1964 Custom Starcraft Jupiter V16 advice.

Peterjohnphoto

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Hi all, I'm looking at 1964 Starcraft thats been restored and is in good shape in a few days and was wondering if anyone had tips for anything I should be looking at specifically on these boats?

Thank you in advance!
 

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jbcurt00

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Restored is an often broad definition miss used by some that have actually resto-mod'd vintage tin boats or put their own 'touches' that may or may not detract from the original.

From the 1 pix: wrong helm seats, wrong (but sort of vintage look) rear seats, the huge wooden deck covering some portion (all?) of the splashwell and its been painted In a non-factory dark color.

So, not what I'd call "restored", but if well done, it could be a nice boat.

More pix would be helpful.

Unfortunately, being on this forum has made me a skeptical pessimist about used boats.

Dig in when you go see it. Look in every nook & cranny, open hatches. Put your hands into/under places you can't see.

Confirm it doesn't have a nee pretty deck (floor) laid over the old nasty one...

Ask about flotation foam. It had foam originally, should have it now

Exactly what all was done & what wasn't, pix of progress throughout resto?

Get an on the water test, not just started on muffs in the driveway

And that's ^^^^ just a start
 
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