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  1. strov68

    1978 Holiday 18

    First splash! Everything worked and there was very little water after pulling the plug at the end of the day. Kids loved swimming in the lake.
  2. strov68

    1978 Holiday 18

    Got the bimini that came put together and installed today. Also got my cheap DIY snap in carpet done. Way nicer on the bare feet, especially for the kids, and I can take it out later in the season when it would take forever to dry if it got wet.
  3. strov68

    1978 Holiday 18

    Thanks! It is definitely not ideal. Lots of citri-strip and plastic drop cloths so it doesnt dry up before it has a chance to work. Had I known I was going to have to strip it I would have done it when the hull was empty and just flipped it, but I was just going to touch up a few spots at that...
  4. strov68

    1978 Holiday 18

    Finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Casting deck and seats are done. Still need to do some trim work around where I cut the bow. The wiring is also done, but I don't have a picture of the wiring completed under the console. Stripping paint with a almost completed boat on the...
  5. strov68

    1978 Holiday 18

    Changed my mind on the layout again. After having the console in and trying to figure out seats for the family I decided to move the console I made to the side and put 2 small bench seats on each side of the boat with a casting deck up front. I still have to finish up the rear seat support...
  6. strov68

    1978 Holiday 18

    Didn't get near as much done this winter as I had hoped with Covid and flu and whatever else was going around. I did manage to make some headway on the center console though. Also got the bilge pump in and fuel fill and vent lines run. Now I have to figure out where to mount the fuel/water...
  7. strov68

    1978 Holiday 18

    Here are a few pics of my progress... Foam and deck is in. In hindsight I should have painted the part of the bow skin that I will end up keeping. I also need to figure out the side panels since the aluminum peices that raises them off the deck didn't come with the already torn down boat. Gas...
  8. strov68

    1978 Holiday 18

    Unfortunately it will be mostly outdoor winter boat work for me too. Last year was a mild winter so it worked out. At least building the center console will be inside.
  9. strov68

    1978 Holiday 18

    Wow... it has been a busy summer! Been picking away at the boat when I have had time. Sorry I don't have many pictures, I will take some before the winter cover (tarp) goes on. Got the aluminum plate on the keel area riveted though using the holes for the knee brace. A previous owner welded the...
  10. strov68

    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    Most people probably don't like that raised windshield thing, but I really do! I think I am going to try and figure out how to do that on my holiday build.
  11. strov68

    1978 Holiday 18

    I'm not super worried about the paint. I found a rustoleum rattle can in "navy blue" that is a pretty close match. If it does end up flaking off more I will just strip the whole thing and just paint the sides or leave it all bare. I like the natural aluminum hull look anyway.
  12. strov68

    1978 Holiday 18

    That could very well be... upon closer inspection there is some gouging right under where the knee brace is on the outside of the hull. I am going to strip the paint off there and where those globs are to see what is going on. I may make a price of aluminum that essentially extends the keel...
  13. strov68

    1978 Holiday 18

    Yeah some spots are super weird. Like they replaced rivets that are there on the other side by those clobs of weld. At least I have those chine braces going for me!
  14. strov68

    1978 Holiday 18

    Any suggestions on how to remedy that? Grind down and put some new aluminum over those spots on the inside? I did a leak test already and only 1 rivet leaked in the bow and one small seep at the back where the transom skin meets the hull. It looks like they did some "welding" there on the...
  15. strov68

    1978 Holiday 18

    So I put my 22ft V5 on hold for now. There was a ton of corrosion and hundreds of steel shank blind rivets and also a ton of bad solid rivets that are going to have to be dealt with. That hull will be a more long term project, so in order to get on the water with my kids quicker I picked up this...
  16. strov68

    1978 22' V5 Super Sport CC

    I will start a new build thread with some pics of the new boat
  17. strov68

    1978 22' V5 Super Sport CC

    Well, I have decided to put this project on the back burner for now. I am going to finish stripping the paint off the bottom and them pit her back on the trailer still in the turtle position. This will make it easier to replace all the blind rivets once I get to that point again. I am pausing...
  18. strov68

    1978 22' V5 Super Sport CC

    Well I got a lot of the paint stripped off with citristip and a putty knife and power washer. The corrosion is worse than I thought.... several spots the pitting went all the way through the hull. So now my options.... I am thinking of filling the pits with PC-11 epoxy and then putting a huge...
  19. strov68

    1978 22' V5 Super Sport CC

    Yeah right now it seems like there are more blind rivets than good solid rivets left.
  20. strov68

    1978 22' V5 Super Sport CC

    Haven't had much time lately to work on the boat. Got the lower unit pulled to replace the impeller and seals. Also, finally had a chance to get it flipped. I had an elaborate plan involving my engine hoist, but eventually just pulled it off the trailer onto the grass, rolled it over with my...
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