs and installed new races. The left hub was in terrible shape, rusty and bearings were shot. There's...
  8. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    So last night I picked up the paint for the trailer anticipating that I would get to get some spraying done today as it was supposed to be 15 degrees out. Well that never happened, it was only 8 most of the day until the sun came out late in the afternoon. Since I couldn't paint I decided to do...
  9. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Thanks AH, had a look at yours as well, nice job! They are very similar, check out this pic of my front deck.
  10. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    I also broke out my welder for the first time and realized I'm not very good at welding. I had to weld the piece of box tubing onto the bracket that the rear leaf spring slides into. The old one was rusted right through. The PO must have hit something really hard to because those brackets were...
  11. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    I also bought some 3 x 3 square tubing to lengthen the tongue and drop part of it below the frame. The bow keel needs to come down 4 inches and the way the tongue was set up the keel would hit it. I think I figured a good solid way to attack it. I will u bolt the tongue forward and behind the...
  12. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Got some trailer work done this week. Managed to get the rollers and brackets pulled off between sleeping and working night shifts. Then on my first day off hauled it to the u sandblast place and stripped all the paint off. I was lucky I got her home and in the garage minutes before the rain...
  13. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Ya that is pretty solid the way they did it on the v5. If I had to do it again I would probably have made 2 more knee braces that would have attached to the plate floor just for piece of mind with that 120 hanging off the back. On another note, got the boat off the trailer, it's sitting a bit...
  14. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Also got some nice new aluminum rims on clearance for 35 bucks each and got a new black tracker boat top with side curtains for 90 bucks. The width is perfect, hopefully I will be able to rig the windscreen and side curtains to fit.
  15. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Well I'm back from hibernation. It's been a long cold winter but finally getting some temps on the right side of zero so hopefully I will get back to the ss soon. Not much has happened on the boat since I last posted. I did get my starcraft decals on, fuel tank secured, hoses and filler...
  16. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Ya they are pretty awesome. Gonna pick up another set for the net. Here is the front deck.
  17. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Not much done on the boat this long weekend, too many bbqs. I also ended up building a propane fire pit for the outdoor living room the admiral wanted. I did run the fuel line and I got these great rubber tool holders that I used to mount my paddles. I also got the hatches cut out of the...
  18. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Got a full day in today but it sure doesn't seem like very much got accomplished other than the framing for the front deck. I did get some other small things done though so that' less I have to do later. I'm a little concerned about the clearence for the fuel filler hose. I have about 1 and a...
  19. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Thanks all for dropping in, it is very motivating when knowledgeable people like you all post such great and encouraging comments. Today is day 1 of 4 off, I hope to get a lot accomplished this week. Today I messed around with the wiring a bit and mounted the kicker bracket and boarding ladder...
  20. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Still lots of work left. Front deck will be next and try and figure out where I'm going to mount the fuel fill so I don't get too tight angles in the fI'll hose. Electrical still has to be hooked up and latches installed in the hatch lids, trailer work and still have to polish the aluminum. I...
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