1978 Starcraft 22 ft SS v5 restore

[M2HB]

That boat is going to be a great project. I'm looking forward to watching the progress.

 

[bob johnson]

they didnt make the V5 boats until 1978..... so your boat is at least a 1978 or newer.... enjoy!

 

[mojoso72]

BobJohnson You are correct! Sounds like you know your V5s
I made a typo in the title.

I'll see if the moderators can change it.

Take care!

 

[Watermann]

I want one of those emblems!

 

[mojoso72]

I think I'm gonna go with the Nautolex for flooring. Do I need to countersink the floor rivets? Will they show through?

Just wondering how y'all have do this before. The old ones look like they are, but that could be because the wood was not sealed.

Thx!

 

[mojoso72]

Foam is coming out tomorrow! I'll inspect the inside and the leak test will commence. There is not any damage on the bottom, but we'll see.

I know there are some loose rivets and others that need to be replaced. I'm sure there are many more I'll find too.

Wish me luck!

JO

 

[Watermann]

I think I'm gonna go with the Nautolex for flooring. Do I need to countersink the floor rivets? Will they show through?

Just wondering how y'all have do this before. The old ones look like they are, but that could be because the wood was not sealed.

Thx!

It all depends on how you plan on installing the decking, You have 2 options, pre-wrap the deck panels and rivet them down so the rivet heads are visible. The other way is to install the decking with the rivets in the decking counter sunk and then lay the vinyl in one run.

 

[mojoso72]

It all depends on how you plan on installing the decking, You have 2 options, pre-wrap the deck panels and rivet them down so the rivet heads are visible. The other way is to install the decking with the rivets in the decking counter sunk and then lay the vinyl in one run.

I plan to put the decking down first, rivet it down, then lay down the Vinyl. So I would just use a counter sinking tool, right?

Thx! JO

 

[66Holiday924]

Nice progress! Try craigslist for aluminum.

 

[Watermann]

For counter sinking the large flange rivets I used a drill guide so they would all be an even depth and a 5/8" spade bit is the perfect diameter. Then you should cover over the rivets filling the holes, I used my left over Marine Tex.

 

[mbroughton02]

For what it's worth, I did not countersink mine under the vinyl, and it's hardly noticeable unless you're looking for them. Just my .02. I would agree that countersinking & filling the holes is the ultimate in clean work, but I didn't find it necessary.

 

[Watermann]

Yah to tell you the truth if I were to do another fishing boat build I would do like I did with my Chief and pre wrap the panels and leave the rivet heads exposed on top of the vinyl. It's so much easier than doing one run layout not too mention way less room for error with the smaller pieces. One run you also have the edges that are not secured with anything but adhesive so if nothing is over them holding them down like side panels it will let go sooner of later and curl up.

 

[mojoso72]

@mbroughton02 & @Watermann Thanks for the intel.

I think I'm going to do 1 run up the middle. The exposed area is 72" and the Nautolex is 74" wide and I'll be putting back the side panels so that will hold them down as well. Plus I'll be cutting out the middle section where the gas tank is so I can put one wrapped section down with screws over that incase I need to get at that later.

I pulled up the gas tank tonight to find rotted wood underneath it. My brother had the tank replaced a few years back, but whoever did it just used bare 1x6, not sealed, wood for braces and it's rotten. The tank is in great shape though!

Thanks!

 

[mojoso72]

Here's the progress from tonight.

Foam is out and rough clean up. Plan to power wash it tomorrow to clean it up a little better.

I was checking some rivets. I'll do a leak test tomorrow by filling it up and checking underneath for weeping rivets. I know I'm gonna find some. Just not sure how many...

Also, planning to order more rivets tonight. I only got 100 of each 3/16 x 3/8, 3/16 x 7/16, 1/4 x 7/16. I believe most of the holes are 3/16 so I plan to order another 100 of each of those. I'd rather not have anything slow me up.

Any thoughts on the rivets?

Thanks for the help!

 

[mojoso72]

More pic's

I plan to replace the wood under the tank and all fuel lines. The lines in the pic look like the originals! There was some fuel staining on the hull so not sure if that was from before or after the tank was replaced. I'll clean the stains and feel beeter if the hoses were all new too.

 

[jbcurt00]

Changed to 1978

good luck w your project

 

[mojoso72]

@Watermann I bought the Helmsman Spar Urethane to seal the wood.
https://www.minwax.com/wood-product...terior-exterior/minwax-helmsman-spar-urethane

I also bought the Nautolex flooring with Nautolex 88 Adhesive. I was doing some research on install and just read an article about an issue with Nuatalex 88 not adhearing to varnish.

Did you use the Nautolex recommended adhesive? Did you have any issues? Or did you use something else?

Thanks!

 

[Watermann]

I wouldn't use wood under the tank, what happened to the AL sheet that was a tank bed? Here is what my V5 belly tank support looked like, with the neoprene padding I put on, rather than the 3 little strips they had tossed in. There's also cross supports underneath the tank pan.

 

[Watermann]

For the vinyl glue I used 3M 80 on my SS

 

[66Holiday924]

You can't use treated wood on an aluminum boat, it will cause corrosion. If you decide to replace or install wood somewhere, you have to buy untreated wood and treat it yourself.