1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

[dozerII]

Look what the cat dragged in, great to see you back Jason, with all that paint on the hull you may have to pull the deck and put more flotation in her Paint looks real good from my seat.
Look forward to seeing more of ya

 

[Bondo]

Good morning iboats! It has been a long while since I've been here and I thinks it's high time I brought this build thread up to speed.

J a s o n ,..... Loonnngggg time no see Bud,.....

Welcome back,...... been sorta wonderin' if you were gonna come back,.......

Don't tell anybody, but I miss ya,.....

I'm still runnin' my piece of ship tinbarge,....

Hopin' to get a glass hull into the water This year,..... We'll see,.....

Someday,.... S o m e d a y,.... I'm gonna scrap that tincan,....
'course price of aluminum is way down now, so no hurry,.....

 

[GA_Boater]

Well I think it looks great, Jason. Just point out any boo boos and we'll never know.

Let's see what else has been going on.

We gotta see the Bowlander splashed.

 

[Woodonglass]

Well, Well, Well. It's Really good to have you back from the DARK SIDE!!!! What kind of paint did you go with??

 

[classiccat]

Oh man... figured we wouldn't see a peep about the bowlander for another year or 2...Now I REALLY gotta get my butt in gear!

The paint scheme is killer man! :thumb: ...and looks a million times better than anything that I can spit out!

 

[jasoutside]

Look what the cat dragged in

Great to see you too my kanuck bro!

J a s o n

Don't tell anybody, but I miss ya,.....

I'm still runnin' my piece of ship tinbarge,....

Howdy Bill, miss you too man! I do hope you'll keep an eye on me as I make my way towards getting this Merc ready for the water. So far I "think" I have everything where it should be we'll know a lot more in a month or two! Cheers ol friend!

Well I think it looks great, Jason. Just point out any boo boos and we'll never know.

Let's see what else has been going on.

We gotta see the Bowlander splashed.

GA! Yah, paint is pretty good, meh, for the most part. He gave me a good deal to start and he's going to give me a deep discount off of that too.

Hang tight, I'll hit ya with some more updates:becky:

Well, Well, Well. It's Really good to have you back from the DARK SIDE!!!! What kind of paint did you go with??

I have no idea what he painted it with, I'll need to find out though as I have some touch up work to do:hopelessness:

Oh man... figured we wouldn't see a peep about the bowlander for another year or 2...[/I]

Ya know, this boat has been years in the making, it's time to be done!!!lane:

 

[GA_Boater]

Ya know, this boat has been years in the making, it's time to be done!!!lane:

Didn't Orson Wells say something about "No boat before its time"?

It's time. LOL

 

[64osby]

That hull should make a great salt water hull.

Great to see you are still battling to completion.

 

[jasoutside]

AOK, so, got some clean up work done. So here's what the bow looks like at the moment...

So you can see I got the cockpit combing pads and back pads installed up there. That whole space up there is really spacious and super comfortable. I can fit all kinds of friends and family up there for a day of boating.:encouragement:

You can also see I installed some bow cleats and a super awesome stainless bow rail. I don't recall which glasser had to die for that bow rail, but it's perfect for this ol Islander!:boink:

I also got the bottom panels in the big rod holder hatch carpeted. All the structure is done up there, so, I just need to get those two white pieces painted up, hatch cover installed, then all the cushions in place and that bow area should be about good to go! Oh yah, I'm going to finish off the very front with a nice piece of mahogany or something (in between the two cockpit pads).

 

[jbcurt00]

Welcome back, paint looks great from here...

Bummer about having to cleanup after a 'pro' but sounds like you've made peace w it and are doing whats necessary..

 

[jasoutside]

OK, so, I'm really pumped about this post!!!

I think most of you guys might not recall but I searched forever, far and wide for a curved windshield. Forever! I did find a couple but at $1200 there was no way. I finally gave up and bought a really nice straight/square windshield that would work.

Well, a local guy rammed his Fisher into a dock, bent it beyond repair and was scrapping it out. And wouldn't you know it, he had a beautiful Taylor Made Curve windshield, for cheap!!!

I took my time installing that, very tricky, but it's perfect, fits this boat great!!!

Could not be happier with that windshield:becky:

 

[GA_Boater]

You gotta back up for a nice profile pic, Jas.

It has to be a great look.

 

[Tnstratofam]

Wow you really have turned that bow area into a nice comfy place. Awesome score on the windshield too. I'm with GA more pics please.op2:

Oh and glad to see you back.

 

[jasoutside]

Yah it's really tight in the garage so it's tough to get a nice wide shot. Next time it comes out I'll snap some profile shots.

I'm so glad I found that curved glass though, it really makes the project:becky:

When I was negotiating with the guy on it it was hard to keep a straight face:excitement:

 

[Watermann]

I'm really surprised Bondo didn't recommend that after all this time you replace your bellows. :lol:

Good to see the 'Bowlander' is back, now how about the 'TinTannic'?

 

[classiccat]

I'm really surprised Bondo didn't recommend that after all this time you replace your bellows. :lol:

Good to see the 'Bowlander' is back, now how about the 'TinTannic'?

He's been gone so long...I'm guessin' he completely missed your Bayliner restoration/splash :noidea:

 

[bajaunderground]

Has that thing even hit the water yet (while in your possession)?

That windshield looks like it came on that boat, great find!

I even like the paint job!

 

[Teamster]

Dude!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jasoutside]

He's been gone so long...I'm guessin' he completely missed your Bayliner restoration/splash :noidea:

Say wha? No way, no metal boat guy with a clear head would do something so ridiculous.

 

[TruckDrivingFool]

Glad to see ya not only back Jas, but you're even getting things accomplished.