1984 Starcraft 16ft Glutton for Punishment [Splashed July 2019]

[Watermann]

That'll be substantially more solid connections between the decking pieces than those 1/16" joiner strips.

 

[66Holiday924]

A lot of good work! Don't sweat the bloopers here and there. You are absolutely right in knowing that you are the only one who notices or knows. I'm pretty sure just about every build on this site has a similar story. Half the time, they probably come out of the factory that with a story or two.

 

[SHSU]

Been almost a month since I was able to do any real work. Was able to do final prep and then install of flooring as detailed below:

Installed and Epoxied T nuts for bottom of chairs


Took the time to retap all the threads to make sure no interference when doing install


Did final install of all the foam and fuel tank


Installed a Perko Fuel Splash guard, not sure if it will do any good, but figured why not


Countersunk all of the rivet points for flush mount. A 3/4 Forstner bit creates a perfect size for the 3/16 oversize rivet heads.


Mixed up epoxy and resealed wood prior to rivet install


With the floor installed moving to install the vinyl next. Its been slow, but progress is progress

 

[oscarvan]

OK, sorry for not paying attention.....what's the blue sheet material?

 

[Watermann]

Looking good, now that the decking is installed milestone was reached things should start taking shape. :thumb:

 

[nrf414]

Oh yeah!!! Looking like more a boat now.

 

[SHSU]

Thanks Guys, moving a long and really happy with the progress.

oscarvan
Its standard CDX that I covered with Blue Fasco Epoxy. Decided to give it a try and document its use for future rebuilds. Thus far it hasn't been bad for the price point. You can find some more information on the epoxy in post #258. Not a whole lot out on the web and wanted to put more out there for anyone else to find.

This weekend got the admiral to help out in putting down the Shark Nautolex.

Dry Fitting:

Since its 74 inches wide, decided to run it up the sides a little to provide an overlap for the top half.


Added a layer to the shelf area before doing the sides


Sides done and overlapped with the bottom. Cut out the vinyl for the access hole to the gas tank. Didn't want one of us to step on that area and go through the vinyl.....


So a couple learnings for future people putting down vinyl:

We used 6 cans of 3M 19 oz. Rubber and Vinyl 80 Spray Adhesive to complete what you see. Going to have to get some more to do a couple touch ups and future adhesion for other areas.
Make sure to have a rubber ink roller to spread out of the vinyl as you glue it down to work out bubbles
Dry fit and be willing to cut stuff into smaller more manageable sections. Admiral and I didn't initially and had issues trying to get things to lie flat. Became very difficult to work with the larger pieces/ especially the sides.
Take the time to think out what you are adhering and how you will work through it. Several times Admiral and I found ourselves having to lift up and re glue sections as we had not realized it would hinder laying down the next section.

For future, would defiantly do it again, but will make sure to cut it up into much smaller sections. Already told the admiral this was just practice until I can do a 22 fter :watermelon:

Next steps
Went to Ace to get SS bolts and screws to start putting in gunnels and seat pedestals. Realized they didn't have enough of what I needed and would need to order online anyways, so decided to just order them all. In stand still now waiting for bolts to come in. Hopefully they will be in by this weekend and I can do some more.

 

[nrf414]

Looking good SHSU that was my color choice too if I was to do vinyl

 

[Watermann]

Nice to get the admiral involved and some skin in the game.

Yeah one piece layout of the vinyl is not easy and truthfully I won't do it again, the individual panel wrapping and gluing is way easier with much better adhesion. I found after going out this winter that I ended up with some vinyl that cut loose away from the edge fore of the seat pedestals. I know that if wrapped and stapled it wouldn't have done that even in the cold.

 

[ShoestringMariner]

Wow, looking great, can’t wait to see it finished

 

[FIGMO]

SHSU,

Question, how many yards of the Shark Nautolex did you need? I am looking for the same thing, except a 16' boat vice an 18'. I also plan on covering the casting deck, live well and side trim in Nautolex.

 

[Monmouth00]

SHSU,

Question, how many yards of the Shark Nautolex did you need? I am looking for the same thing, except a 16' boat vice an 18'. I also plan on covering the casting deck, live well and side trim in Nautolex.

I got 18' of Nautolex to do the floor of my 16' Kingfisher, but that was just for the floor. My bam is only 60", and the nautolex 74", so I would have had enough to run up the sides if I wanted.

I covered three benches, each about 14" wide, with 8' of carpet. I had plenty left over.

So, to do the floor and the benches, I would recommend at least 23-25'

 

[SHSU]

SHSU,

Question, how many yards of the Shark Nautolex did you need? I am looking for the same thing, except a 16' boat vice an 18'. I also plan on covering the casting deck, live well and side trim in Nautolex.

Sorry for the late reply. Was sick for a week. Didn't get to do anything on the boat. As for your question I needed 12-13 ft to do the bottom. We used 15 ft or 3 yards to do the floor. I defiantly ordered more than I needed.

 

[FIGMO]

Sorry for the late reply. Was sick for a week. Didn't get to do anything on the boat. As for your question I needed 12-13 ft to do the bottom. We used 15 ft or 3 yards to do the floor. I defiantly ordered more than I needed.

No worries, hopefully you are feeling better. Mon figures about 23 to 25' for everything. Will you will be covering anything else in the boat with the Nautolex?

As stated I am looking to add a casting deck, do the front of the consoles, the side boards and a live well. On one hand I want to ensure that I order enough, but I also don't want to waste money ordering too much.

 

[SHSU]

FIGMO I plan on on covering my gunwales, the front sitting deck, and the top of my consoles/livewells. Still have way more then I will need, but didn't account for being able to use waste from the other projects.

 

[FIGMO]

FIGMO I plan on on covering my gunwales, the front sitting deck, and the top of my consoles/livewells. Still have way more then I will need, but didn't account for being able to use waste from the other projects.

I was wondering about end cuts and the like. So you think the 15' of material should do it.

 

[SHSU]

I was wondering about end cuts and the like. So you think the 15' of material should do it.

Not sure what you mean "end cuts". As for 15', I always go with more is better. Its better to have to much then not enough.

 

[FIGMO]

Not sure what you mean "end cuts". As for 15', I always go with more is better. Its better to have to much then not enough.

End cuts as in the waste cuts from the deck work. I wondering how much waste/leftovers would be usable. I might aim for the middle and go with 18'

 

[SHSU]

End cuts as in the waste cuts from the deck work. I wondering how much waste/leftovers would be usable. I might aim for the middle and go with 18'

Depends on what you are trying to use the waste cuts for. You have those that wrap each floor piece separate, meaning you would have ~5.5" of leftover if you did that. Mind you if you place board in center, you would have to divide that in half and you would have two smaller strips. The other option, the one I did, was run it as one whole piece and then let the extras go up the sides to make a bowl effect almost.

What additional areas are you trying to wrap with the leftovers? I had extra on mine from doing the sides, not the floor.

 

[SHSU]

I haven't had a chance to work on the boat in the last couple weeks. Finally got some time to sneak out and finally posting progress.

Read that people have issues taking the seat mounts out after some time. Below is a before shot and after shot of buffing.

Before



After


Added some trimming at the bilge


Installed tabs for wiring support


Installing red LED lights under gunwales for night


Temporarily installed top of gunwales to get some measurements. You can see all the additional wiring that has been run


Trying to figure out what I want to do next.... Thinking about installing the gunwales, but debating on if I want to wait on that and install the consoles first. I just need to choose one and go, but decisions decisions LOL

Till next time...