Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration
Well I don't have any updates as far as progress on the restoration...since we've been having fun throughout the "work in progress" phase
That's going to shift back to full-time resto mode soon enough as the temps drop and the water ices over
We had the rig out on Lake Ovid in Sleepy Hollow state park last thursday and I was happy that my kicker is running much better these days. It took some tweaking on the rich/lean settings and a bit of patience.
Yesterday we ran down the grand river from Lansing to Dimondale(about 7 miles) and had as much fun as you can with a motor spinning under 4k rpm
I've been gettin lots of "thumbs up" at the launch lately as folks love an old aluminum boat around these parts. One guy last night says, "Is that a '76?"
I replied, "79, close enough" and he goes on to say how much his family loved their old '76 SuperSport, which was an 18 footer. He was splashing a classic 'glass rig with a inline 6 Merc tower of power, but clearly he would like to have another old Starcraft based on his comments
I have been learning the spots in the river to avoid and we had a nice trouble free afternoon. I was a good captain and let the crew catch all the fish(I was busy keeping the boat in the best spots and avoiding the many pontoons and bass boats that frequent that stretch).
We landed 4 Northern Pike, 3 largemouth bass, a huge bluegill and a real nice pumpkinseed sunfish
The fishing has been good with the temps dropping and water levels pretty low.
I'm looking forward to getting some work done on the boat soon, thanks to all for hanging in there while we enjoyed the rig this summer.
We have decided that the 16' SS is a great boat for our family for at least another couple years, so the focus will shift to getting a new transom installed, working on the Merc while it's off the boat, and making her pretty(paint, polishing, decals, and trailer).
I have some new ideas involving lots of aluminum and rivets for my under splashwell storage that I can't wait to get started on.
I hope to have some photos posted soon, I have them stored on various computers and have been slacking on posting them