Post a pic of your starcraft!

[DaNinja]

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Love that big deckboat, and she looks like she has plenty of room for fishing off the bow too

What kind of speed are you getting on the high end?

She'll do 53mph confirmed with GPS. I never thought we would own a deck, but it came with the Missouri place. She's been a great boat for us. Better than the SeaRay which still needs a motor.

 

[Tim Wagner]

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Nice rig ya got there Tim...even some bling on the trailer wheels

Thanks to both you and jasoutside.
Since both of you are from MI, that boat came from New Baltimore. Anchor Bay on St. Clair.
I drove 5 1/2 hours to buy that boat.
i just got it in September and i love it.
you cant see it but the motor is an '02 125 ELPTO. I also added a 15 HP Johnson Seahorse. its a 75 and the darn thing keeps fouling plugs on me!!
The big motor trolls like a dream but I dont want to put all them trolling hours on it.
Ultimately I wanna get a 4 stroke 20 HP relabled to a 9.9 with trim and tilt.
thats 4000 dollars down the road though.
Its a tank. Great in waves and has a very smooth ride. Goes about 42, downstream, slight ripple and wind on my back.
Ill feel a lot safer on St. Clair this year with it trolling for Muskies.
My old boat took a lot of "over-da-bows" (as we called a wave over the bow) the bilge ran a lot. A few "over-da-sterns" and rare "over-da-gunnel" too.
Anyway, its pretty much the exact boat Ive always wanted and driving all that way on a Craigslist ad was worth it for me.
13,900 is what i got it for. Its top dollar but its in awsome shape and was garage kept.
Them wheels are sweet. The swing away trailer tongue is pretty cool too.
Shes all wrapped up in the backyard with snow on it now though.
I still go and look at it every day.

 

[bukmastr]

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ok, just found this board the other night and I'm lovin' it! Not much of it showing here, it's tarped right now or I'd take some more but here's my grandson in my '68 Starchief powered by a '67 Mercury 1350 O/B.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._1260398765396_1692504130_489520_886639_n.jpg

Very similar to wrfalpacas' (Bret) '69 resto -->> http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=316643&highlight=starchief (mine is not restored...YET!)

More pics when I get a chance to uncover it.

Ed

 

[Huron Angler]

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Welcome to the site bukmastr...looks like a nice rig you've got. We love the old Starcraft cabin rigs.

Start up a new thread in the Starcraft forum to post some photos when you get a chance. We'd love to see the Starchief

 

[IanMcc44]

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Sorry I haven't been back to you before this. My little 14 footer is a Starcraft, and although it is not stamped on the boat, I was assured by the old man I got her from, that the make is Starcraft. He told me that an aircraft factory had been putting them together, so maybe they came to Australia from the USA in bits and pieces. The ancient Evinrude runs very well, but I want to have an electric start and forward controls added to her. I'm getting to old to pull start motors.

 

[jasoutside]

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Here is the 1968 15' Starcraft Jet Star, excellent middle of the winter purchase at $200!

I love her but she won't stay a closed bow

 

[AJGeorge]

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Here is my 67 Jupiter with 50hp Johnson currently do a little rebuilding on it. New dashboard, removeing the green astroturf and looking for a new windshield.

 

[AJGeorge]

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OK so beside the Jupiter I got one of these also. 14' with 15HP Johnson. But to be honest this one belongs to my brother in Colorado. Just parked here till he comes and gets it.

 

[Huron Angler]

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Nice rigs AJ, I really like that avocado green 14 footer.

The mountains in the background are nice too, great place to boat

 

[jasoutside]

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Both great rigs AJ!! Sweet

 

[bananaboater]

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Nice AJ. With any luck your brother will forget the 14 footer! Seems like owning 2 SCs is becoming the norm. One at a time is enough for me.

 

[starcrafter65]

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Barenaked Lady Sleeps - Hope I winterized correctly!

 

[Pugetsound]

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Is that a fairly flat bottom hull ?

 

[ronco215]

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Can you tell me how to post photos here. I couldn't figure it out
RonCo215

 

[DaNinja]

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Can you tell me how to post photos here. I couldn't figure it out
RonCo215

Go to the first three "Stickied" threads in the Non-Boating Technical Topics sub-forum.

 

[Fastwin548]

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Sorry, I've been off the grid for a while. Still pop in once and awhile to catch up. Well here she is.....new engine, drive, transom, floor, seats, engine cover, floatation, electronics, etc, etc, etc........fished her all last summer on lake erie. Still have some cosmetics to finish, but her bones are solid. I probably won't take on another resto for a while. I ran out of money and energy with this one. Thanks for looking.

Fastwin548

http://s905.photobucket.com/albums/ac256/fastwin548/

 

[jasoutside]

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Wow, your engine looks sweet!!!!!!^^^^^

 

[Deadwood]

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Very nice!!!!

 

[outdoor max]

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The new dog house looks really nice also

 

[prblygnasnk]

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Hi, from the great white north.Here is my future project.A 1977 24' chieftain I saved from going to scrap metal.The motor is shot ,so while looking for an engine replacement I got the must sell deal on the 1977 fiber glass starcraft ?? water ready so I'm thinking maybe too good to be a doner.Would you guys be upset if I chopped a starcraft ?Its for a starcraft :redface: