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  1. classiccat

    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    that's nice having an experienced rivet partner! 1/2" length is fine; you're better off with longer rivets and trim them to size if you find the bucktails rolling over on you.
  2. classiccat

    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    Here's @Watermann s thread: everything rivets. We like the brazier head 3/16" structural solids for this repair.
  3. classiccat

    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    correct. spray rail reinforcements as well as the vertical risers.
  4. classiccat

    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    Yeah that shouldn't be a problem tapping into the main fuel feed. I don't believe that it will effect operation. The only reasons I can see keeping them isolated is if it's a 4 stroke and your main engine is a 2 stroke (or vice versa) or you like to push the limits on your fuel capacity and...
  5. classiccat

    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    I like 8 - 10 rivets per rib-end for that patch buttered with 3M 5200. 4 for the existing rivets 4 outside of the crack stop holes debatable: 2 for the crack stop holes themselves...I did this but it could be argued that if the boat flexes again, there's another stress riser right there. I...
  6. classiccat

    Shoestring Starcraft SS160 Resto-mod - let the long slow road begin

    mine is a bare bottomed trailer queen.
  7. classiccat

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    the upside-down puma sneaker with the "Starcraft" interruption catches my eye the most.
  8. classiccat

    Shoestring Starcraft SS160 Resto-mod - let the long slow road begin

    I had the same conversation with Interlux...no acid wash, self-etching primer, alodine...nothing. Sand only (and remove residue). I haven't had 1 single instance of adhesion failure...granted all of my paint is above the waterline (except for the transom skin of course) but I have not been...
  9. classiccat

    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    Welcome Paul (from YouTube)!! great job on that 2-part foam removal. that stuff is a nightmare as I'm sure you're aware. You're knee-deep in a "bowectomy". These are ambitious builds but it looks like you're off to a good start...nice clean cutout that meshes with the existing gunnel...
  10. classiccat

    New Journey

    @MNhunter1 Are you adding glass to that epoxy? I highly recommend it to avoid grain checking.
  11. classiccat

    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    sounds like you're making great progress! now you're just going to have to get another tinnie to restore so those future splashwell drain tubes don't go to waste :ROFLMAO:
  12. classiccat

    Who had the Chief with the single 70HP outboard?

    @laurentide (previously chemwire) immediately comes to mind. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/rough-and-ready-74-starcraft-chieftan-18-rebuild.570067/
  13. classiccat

    Fisher 1860 foam location

    you want to use a dense closed cell foam that retains very little water; most of us tinny-guys use XPS foam board (not EPS). if you're concerned about solubility in fuel, you can wrap it in hdpe bags...however if you're dumping that much fuel below your deck, you have bigger fish to fry.
  14. classiccat

    Fisher 1860 foam location

    I'm not familiar with your model of boat however I'd assume every empty cavity under the deck is foam filled to maximize buoyancy in a capsizing &/or swamping event.
  15. classiccat

    Fisher 1860 foam location

    it's likely pour-in 2 part foam which would likely be more like an excavation...where we've seen shovels & spades deployed for removal. Foam removal is a necessary evil in this case; two second what jb said, you don't want waterlogged foam in contact with the aluminum.
  16. classiccat

    My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

    it's a few pages back in the thread: youtube link
  17. classiccat

    1966 Starcraft Holiday Interior Work

    On my SS18, for each console there were 3 on the forward glasses & 2 in the side glasses...so 10 total.
  18. classiccat

    My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

    Thanks MN! I'm really glad that I pulled that together even for myself; it's easy to forget how much blood, sweat and tears (not to mention $$) go into these builds!
  19. classiccat

    Shoestring Starcraft SS160 Resto-mod - let the long slow road begin

    Finding & repairing a leak sounds like advancement to me! Nice work!
  20. classiccat

    1966 Starcraft Holiday Interior Work

    on my '75, that lower gunnel trim was secured from the underside with 5/32" pop rivets. usually they're 10-32 hardware securing the windshield down. windshield screws have a slot-head that can be made from regular screws with 2 opposing sides ground down to fit into the slot. I used n-butyl...
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