Re: 18' Starcraft SuperSport restoration
Well all my stuff that I ordered the other day arrived. It was fun opening all that up. The first thing I did was install the new windshield supports I got. Big improvement over the rusty originals.
The windshield is now done. It didn't turn out TOO bad. It's definitely higher on the passenger side but the foam fills the gap. The top alignment isn't too bad either. I'll live with it.
I don't have much other exciting progress because the transom is eating up my time. And we all know how exciting and interesting transom pictures are
It's coming along though. I have 2 coats of epoxy on the one side and the other side is prepped and ready for its first coat. I sanded down all my JB Weld hole patches on back of the boat itself and they came out very nicely. I had to put a second coat over 2 of them. Once those are sanded that area will be ready for paint. The plan is to finish epoxying the transom board, install it, install all the bolts sealing them well with 5200, attaching the splash well to the transom board with 5200 and screws and then "caulking" the splash well/transom seam with 5200. Once all the 5200 is dry, I can paint it. Once that's dry, I can finally hang the motor. My steering system will be arriving Monday so I can get that, along with the dash panels, installed. I think I am about 2-3 weeks away from splashing it. I'm feeling pretty good about that since a number of the Chesapeake Bay area guys are just splashing theirs this weekend or next so I'm hardly behind on the "season" at all.
Here's a shot I took of my dad's new tinny that we took out on Thurs.
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w200/ezmobee/DSCF2577.jpg That's my Evinrude on it. It came with a Merc 5. I don't do Mercs
Not bad for $600.
