1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

[Triton II]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

Looks like you're enjoying your new spray gun Jason... is there anything left to spray 'round your place, like, say an Islander?

TII

 

[tgp***]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

Nice! I like it. Its alot work have 2boat syndrom.

 

[yooperangler]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

Nice work man trailer looks like new. Got the boat ready to splash yet ?

 

[paparoof]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

Dood - could you come over next weekend and rebuild my boat trailers too? I'm sure you have nothing better to do.

Looks great man!

 

[Golden Arrow II]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

Yah, I'd love it! My worry is that the completion date for this Jet might be butting up pretty close to bow season so I'll have to make some good choices as I go along.

The walleyes and perch should be in close by then. You could run just out of the mouth of the river and jig for them. That is easy fishing. As far as bow season, hunt in the morning, then fish in the afternoon, then hunt again in the evening. There I just solved all the choices for you.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

Looks like you're enjoying your new spray gun Jason... is there anything left to spray 'round your place, like, say an Islander?

TII

Yah, that Islander sure could use a coat of paint huh:facepalm:

Nice! I like it. Its alot work have 2boat syndrom.

I am so glad that I have this smaller rig to work on - not finishing the big girl this year with no options would have been a real bummer.

Nice work man trailer looks like new. Got the boat ready to splash yet ?

Yah, I have work to do. Finally moved back into the house the other day (I refinished all the hardwood floors) so the furniture got moved back in and in turn the Jet found her way back into the garage. We'll see what we can accomplish from here on my friend.

Dood - could you come over next weekend and rebuild my boat trailers too? I'm sure you have nothing better to do.

Looks great man!

Ugh, trailers are not super fun. But hey, sure yur a great guy PR. On my way

The walleyes and perch should be in close by then. You could run just out of the mouth of the river and jig for them. That is easy fishing. As far as bow season, hunt in the morning, then fish in the afternoon, then hunt again in the evening. There I just solved all the choices for you.

Cool, thanks man. I'll just let Jen know the plan, I'm sure she'll be cool with it

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

OK so today I hooked up the trailer for the first time and ya know what...

THE LIGHTS WORKED!!! FIRST SHOT! I dunno about you guys, but whenever I run all the wiring/hook up trailer lights AND they work right out of the gate - like winning the lotto for me

I hauled er over to the local stone yard for a weight - came in at a svelte 460 lbs.

Ran over to the Sec. of State, paid em some money, thankfully they had the vanity plate right there that I really wanted...

Cheers fellas

 

[paparoof]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

...I refinished all the hardwood floors...

pics or it didn't happen!

 

[paparoof]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

MOBBQ!

rofl!

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

pics or it didn't happen!

Oh it happened! I'm wiped! 2.5 days of sanding to bare wood, 1 day of cleaning, 3 days of stain/poly.

Living Room

Kitchen

Hall

Bedroom, 2nd hall, and mudroom photos are MIA at the moment, trust me, those happened too

Ooo, guess that camera got pretty dusty too, hafta clean that eh.

 

[paparoof]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

wow - I was kidding, but okay! Looks awesome!

Geeze yer a busy guy. I gotta make sure my wife doesn't see how much work you get done.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

wow - I was kidding, but okay! Looks awesome!

Geeze yer a busy guy. I gotta make sure my wife doesn't see how much work you get done.

Thanks bro, yah, this stuff keeps getting in the way of my boat building!!

You can see up in the kitchen photo there my wife still has no sink. Um, I better get to work before she she catches me slackin on iboats

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

Oh it happened! I'm wiped! 2.5 days of sanding to bare wood, 1 day of cleaning, 3 days of stain/poly.

Any CSM, I think that's the recommendation here when using poly.

I like shiny wood floors. You did a great job! Get the sink in or watch out for the frying pan!

 

[lakelover]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

Great job on the floors, just wondering what type of poly you used? You work too hard, you're making me tired.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

MOBBQ!

rofl!

I'm pretty sure I remember you talking about a key lime pie for the next mob gathering??

Get the sink in or watch out for

the frying pan!

No joke man! Yah, just gave my granite wholesaler guy the templates this morning. Supposedly two weeks to cut out my countertops from some rock. Then the sink goes in, she'll be a very happy wife. She might even let me work on this Jet for a minute or two

Great job on the floors, just wondering what type of poly you used? You work too hard, you're making me tired.

Thanks lake! I typically go with two coats of gloss for durability then one coat of satin for the final coat to tone it down.

http://www.minwax.com/wood-products...nwax-super-fastdrying-polyurethane-for-floors




K, so I stumbled into the marine dealers place today. I ended up spending way too much dough there! I bought fuel line and all the fittings for my OB and tanks. I spent probably spent double what I needed to, ugh. It was hot, the kiddos were "exploring", I really want to get my OB running, weak moment man. Handed the fella plastic. Not my normal MO but got what I needed.

Anyway, they did have a sharp little 16' Starcraft there, black, nice...

Ry was checking it out, it's his 5th Bday tomorrow. He unwrapped a new fishing rod tonight, he was pumped.

Another mini splashwell idea hmmmmmmm...

 

[lakelover]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

I typically go with two coats of gloss for durability then one coat of satin for the final coat to tone it down.

http://www.minwax.com/wood-products...nwax-super-fastdrying-polyurethane-for-floors

Glad you didn't use the water based. I made the mistake of using it and after only a few years it is totally shot in areas where there's any kind of traffic. Kinda made all that sanding work a waste of time. Next time, I'll do it right!

 

[djpeters]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

Surprised you didn't lay down epoxy on those floors, they would've been boomproof!

Seriously, the energizer bunny has got nothing on you....

 

[Jayb123]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

Was funny Jason... I was waiting and waiting for update on your other resto till It dawned on me.....like you said your gonna finish this one first (hey no one said I was the sharpest tool in the shed, in fact I dont even own a shed ). So thats what a sprayed finish looks like huh (looks cherry)... wish you woulda sprayed before me... then I would have been convinced to follow suit .

Nice work on the floors they look real nice too... and I know its hard work. Im almost done restoring my house top to bottom Todays math lesson.... Boats = fun work and Houses = work therefore doing both = 2 much work... LOL

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

Glad you didn't use the water based.

Yah, a few years ago they cam out with a "FLOORS" version which I really like - dries very fast (so long as it's not humid).

Surprised you didn't lay down epoxy on those floors, they would've been boomproof!

Seriously, the energizer bunny has got nothing on you....

Thanks bro. I work pretty stinking hard right now. I do hope later in life I can slow down a little. Fish, hunt, paddle, climb, backpack, read, stuff like that.

Oh man, with my kiddos and all the action in my place hardwood is the only way to go. I'll need to do a light sand and another quick coat in a few years.

So thats what a sprayed finish looks like huh (looks cherry)... wish you woulda sprayed before me... then I would have been convinced to follow suit .

Nice work on the floors they look real nice too... and I know its hard work. Im almost done restoring my house top to bottom Todays math lesson.... Boats = fun work and Houses = work therefore doing both = 2 much work... LOL

Yah, that spray job on the trailer wasn't as nice as what I did on the bottom of the Islander. I think for a boat hull I'd want to tweek the air pressure, thin a little more, and do it on a day that wasn't so stinking hot and humid. For a trailer, it was all good.

Yah, at any point in time I am having to rebuild any one of the three houses I have (two rental properties too).


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OK, today's goal:

Get that Johnson OB up and running.

Let's see if I can get all the stuff I need together and find a minute to make it happen.

 

[Jayb123]

Re: 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star Rebuild

OK Jason.... ill bite. I feel stupid asking but what does the letters on the license plate mean?