Re: 18' Starcraft Starchief OB Rebuild
I got a real good night sleep last night, more work on the boat to come + pictures.
Currently working on getting my self motivated.
I got new pannels cut for the front bins\seats, the more complex pieces I decided to recycle and not replace.
I sanded, and coated with epoxy letting it soak into the wood, any warped pieces I used some angle alumnium with some clamps to flatten out while the epoxy cured, painted with some primer (Hide the ugly), then epoxied over it again, then wrapped in vinyl.
the rest I'll need to get some pictures to explain my plans, and I'm still thinking through how I'll work out a porta potty or something in the boat.
I know the front is pretty much the best and only place to work it, vinyl everything on the front so a good hose out if (required) is all I'll need... :lol: (not counting the carpet covered sides)
the little deck in the cabin does drain pretty good, but I might think something out more flowable...
Thinking a hole in the flooring... but I'll need some way to make it pretty...
I'm also learning that 1 coat of the epoxy is not enough, 2 coats for full sealing... the black vinyl covered strips covering up the ugly gunnels got some water behind them and they warped a bit... other pieces that I did a full three coats did not have the issue...
I'll revisit them when I have some time with a table saw, and I'm wanting to make them more padded anyways...
My main focus right now will be getting this thing water ready, hopfully for the fall spawning season
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