got me a new boat!

[1975oday22]

well new to me anyways, lol traded my 85 sunray omc 400 stringer for a 1976 starcraft chieftain. ( powered by1991 mercury 115hp) i need to get a door for the cabin, and clean it. but all else has be redone. transom floor and stringers, carpet, ect.

 

[Bondo]

well new to me anyways, lol traded my 85 sunray omc 400 stringer for a 1976 starcraft chieftain. ( powered by1991 mercury 115hp) i need to get a door for the cabin, and clean it. but all else has be redone. transom floor and stringers, carpet, ect.

Ayuh,.... I had a '74 Islander for years,.....
I took the cabin door off, 'n built a cabin curtain instead of that damn door which was always in the way,....

 

[Scott Danforth]

great trade.

 

[Texasmark]

I bought a half sunk in a marina, '65 18' Holiday with a 110 Mercruiser; my first restoration and quite a story in getting it done but I did and the family enjoyed outings in it.

 

[1975oday22]

great trade.

thank you, i did want a full cabin cruiser, but this is just as good. and i can modify it if need be. the plus on this is that we get our garage back and its an outboard. plus all the work has been done for me lol.....

 

[BWR1953]

Nice boat! I have one as well. Mine's an ongoing project.

We need more pix of yours! And be sure to visit us in the Starcraft subforum. Plenty of info and projects there, including completed Chieftains.

https://forums.iboats.com/forum/starcraft-boats.131/

 

[1975oday22]

here is some pics before i got it. i will take more once cleaned and door is installed.

 

[flashback]

Looking at the companion way I can understand the comment @Bondo made. A curtain sounds great...or maybe a sliding door.

 

[Scott Danforth]

snap on or zippered canvas door

 

[flashback]

snap on or zippered canvas door

Think I'd go with the zipper, I'm familiar with zippers..

 

[1975oday22]

a sliding door is out, a curtain is also out, hoping i can find something that i can lock. as my fishing gear and my safety kit along with other things will be in there. may end up fabricating something up that my sign guy has for making signs. (not coroplast either) is aluminum sandwiching a solid core of resin id say its at least 1/2 inch thick maybe less .....

 

[1975oday22]

my mistake its 1974. im probly going to regret this but the damned thing is my year.... lol

 

[1975oday22]

well i have done a inspection of this boat. guy said it all worked, come to realize, the guy said that he redone the floor and stringers, well low and behold, all he did was put another floor ontop of the old floor and covered with leno. now im more worried , he did redo the transom. i checked on that fresh wood. i have also noticed that no lights work, wiring is a mess, 3 plugs going nowhere. no trim/tilt. wires and control are on helm for it. but nothing hooked up, controller has a plug not hooked up. , gas tank is now plastic under passenger seat. so the gas fill is now redundent. no windshield wiper, . i think i may have got ripped on this deal . however i am going to redo all the wiring. properly. lol. i wont redo the floor as of yet as i know its gonna cost. however the floor ontop is about a 1/2 inch off the bottom orignal floor. and very sturdy. boat is sound otherwise.

 

[RGrew176]

I would walk away.

 

[1975oday22]

I would walk away.

lol, i would have walked away had i known all this before i done the trade. however i am now out a full working boat and doing a wiring restore on this one to at least get out on the water.... then i will work on the floor and stringers ..... for now the floor is solid .

 

[1975oday22]

well, i have just started my boat since i got it. engine runs awesome. trim/tilt works, found it on throttle control, next im going to figure out the lights. and the mess of wires. i will be buying some gauges in the future. along with led nav lights, new vhf , fishfinder, ect. i also need to do some cosmetic work . i would like to find original tank for this as right now im not liking where the new plastic tank sits. wich is under the passenger seat. and i also want to use the fuel fill in the back. hard to get a jerry can where it sits now. will post pics in a bit

 

[airshot]

Awesom, and an outboard to boot....very rare!!

 

[RGrew176]

lol, i would have walked away had i known all this before i done the trade. however i am now out a full working boat and doing a wiring restore on this one to at least get out on the water.... then i will work on the floor and stringers ..... for now the floor is solid .

Good luck. I hope when you are finished refurbishing this boat you have a lot of great and fun times aboard.

 

[1975oday22]

here is some more pics, wiring, tank, ect.

 

[airshot]

well, i have just started my boat since i got it. engine runs awesome. trim/tilt works, found it on throttle control, next im going to figure out the lights. and the mess of wires. i will be buying some gauges in the future. along with led nav lights, new vhf , fishfinder, ect. i also need to do some cosmetic work . i would like to find original tank for this as right now im not liking where the new plastic tank sits. wich is under the passenger seat. and i also want to use the fuel fill in the back. hard to get a jerry can where it sits now. will post pics in a bit

My 1983 had a steel tank...you don't want one of those for rusting reasons !! Mine has a 24 gallon aluminum tank under the passenger seat with no issues. Added a deck fill on the gunnel. Plastic is better than a steel tank if that is what yours came with!!