1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

[lemans]

Long time boater, 1st Starcraft Resto... The more screws I remove, the more work I find.... no suprise right?, floor is completely shot, transom is decent but will have to go within a few years. I did a transom/stringers/floor on a fiberglass Crestliner a few years ago, this Starcraft will be much easlier... love the aluminum, laying glass into a transom is not much fun. Anyhow... just getting started, glad to see the following and camaraderie on the starcraft group. More to follow...

 

[lemans]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

More pics for 19' 1984 Islander.

 

[lemans]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

Bow.. 19' Islander

 

[cutbait76]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

Utilize the search option on this page and ask lots of questions.

It has saved me lots of time and money..


Good luck.

Im in weekend wedding mode so my boat is just sitting there,, (ticking me off)

 

[Stevens520]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

Nice looking rig yo have there. Looks real familiar....recently on craigslist?

 

[lemans]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

Thats the one... more work that I had hoped for, but thats the model I was looking for. I see that most of the starcrafts are selling all over the midwest. Thanks Stevens520...

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

Lemans, welcome to the Family, great boat and project you have there. I am only to familiar with what you have there, pour foam. The floor and transom set up you have is identical to mine. The foam goes right up to and against the lower part of the transom. Mine was solid above the floor an totaly rotten below.
Glen

 

[lemans]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

Thanks Glen,

Working on getting the foam out today... totally waterlogged and saturated... sat for awhile without draining, only in the back 3 feet or so.
Matt

 

[BonairII]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

Replace your transom now if at all possible. It's a lot easier to do it while the boat is gutted.

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

Welcome to the drydock, lemans. You found a good looking Islander and it looks like a good foundation to re-build. You said more work tan you wanted but you already have the glasser experience so this is a piece of cake. While you have her apart do the transom. Then you won't kick yourself later. And have fun.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

Another Islander? Excellent! Welcome man

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

As you move forward & have questions, a photobucket acct let's you post pix IN you thread like this:

Makes it much easier to have the big pix & text all onscreen at once, instead of having to click back & forth opening attachments. You just copy the IMG tag for the pix you want to post & paste it into your thread. The copied text will look something like this:

|IMG]http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg618/Starcraft%20CL/5Gf5H35J63Kd3F93Hec55a0b93cb1873f12-1.jpg[/IMG]

Congrats, welcome to dry dock once again, and nice looking rig.

 

[lemans]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

Progress....I think.

 

[Brenn]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

nice boat to work with

 

[rheagler]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

Yes that's progress. Around here we even count staring as progress. You'll get there, looks like a great project.

 

[Captmills]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

welcome to the insanity that is Starcraft but these boats are the coolist, just remember a Starcraft is a hole in the water to throw $$$ in...but the satisfaction of having a boat that people oooh and aaah over is priceless!

 

[lemans]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

Wanted to get the sterndrive completely off then the engine out today... got mostly done. After all that I threw in the towel. Pile of work.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

Great work day right there

 

[Brenn]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

everyone with their cool tractors,sigh

 

[lemans]

Re: 1984 Starcraft Islander 19' restoration... just getting started.

Thanks... I'm sure you've been there... wanted to keep working, but the body says... go sit down now.