My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

[Watermann]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

Wow! That is awesome, those braces and the hull stiffener straps, super!

 

[classiccat]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

Looks real good BF, should add a ton of strength to the hull.

Happy New Year to you as well.

Thanks Glen! My goal has been to not rely on wooden components for strength and this is a major measure for achieving that goal!

Looks great BF!

Thanks jb! almost want to use lexan sidepanels

Wow! That is awesome, those braces and the hull stiffener straps, super!

Thanks H2O! Yeah baby!

 

[classiccat]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

2013: Year-in-review

2013 started-off with me doing a lower-unit overhaul on my 35Hp Evinrude so that my 16' BlueFin would be operational for our annual spring catfishing trip.

After spending quite a bit of time on the iBoats Johnson/Evinrude forum, I stumbled on the StarCraft corner of the world (probably through someone's resto signature).

After reading EZ's SS rebuild, I was hooked. You guys know where it goes from there --> eBay / Craigslist --> Mob induction. :hat:

I had high hopes of having the boat ready for the fall so my emphasis would be on the outboard...you guys made restoring the actual boat look so easy! I was completely oblivious to what this hull had hidden under her deck & layers of paint & epoxy.

Thanks for stayin' with me on this guys! Bring-on 2014! :thumb:

Thread Index:
Page-1 3/25/2013 to 3/25/2013

• Tinny Purchase
• Mob Introductions

Page-2 3/25/2013 to 4/7/2013

• Evinrude LU Removal
• Evinrude LU Leak Revealed
• Evinrude Compression test (good tester)
• Evinrude Ignition Upgrades

Page-3 4/7/2013 to 4/22/2013

• Pulling the Outboard Motor
• Evinrude LU bolt extraction
• Interior Demolition
• Transom Removal
• Cracked Kneebrace Revealed
• Bad Trailer Rollers Revealed
• Worn Spray Rail Revealed

Page-4 4/22/2013 to 5/7/2013

• Interior Epoxy Removal
• Interior Hull Corrosion Revealed
• Evinrude H2O Intake Screen Replacement
• Evinrude Carb Rebuild
• Evinrude Dirty Fuel Pump

Page-5 5/12/2013 to 5/20/2013

• Powerpilot Rebuild & Upgrades
• Bent Hull Revealed (Port outer chine)
• New Steering Wheels
• Evinrude Thermostat Replacement

Page-6 5/22/2013 to 6/2/2013

• Evinrude Bent Exh Housing Revealed
• Evinrude Powerhead Removal
• Evinrude disassembly
• Spray Rail hole patch (part1)

Page-7 6/2/2013 to 6/11/2013

• Evinrude skeg fix
• Evinrude Inner-exhaust assy
• Exterior Paint Stripping (Zip)
• Evinrude Exhaust cover removal

Page-8 6/15/2013 to 6/25/2013

• Evinrude Tell-tail
• Evinrude Head Removal
• Exterior Paint Stripping (Zip)

Page-9 6/25/2013 to 7/8/2013

• Exterior Paint/Epoxy Stripping
• 1-Man Flip (Hard way)
• Rib-end Cracks Revealed
• Bow Corrosion Revealed

Page-10 7/8/2013 to 7/21/2013

• Evinrude Paint
• Fancy Schmancy Bow / Stern replacement lights

Page-11 7/21/2013 to 7/29/2013

• Evinrude Assembly

Page-12 7/29/2013 to 8/10/2013

• Evinrude Assy
• Evinrude Testfire

Page-13 8/10/2013 to 8/23/2013

• Evinrude Leak

Page-14 8/23/2013 to 9/3/2013

• Exterior Rib-end patches
• 1-Man Flip (Easy way)
• Evinrude Leak Fixed

Page-15 9/3/2013 to 9/6/2013

• Hull bend
• Epoxy Plugs in Plywood

Page-16 9/6/2013 to 9/9/2013

• Corrosion
• Nyalox Corrosion Removal
• Carpet glue Stripping
• Rivet Removal

Page-17 9/9/2013 to 9/22/2013

• Corrosion
• Knee brace removal
• Paint Stripping

Page-18 9/22/2013 to 9/30/2013

• Gunwale cap rivets
• Exterior Rib-end patches

Page-19 9/30/2013 to 10/12/2013

• Gunwale cap rivets
• Rear Seam Rivet Removal

Page-20 10/12/2013 to 12/9/2013

• SR/OC Bracing

Page-21 12/9/2013 to 12/20/2013

• SR/OC Bracing

Page-22 12/20/2013 to 12/29/2013

• SR/OC Bracing

Page-23 12/29/2013 to 12/30/2013

• Bow corrosion

Page 24 12/31/2013 to present

• SR/OC Bracing

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

Ya know BF, I was looking at your pics of the new braces last night and meant to say something then, but the Admiral brought me another glass of bubbly. Oh well, That work is still outstanding a year later!

