18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

[HopeSheFloats]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

Wow EZ, that's gonna be a sweet ride, Luv the layout with the seating arrangement....Me?....lawn chairs and milk crates probably, least till I sell the Imperial{po boy here :redface:}....Dude you don't waste any time from the looks of things...Kudos on the awesome job & over-all looks!{that's 'boat' looks, not you...lol}

 

[ezmobee]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

Mostly family stuff today but I did get some time to do some work this evening. I finished the panels that go in/under the consoles and installed them. I also removed that piece of wood in the bow in preparation for it's PVC trim board replacement.

ATTENTION STARCRAFT SS OWNERS! Apparently this board is the KEYSTONE of your entire boat!!!!!!!!! Look at all the friggin' fastners they used on this darn thing? I fully expected my entire boat to split in half and fall to the ground when I removed this board.

I think it took me like 40 minutes to get that stupid board out. Got all the fastners out and then still had to cut it in half to remove it as it was flush to the hull. Must have been installed before the cap aluminum. It's replacement won't go all the way to the sides of the boat.

 

[BobsGlasstream]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

ezmobee,
The bulkheads look good.

ATTENTION STARCRAFT SS OWNERS! Apparently this board is the KEYSTONE of your entire boat!!!!!!!!! Look at all the friggin' fastners they used on this darn thing? I fully expected my entire boat to split in half and fall to the ground when I removed this board.

Are you sure that the first large wake you hit it won't collapse?
Looks good
Bob

 

[tinkeringwackyone]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

ezmobee, just got caught up on your project, looks great. you definitely have a gift. thanks for the help you've given me so far. keep up the good work.

 

[erikpn]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

ATTENTION STARCRAFT SS OWNERS! Apparently this board is the KEYSTONE of your entire boat!!!!!!!!! Look at all the friggin' fastners they used on this darn thing? I fully expected my entire boat to split in half and fall to the ground when I removed this board.


I think it took me like 40 minutes to get that stupid board out. Got all the fastners out and then still had to cut it in half to remove it as it was flush to the hull. Must have been installed before the cap aluminum. It's replacement won't go all the way to the sides of the boat.

Was like that on my nassau too. Ridiculous number of things attached to the dashboard, took about 2 hours to get it out because I didn't want to cut it in half

 

[jspano]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

ez, everything looks great!!! wow your so close to done.
you said

I don't have any tips on the vinyl. I got a few air bubbles in mine and they are pretty well impossible to get out.

have you tried a syringe with glue in it? you can usually get 1 at a feed store,
you can pop it then squeeze the air out(seen it done on wallpaper)

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

ALL RIGHT, WHO DROPPED SAW DUST ALL OVER EZ's BRAND NEW CARPET JOB??!!

Oh, ah, never mind...

Looking great EZ!

 

[scipper77]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

I notice you didn't put any plastic down to keep the carpet clean. After I thought about it I realize that this means that you are working hard enough to have an awesome boat but are relaxed enough to enjoy it.

I would probably be so anal about the boat that anyone aboard wouldn't be able to enjoy themselves.

Great work so far and in addition to being anal, I am also very jealous!!!

 

[Andy in NY]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

Dang Jeremy... I think I am just going to have you and clay do my next boat for me...

she is looking sweet.

 

[North Beach]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

Andy let me know when you're ready and I'll dispatch E right on up there

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

ATTENTION STARCRAFT SS OWNERS! Apparently this board is the KEYSTONE of your entire boat!!!!!!!!! Look at all the friggin' fastners they used on this darn thing?

LOL That's why mine's still in there I couldn't believe what I saw when I took a look under the bow. A bit excessive I'd say

 

[Greendiver]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

Smokes! That is ANOTHER great looking boat!​

 

[backlashed]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

Thanks for the heads up on the bulkhead ez. I thought about removing mine, but after seeing what you went through, I believe I'll just give it a coat of resin whenever I have some mixed up for something else.

On a different note. I was wondering what you used, and what is the general opinion on the best way to re-attach the deck? SS screws, rivets....?
Did you pre-drill and seal the holes with resin, or something?

 

[gunner1]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

Thanks for the heads up on the bulkhead ez. I thought about removing mine, but after seeing what you went through, I believe I'll just give it a coat of resin whenever I have some mixed up for something else.

On a different note. I was wondering what you used, and what is the general opinion on the best way to re-attach the deck? SS screws, rivets....?
Did you pre-drill and seal the holes with resin, or something?

I like your tag line. Good ol' Lynard Skynard.

 

[backlashed]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

I like your tag line. Good ol' Lynard Skynard.

Thanks

 

[HopeSheFloats]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

Bout as sad as removing the dash eh? Think how much lighter it would of been to flip with all that hardware removed{lol}

 

[ezmobee]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

Haha nice one Kenny!

Guys, I had to laugh when I was installing the replacement.....there were 7 more fastners involved that weren't even pictured! These were removed when I first got the boat as they were kinda just hanging there since the underlying wood was rotted. So add these to the tally. Sheesh!

Here's the new piece installed. These PVC trim boards are great to work with. I highly recommend them to anyone who may have a potential application for them in their projects.

The bow area is finally pretty well buttoned up. I'm not 100% happy with it but it's pretty good. Someday I will probably rebuild it using aluminum for the base (like was OEM), bump up the deck wood thickness to 5/8" ply, and just have overall better planning as far as the hatches, hinges, etc.

Unrelated note, we were at Target today and I picked up this step ladder for $24 on clearance. Notice how much higher it is than my old one. My nards are thanking me already! (I should have bought one of these MUCH earlier in the project. Getting in and out of the boat has been a b%&^h.

 

[ezmobee]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

I was wondering what you used, and what is the general opinion on the best way to re-attach the deck? SS screws, rivets....?
Did you pre-drill and seal the holes with resin, or something?

I used those tan deck screws. I had used them successfully on the Jupiter as well. I put my second coat of epoxy on the deck after it was installed in the boat to seal the holes. Others have used rivets and they've worked well also.

 

[backlashed]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

Did you have a problem with the floor seams not falling on a rib? If so, how did you compensate?

 

[ezmobee]

Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration

As I recall....they fell on ribs.