DirkBoating
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- Sep 5, 2021
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So I bought this 1974, 18ft, Starcraft Holiday a month back... with a 140 MerCruiserStern Drive IO.... runs great, boats solid other than interior or upholstery work.. etc...
Had a few issues with it stalling going into reverse just resently, (2days ago) which I checked the shift cables and they r all in tolerance.. all good.. ended up the shift interupter switch was faulty... so that's good now.. well we will see when I can get it back on the water and test it under load.
Now over this winter I wanted to start customizing it do fit my needs for have cruiser and half fishing boat...
LOL, another starcraft in the hands of a Fishman... I've been toying with ideas though of possibly opening up the bow with seats... or I do like to fish standing up there what about a hatch to store certain fishing gear I would need for the day...
I also thought maybe above the gas tank on the port side beside the engine of having a live well under the back cap and a hatch to access...
I'm undecided but was curious what ideas would be had here on the forum... is it even possible to open a boat bow up n reinforce the structural integrity? Or I've I made a storage hatch is that feasible? Maybe I'm crazy in thinking a live well could be installed over the fuel tank?
What about if I did manage a hatch on the bow to be accessed on the bow during fishing.. what ideas are there to utilized storage of extra gear, life jackets etc under the bow instead of it all just kinda thrown in there.. any who, I'm very anxiously to hear what ideas you all have... If this was your project boat what would you do?
Had a few issues with it stalling going into reverse just resently, (2days ago) which I checked the shift cables and they r all in tolerance.. all good.. ended up the shift interupter switch was faulty... so that's good now.. well we will see when I can get it back on the water and test it under load.
Now over this winter I wanted to start customizing it do fit my needs for have cruiser and half fishing boat...
LOL, another starcraft in the hands of a Fishman... I've been toying with ideas though of possibly opening up the bow with seats... or I do like to fish standing up there what about a hatch to store certain fishing gear I would need for the day...
I also thought maybe above the gas tank on the port side beside the engine of having a live well under the back cap and a hatch to access...
I'm undecided but was curious what ideas would be had here on the forum... is it even possible to open a boat bow up n reinforce the structural integrity? Or I've I made a storage hatch is that feasible? Maybe I'm crazy in thinking a live well could be installed over the fuel tank?
What about if I did manage a hatch on the bow to be accessed on the bow during fishing.. what ideas are there to utilized storage of extra gear, life jackets etc under the bow instead of it all just kinda thrown in there.. any who, I'm very anxiously to hear what ideas you all have... If this was your project boat what would you do?
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