Well I am thrilled, made one of my best buys yet!

[MTboatguy]

Time for a new update, I was on the way home this evening and I spy a boat on the side of my road up to the house and I am looking real hard, it looked like a Starcraft, so I stop and the owner comes out....Turns out is is a 1973 Starcraft 16 Foot Super Sport, 50 horse Evinrude that runs like new, all new steering, glass is good, good floor and transom, just a nice boat, only needs seats.

So I am thinking, darnit I have two boats sitting in the yard right now, if this one follows me home, the Admiral might not be real happy!

So as I am walking away, thinking I have been looking for this boat for the last ten years and hear it is!

As I open the door to the truck, the guy says, what if I give you the boat, as well as the motor and just keep the trailer, for $497.00 do you think you would be interested? He tells me, he just got the title on it Monday and it is signed off and ready to go.

I thought, well, I can sleep on the sofa for a few days! So I bought it, now just to do some painting and pick up some new seats and I am good to go..

:lol:

Now I have 3 boats in the yard!

 

[GA_Boater]

Welcome to the Starmada, MT.

Ya know we need pics. Boat or doghouse pics will work. LOL

 

[alldodge]

I feel the issues, but also agree with GA we need some pics

 

[MTboatguy]

Okay, a few pics, it has been one of those really good days and one with lows, bought the boat and then the front coil spring broke on the wifes car, so at least the day ended on a high note, new boat!

 

[GA_Boater]

She looks a lot better than the doghouse, MT.

Very solid appearing, much better than that busted spring.

Is all the paint removed?

 

[211libwtfo]

I really love those boats I need another one. Very nice score!!! Congrats

 

[MTboatguy]

GA, no paint on the hull, there is a cream colored paint on the top where the windsheild and such sit, but I can't find any signs of paint on the hull, I will probably do the Starcraft Blue upper and stay with aluminum clear coated on the botton, like they have done a lot of their newer boats, or I might go with white on the bottom. What I am really thrilled with, is I can throw a couple of seats in it and a battery and be out on the lake, it is really a solid boat.

 

[GA_Boater]

The trailer looks to good, too.

You a good deal!

 

[GA_Boater]

You a good deal!

And the boat is good deal, too. :facepalm:

 

[MTboatguy]

Figured I would throw a couple more pictures out of the bow area...

 

[bruceb58]

Very nice!

 

[alldodge]

Great deal and good looking boat

 

[Lightwin 3]

Congrat's!! great find. Better than half the work is done.

 

[Maclin]

Pretty cool! Did you already have a trailer?

 

[MTboatguy]

Pretty cool! Did you already have a trailer?

Yes, I have a couple of trailers under boats that I am getting rid of.

 

[82rude]

Great deal .I'm assuming that's 85hp rated?On my 76 ss160 I put in swivel seats (2) and got rid of those idotic back to backs.Are you going swivel?Any leakage?Mine has a 2011 60 hp etec pushing her.

 

[MTboatguy]

Great deal .I'm assuming that's 85hp rated?On my 76 ss160 I put in swivel seats (2) and got rid of those idotic back to backs.Are you going swivel?Any leakage?Mine has a 2011 60 hp etec pushing her.

Yup, rated for 85hp, has the factory installed Evinrude 50 and all the controls on it right now, which for the wife and I will be fine. I looked under the carpet in it and the floor is 100% solid as is the transom, so as soon as I find seats and install, it will be good to go fishing, I will be doing pedalstal seats as well with swivels. I don't like the back to backs either, they fall apart!

Just workng on getting it off the trailer and blocked up so I can take the guys trailer back to him.

 

[Maclin]

Sounds like the deal was waiting for you to show up!

 

[MTboatguy]

Here is a picture of the data plate on it.

 

[southkogs]

Very nice! Congrats.