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  1. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    After 48 hours the boards were just damp, so I figured that was enough OTF for the bottom. I flipped them all over and put on 2 coats of OTF on the top. Hopefully that will be enough for that side too and I can start with the straight spar varnish tomorrow. I need to pick up a few more paint...
  2. Rasdiir

    1973 StarCraft SS 16 Restore

    That boat's in great shape, even the cushions and seats! It looks like there's some cracking on the knee brace wings that bolt to the transom. Some weld that and others, including me, just cut off the originals and bolt or rivet on some new ones out of angle aluminum. You can see my effort...
  3. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Got the mounting holes drilled, t-nuts installed, second backer plates glued and screwed on, and 2 coats of OTF on. I messed up and forgot to install the t-nuts for the future B2B seat prior to gluing the second backer plates, so I installed them after and will screw on a small aluminum plate...
  4. Rasdiir

    1973 StarCraft SS 16 Restore

    Apparently you can link to Onedrive or Dropbox for pics, I just upload them to imgur.com and link them here and that's been working. During my tear down I took pictures of every inch of the boat, from both angles and often with a measuring tape visible, both before and after removing things. 3...
  5. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    I still want to do a B2B seat that can go over the removable pedestal, I was hoping to find one that unfolds but if not then two regular seats placed B2B will work. I finished sanding all the floor pieces and ordered and received the removable pedestal mount for the passenger side, I went with...
  6. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    If I can't find a seat that unfolds from both ends I think a box with two seats facing opposite will be my only option, I would just lose the unfolding capability.
  7. Rasdiir

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

    I see in the pics here: https://forums.iboats.com/threads/shoestring-starcraft-ss160-resto-mod-let-the-long-slow-road-begin.721077/post-5752612 that you did the same thing I'm planning on, having a pedestal and removable B2B seat on the passenger side. I was measuring out my seat placement today...
  8. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Went out today to finalize the placement of those backer plates and it turns out the starboard stringer runs directly beside the left side of the seat base, so now there will be a total of three bolts that are near the edge of the backer plate. I really don't see another way to mount these, so I...
  9. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Basically because the brace is in the way I can't move the backing plate further to the rear, and I don't want to move the seat any further forward, so two of the bolts will be within 1" of the rear edge of the backing plate. I was thinking of doing separate backing plates on either side of the...
  10. Rasdiir

    1980 SS 181 rebuild.

    I'm interested in responses about the glue, I've also been debating what to use and I'm going to be ready to wrap in a few weeks.
  11. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    30" to the front. If I move it forward to clear the brace then it will be 27" to the front, or about 31.5" to the center. If I do end up moving it forward then I will probably get a sliding seat mount to get a few inches back. I'm not sure what a rivet nut is, I'll have to look it up, but I'm...
  12. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Got the last two floor pieces cut, my trusty jigsaw made for a wobbly edge, but it will all be under the seats or side panels anyway so it will be good enough after sanding. I ended up getting with the Swivl-ez 238 permanent mount/post for the driver's side so I can mark out my seat placement...
  13. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    I was thinking about going taller, but my floor to top of gunnel height is only about 20", so any higher than 10" would make me feel like I'm about to fall out, plus I'm 6'2" so my knees would hit the wheel/dash. I might try to mock something up and see what is the highest comfortable height I...
  14. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Took a week off to let the paint cure then flipped the hull over and got it back on the trailer. Two of us actually just rolled it on the grass, then lifted the bow and got a third person to shove the trailer under, worked great. I got my 1/2" exterior plywood delivered and have the rear two...
  15. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Got the 2nd and third coats of blue on and the tape peeled, almost no bleeding from the Frog Tape, that stuff really works great! I love the color, and although there is a decent amount of orange peel on the whole thing it is very glossy and looks great from a few feet away. I'm not sure how I...
  16. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    That's my own version of the 1995 Superfisherman curve, but straight lines are easier to tape then a curve so I did that. I also want to run a grey pinstripe between the white and blue. My previous post may have been early, I got excited after the blue covered so easily and I posted right away...
  17. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Got the second and third coats of white rolled on Wed/Thur. I was contemplating doing a fourth coat, but the weather was garbage on Friday so I decided three was enough and I took Friday off so it could harden up a bit before I taped it to do the blue. Got the first coat of blue on today, I may...
  18. Rasdiir

    1973 StarCraft SS 16 Restore

    My trailer had rollers originally and they dented my hull a lot, so I switched to four 2x4 bunks (here's my post with it finished). You can see the damage in this picture. Two 2x6 or four 2x4 will be plenty for these light boats if they have enough supports.
  19. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    The weather was pretty good for paint at 21C and 65% humidity, so I got after it today and got the primer lightly sanded with 400, then wiped everything down and taped off my stripe with Frogtape. I had been thinking for a while about how to tape my lines straight, and I made a little jig to...
  20. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Yeah, the motor is the main reason I bought this hull, it runs like a dream even if it does drink fuel like crazy. I'll be repainting the motor and applying new decals too at some point.
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