starcraft hoilday 14 restore

[larlarsa]

Summer was come silent,is time to do something on my boat,i planning to do a xterm make over,i will try to post pic on every step i work,but some time too concentrate ,always forgot to take pic,

i start from the bow area , it is hard to take the bow cap out,after that i split the rub rail insert apart, unrivert all the rail to stern,this make it easy to replace transom.
take the steering away and unattached the motor.now i have a very clean hull to start with.


Frist i need to replace my transom,i ham the splash well tube out,and i use 2 hour to take the old transom out,can't take with one pieces.i just cut two 3/4' ply and willing to use PL4000 glue together, i am thinking of add an aluminum sheet to cover the expose area,otherwise water can easy to wet it again.

 

[larlarsa]

Re: starcraft hoilday 14 restore

steering is out.

 

[larlarsa]

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empty hull.

 

[larlarsa]

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transom is out.

 

[ezmobee]

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Looking good so far!

 

[bananaboater]

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Yup, making great progress. This is fun. Keep us posted.

We love to know where folks are in general. If you go to your profile page you can put in a city, state if you want.

Sometimes we find fellow restorers right next door.

 

[Huron Angler]

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Looks like a great start on the rig there...those little holidays are sweet boats, she should be zipping right around with that 50hp

 

[larlarsa]

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not too much work on the boat today ,just strip the old floor support and try to clean up the hull,but i miss the connect from my hight jet washer to garden hose,i give up today,wait the transom glue sit for 1 day.

 

[CBGale2]

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Looks alot like my Falcon 14, did yours have a splash well in it? Nevermind, I found your before pictures.

 

[HopeSheFloats]

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Nice work, looking forward to your progress!

 

[larlarsa]

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i take the splashwell and going to cut it shorter,the splashwell is important for the hull structure,i will have a deck extend the length longer than before to hold both side of the hull.

 

[larlarsa]

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come home late today, so just glass the one side of transom in two coat.tomorrow will glass the other side with glass mat.

 

[larlarsa]

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Dirty job today , I glass the other side of the transom with glass matt,this is not easy than I though , it take 1 L to soak up all the Mat ,the resin dry up very fast, I must doing it very quick,but I am concern about the thickness after the glass, i don't know it will fit in the transom tray not not, looks like 1/4" increase , maybe need to sand down a little bit. Did people paint the transom after glass? if does , what kind of paint to use? I want it match my splashwell color,why Starcraft expose the transom out , it easy to geting wet? Why don't use a pisces of aluminum to cover it. Most other modren boat builder cover it all.

 

[larlarsa]

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glass on

 

[larlarsa]

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Use some aluminum to brace the floor bottom.

 

[jasoutside]

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That extra aluminum will make for a super strong deck, nice work!

 

[ezmobee]

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I agree. That's some nice structure there. Looks great.

 

[larlarsa]

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Ok, after the transom is done,i put it back and then drill two more hole for the Live well intake and out.i also cut the splash well a little bit shorter,then build a deck extend to hold both side of the boat,it made it more stronger than before .

 

[bananaboater]

Re: starcraft hoilday 14 restore

Use some aluminum to brace the floor bottom.

With all that extra support you might be able to go with a thinner decking. Save some weight too.

 

[larlarsa]

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i am going to use 5/8" plywood for all the deck and floor.