Happy New Year. arty:


EDIT - Nice work index, too.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

Man nice work on the index, that's always a huge help to find stuff when you reference a thread in a post elsewhere.

I'd suggest you quote yourself, cut & paste the quote, & edit your 1st post to include that index

Again, nice work!

BTW: I've been suggesting someone doing a minimal repair on some corrosion check out your thread as an excellent example of how bad a small area of corrosion could really be. We'll see, for now they've chosen to fill the spots & go w/ it.

 

[classiccat]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

Ya know BF, I was looking at your pics of the new braces last night and meant to say something then, but the Admiral brought me another glass of bubbly. Oh well, That work is still outstanding a year later!

Happy New Year. arty:


EDIT - Nice work index, too.

Thanks GaB!

Your Admiral was serving you drinks...while my Admiral was trying to take mine away :lol: :fish:

Man nice work on the index, that's always a huge help to find stuff when you reference a thread in a post elsewhere.

I'd suggest you quote yourself, cut & paste the quote, & edit your 1st post to include that index

Again, nice work!

BTW: I've been suggesting someone doing a minimal repair on some corrosion check out your thread as an excellent example of how bad a small area of corrosion could really be. We'll see, for now they've chosen to fill the spots & go w/ it.

Thanks! I just added the thread index to the opening post.

Hopefully the OP of the recent corrosion thread heeds your warning

 

[classiccat]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

Once the cobwebs wore-off this afternoon, I ran with Grandad's suggestion and removed the Bow ribs.

These were a bugger to remove. Here's why. When those ribs cross the bow-plate seam rivets, they're not tight against the hull-skin. What happens is that the rivet flairs out under the rib flange. In addition, residual epoxy helped lock it in place.

So whachyagottado is this. Get the bucktails off...I drill most of the material away and use my trusty chisel to smack it away. Then gently pry-off the rib.

So, the area under the rib is some of the nicest material on the hull :lol: There's some shallow pitting under the flange where the epoxy was able to reach but nothing of concern. I'm glad that I did it...can't put a pricetag on peace-of-mind!







Lastly, I locked the gunwale & shelf to the big support near the console with some honkin' 3/16" solid rivets...when I started positioning the gunwale, a few of those rinky-dink, corroded pop-rivets in the gunwale cap popped-off so they got replaced with 5/32" solid rivets. I'm going to have to truncate the gunwale trim under the console but its worth it.



Thanks for stoppin' by! :yo:

 

[astor]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

BF you sure are ambitious. That metal looks great under the ribs, you've got a lot of riveting to do.

 

[budski]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

Man you're doing 1 heck of a job there, going to be a solid boat when you're done. Happy New Year

 

[classiccat]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

BF you sure are ambitious. That metal looks great under the ribs, you've got a lot of riveting to do.

Awe come-on Astor...are you jealous of my riveting job ahead?? :lol: Actually this is one of those rare instances where I believe that assembly is more enjoyable than demolition :madgrin:

Man you're doing 1 heck of a job there, going to be a solid boat when you're done. Happy New Year

Thanks John! Happy New Year to you as well!

 

[InMotion]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

Keep up the great work BF!!! Looking good and ya... peace of mind pays dividends for years to come!

J.

 

[classiccat]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

Keep up the great work BF!!! Looking good and ya... peace of mind pays dividends for years to come!

J.

thanks jim!!

 

[classiccat]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

More mob dues :hat:

Starboard done

 

[Watermann]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

Good job BF, that is dynamite work! I think we can all say that the SC factory guys would have never ever thought of such an effective repair for their lack of engineering.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

Looks great. Maybe SC should hire you as a consultant, mechanized rivet training supervisor or QC inspector on the line

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

You're gonna have the stiffest SC ever, Blue.

 

[classiccat]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

Good job BF, that is dynamite work! I think we can all say that the SC factory guys would have never ever thought of such an effective repair for their lack of engineering.

Looks great. Maybe SC should hire you as a consultant, mechanized rivet training supervisor or QC inspector on the line

You're gonna have the stiffest SC ever, Blue.

Thanks a bunch Guys! I left some 5200 smeared on those braces for ya :brushteeth:

We start on port-side 1st thing tomorrow!

 

[blazin_jason]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

Very nice, might have to steel this.

 

[Watermann]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

Very nice, might have to steel this.

I tried to get him to pre fab and sell those stiffeners under the brand name "Alum-Agra" for all his buds with floppy SC's.

 

[classiccat]

Re: My First StarCraft; 1975 18' SuperSport

Very nice, might have to steel this.

Thanks Jason! At a minimum I recommend the vertical risers. With those in place, I'm not sure the spray-rail / outer-chine braces are as beneficial...and the SR/OC braces are about 10x the work!

I tried to get him to pre fab and sell those stiffeners under the brand name "Alum-Agra" for all his buds with floppy SC's.

dang, that had me in tears man! I almost went there with GaB's comment ^^^ :lol: