Just got a Starcraft !!! Super Sport-V

[LKaras1]

Just picked this up on Saturday, Needs a new interior, motor and a good washing. ( maybe some paint too, not to sure of the snot green LOL)
I was told it was a 1970. Acording to the plate a max hp of 85 can be on there. I was wondering what would be the smallest I should go basiclly going to use the boat for fishing and maybe some tubing. Wolud love any more info on this boat if possilbe too

 

[dex76]

Re: Just got a Starcraft !!! Super Sport-V

hi lkaras1 i have the same boat mines a 78, im running a 50hp merc on it and the boat moves great even with me my gf 3 kids and a dog lol. although its a bit cramped like that, btw what part of IN you from im up in hammond near purdue cal

 

[LKaras1]

Re: Just got a Starcraft !!! Super Sport-V

Im not to far from Hammond. Im near Plymouth right off US30 and US31 . I only have two kids and a wife LOL the dog stays home, he's too big. Have you ever pulled a tube with that 50? Im gonna try and get some better pics up. Those were the ones I had to show the wife before we bought it.

 

[dex76]

Re: Just got a Starcraft !!! Super Sport-V

no i havent pulled anything with it yet, i just got it this summer and found some damage in the keel so while waiting on a welder i stripped it down and have been restoring it but im confident that 50 would sling the kids around on a tube or prolly even pull em on ski's

 

[_brad_]

Re: Just got a Starcraft !!! Super Sport-V

Not a bad boat! I wish it was mine!

 

[burroak]

Re: Just got a Starcraft !!! Super Sport-V

I'm going to agree with you about the green. IMO, the white with the blue is much more attractive.

If you don't have a motor, look for a good used motor at or near the rated limit. They can always be throttled down. There is little or nothing to do to increase the performance of a smaller motor. However, you can tow stuff with a smaller motor, it just has to be propped right. That will necessitate two props, one for speed and the other for tubing, etc.

 

[LKaras1]

Re: Just got a Starcraft !!! Super Sport-V

burroak you guys did a great job !!!! Nice colors !!! What size motor do you have on yours?

 

[burroak]

Re: Just got a Starcraft !!! Super Sport-V

burroak you guys did a great job !!!! Nice colors !!! What size motor do you have on yours?

It's a 135 hp Evinrude. I found it on a boat back in a field with weeds growing up around it, unloved. The boat, trailer, and motor came home with us for $350. The trailer was sold for $250 and we had to pay $40 to the landfill for crushing the boat. Although we have $600 in the motor, it is good value for what we ended up with.

 

[LKaras1]

Re: Just got a Starcraft !!! Super Sport-V

burroak
do you have any pics of your dash setup by chance?

 

[Chinewalker]

Re: Just got a Starcraft !!! Super Sport-V

I had a 16-foot SS for a few years. When I first got it, it had a blown 65hp Merc 3-cylinder on it. I had a running 35hp on the rack, so that went on it for a couple months 'til I found a larger motor. The 35hp did alright with one or two people on board. I don't think it would have done much more than dragged a tuber through the water - not over the water. The 75hp 3-cylinder Johnson I bought to power the boat was a perfect fit - good combination of fuel efficiency and power.
- Scott