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  1. Rasdiir

    1973 Starcraft SuperSport 16ft. restoration questions

    You're making great progress Joe, it's looking good!
  2. Rasdiir

    New (to me) boat owner

    That's in beautiful condition, especially for the age! What length is the viking?
  3. Rasdiir

    22' starcraft islander, crack(s) in hull -- aluminum repair options?

    I'm just starting my resto and have yet to actually do any riveting, but from what I've read: Forming can be done with a rubber mallet and gentle banging. The hull may need a board or something held on the inside while you wack it to make sure it doesn't bounce or dent. There is a rivet thread...
  4. Rasdiir

    22' starcraft islander, crack(s) in hull -- aluminum repair options?

    I'm a boat new guy, but I have spent years reading the Starcraft restorations on this site. The vast majority of people in there who are patching a crack will drill stop holes at the ends of the cracks to prevent it cracking further, remove the old rivets (if applicable), make and form an...
  5. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Spent a bit (a lot!) of time stripping paint yesterday, and got a few more things taken apart on the trailer. I also went to town and picked up some Tremclad (Rustoleum comparable) flat white paint and red oxide primer for the trailer frame, as well as a wire wheel kit for the angle grinder...
  6. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    So I have been working on this boat, although the pace is so slow I feel like I'm not really making much progress. Over the last couple of weeks I got the transom corrosion dremeled out, and there is now two coats of JBWeld Marine filling in all the pitting. Today I got the hull off the...
  7. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    I have as well, I'll ease off for the next practice run and see what happens
  8. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    If I keep hammering at it it gets a bit of a deeper V, but I don't seem to be able to get it flat. I have to do some more experimenting with air pressure and maybe a heavier bucking bar.
  9. Rasdiir

    Starcraft 18 ss

    Come on over to the Starcraft forum: https://forums.iboats.com/forum/starcraft-boats.131/ I'm fairly new to the aluminum boat restoration game, but from what I have read on others rebuilds I believe the splashwell does provide stability and structure for the boat, and it should either be kept...
  10. Rasdiir

    1978 18' Starcraft Super Sport Restore

    The Starcraft forum here on iBoats has a few different SuperSport I/O restorations: https://forums.iboats.com/forum/starcraft-boats.131/
  11. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    That's why I'm confused, all I can seem to get is a v-shape buck, I tried to draw an example below. The one on the left is what the guides say it should look like, the one on the right is what I get. It still seems solid, but doesn't look quite right. I did receive the rivet gun and bucking bar...
  12. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    I took a look on that site, the prices are good but I would get killed on UPS brokerage fees, I ended up paying a total of $90CAD shipping and brokerage for my $45 worth of rivets! I took a few more tries at riveting on a practice piece and wasn't satisfied, so I ended up getting this 3x rivet...
  13. Rasdiir

    My first StarCraft

    Love the wood look!
  14. Rasdiir

    1963 Starcraft Rebuild

    That's a beautiful vintage boat, looks like it's in great shape!
  15. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Just a cheap Mastercraft air hammer, that is definitely part of my problem. I looked around for aircraft rivet guns but the cheapest I could find even used was well over $200, so I'm going to try and practice a bit more with the air hammer before going that route. I don't think the length was...
  16. Rasdiir

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

    Congrats on the splash!
  17. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Definitely planning on it, I actually have that picture saved as an example :) I'm actually planning on beefing up the boat quite a bit to accommodate the motor, so I want to add chine braces, angle braces at floor seams that run from rib end to rib end and are also attached to the stringers...
  18. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    So despite my enthusiasm about the effectiveness of the new paint stripper, my working speed has actually decreased lol. The last three weeks have been spent off and on getting all the paint stripped from the top half, including the entire port side and both gunnels. The whole top half except...
  19. Rasdiir

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Sorry to hear that, hope the symptoms aren't too bad for you :( Boats can wait, health comes first. Hoping you get better soon!
  20. Rasdiir

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

    Not sure if you solved this yet, but this is what I'm planning on. Basically install a small z-channel on top of the seat base and against the hull, then a strip of aluminum screwed to the bottom of the cushion board. It should slide in nicely, then put a snap on a vinyl strap to hold down the...
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