1968 StarCraft Holiday restoration

[BWR1953]

1979 18 Starcraft alum Boat - boats - by owner - marine sale

1979 Starcraft 18 ft with 70 Evinrude motor runs excellent replaced floor has new gps and like new trailer that tongue can has break away freash water use have title for boat and trailer seat need...

tampa.craigslist.org

 

[jdvasher]

1979 18 Starcraft alum Boat - boats - by owner - marine sale

1979 Starcraft 18 ft with 70 Evinrude motor runs excellent replaced floor has new gps and like new trailer that tongue can has break away freash water use have title for boat and trailer seat need...

tampa.craigslist.org

thanks for the link. I am going to need an I/O model though

 

[BWR1953]

thanks for the link. I am going to need an I/O model though

Ah. Okay.

 

[jdvasher]

And the journey continues. I just bought another Holiday. Luckily had a friend in the area and he offered to go and look it over. She's not perfect but all there and no dents, or at least any major ones. It will be a couple of weeks before I go pick it up in Michigan.

 

[Watermann]

Nice, trailer looks a bit rough but I've seen worse.

 

[jdvasher]

Nice, trailer looks a bit rough but I've seen worse.

Just needs to get her home, I definitely won't be keeping that trailer.

 

[Moserkr]

That boat looks clean!! Nice find.

 

[66Holiday924]

I'm just now seeing this... There aren't words. That was a fantastic build and a beautiful boat. At least you got to see it complete in all of its glory. When I was close to finishing mine, I remember being so scared that something would happen to it, and I would never get to see what I had envisioned come to fruition.

 

[classiccat]

So sorry to see this jdv; I just got the devastating news from moserkr today.

These multi-year resto-rigs are more than just boats...they catalogue everything from memories made with family and friends, forum chatter to world events. It's hard not to recall things that were going on in our crazy lives when we accomplished each little milestone.

I assume that Holly 2.0 will have many of the 1.0's body parts transplanted (Beautiful helm assembly, Engine that you overhauled, etc.?)

 

[jdvasher]

So sorry to see this jdv; I just got the devastating news from moserkr today.

These multi-year resto-rigs are more than just boats...they catalogue everything from memories made with family and friends, forum chatter to world events. It's hard not to recall things that were going on in our crazy lives when we accomplished each little milestone.

I assume that Holly 2.0 will have many of the 1.0's body parts transplanted (Beautiful helm assembly, Engine that you overhauled, etc.?)

That is the plan. You definitely hit the nail on the head. I think it'd be hard for people to understand if they didn't go through it themselves. Looking back at the pictures and watching my kids grow up I can remember almost every day and what we were doing. It was definitely a devastating setback but I'm not going to give up. 2.0 will be back on the water by next summer, if everything goes right maybe even before the end of the season but we'll see.

 

[jdvasher]

Finally got the new Holiday home. Found some goodies stashed away too. Man I wish I had some of this paperwork for my 68.

Also, if anyone is in the market for a bedazzled steering wheel cover that fits a 73 Holly, I got you

 

[Moserkr]

Thats some pretty cool old paperwork you found in the new boat! You get it from the original owner?

 

[jdvasher]

Thats some pretty cool old paperwork you found in the new boat! You get it from the original owner?

Second owner but they only had the boat since 2001

 

[classiccat]

She's a beauty! That owners manual would be nice in the old Starmada Archives!

 

[jdvasher]

She's a beauty! That owners manual would be nice in the old Starmada Archives!

I was actually trying to find that the other day and couldn't find the link to it. I know I've seen it before.

 

[jdvasher]

Thats some pretty cool old paperwork you found in the new boat! You get it from the original owner?

I just realized I said 2001, the second owner got the boat in 2021. It has a crack block so I'm assuming they got one season out of it and winter snuck up on them.

 

[jdvasher]

Well crap, I haven't had time to tear into the new boat yet but doing some spring cleaning, I finally parked them side by side. These hulls are not the same. I am not sure what year they changed yet but the bow angle changed quite a bit. I guess I will have to do some more digging to see how many things are different before I move forward.

 

[BWR1953]

Are you planning on starting a new thread for the replacement boat?

 

[jdvasher]

Are you planning on starting a new thread for the replacement boat?

I wasn't planning too since I'm really just replacing the hull and repairing. Should I?

 

[Moserkr]

My instincts say new hull, new boat, new thread. Hopefully the differences in the new one are positives over the last hull. Too bad they arent exact though.