![]() ![]() ![]() The old owner had a casting deck the built themselves up front, I will likely fabricate a new one in the near future. Also painted a good part of the interior, mainly focused on the front. Rustoleum primer and paint on the exterior (almost done with this item, I have done some additional painting since the photo attached). Fuel system treatment / tune up / new spark plugs / general cleaning and engine tuning stuff Lubricated the steering system / control cables the paint and everything else I've done are just not as high-quality in my view, but it all works at least! This is probaly the most well-done part of the boat, I think. With that new electrical system, I have wired in the following: horn, navigation lights, interior LED lights, Garmin fish finder/GPS, bilge pump). Added a 2nd marine battery (one came with the boat) and an all-new electrical system (5 switch electrical panel with in line fuses, positive bus, negative bus, marine grade battery switch, all marine grade wiring, shrink wrap marine electrical connectors) Fabricated new console from same 3/4" plywood, but used stain and lacquer instead of deck paint to seal it New floors, 3/4" plywood covered with waterproof deck paint for traction Here's a quick summary of the items I've done already: Is there any way to remove the rub rail / aluminum trim on the sides of the gunwales so that I can paint or add carpet? I think if this is going to be difficult, I'd rather just use painter's tape to cover the trim and paint it the same as the hull with rustoleum. The problem is the interior trim and rub rail trim. I'd really like to either paint, or possibly add wood / carpet to them. This part of the project is solely for aesthetics - the rub rail seems fine, it just looks like crap.Īnother issue is with the gunwales. that's what I'm planning to do with it right now. Any suggestions for paint (or any other substance) I might use? I have some white multisurface rustoleum in a can and a small paint brush. I don't feel it needs replacing or anything, but I'd like to paint it. It has to remain on the trailer, whatever I'm doing to it.Īnother issue I'm having is with the rub rail, and the trim that holds it in place. forced to use rustoleum since I don't have any kind of hoist / lift to remove the motor or lift the boat itself. everything I've found has been $400+, which is just not in the budget for this build. I would be interested to know if anyone might suggest an affordable console I could buy instead. it's functional at the very least! I even got a compliment on it the first time I took the boat out. It was my first crack at it and it turned out fine. I'm pretty happy with the flooring, but ultimately based on some other posts, I'm a little concerned that there's no foam under there. Any suggestions / ideas / posts you can refer me to? ![]() Something along the lines of marine foam or similar, but I really don't have a huge budget for this part of the project. The deck paint is grippy and looks OK, but I was really hoping to find another product besides marine carpet to layer on top of the floor. The floor is pretty stable, but it has a tiny bit of give in a few spots on the sides. I covered both sides of the plywood with waterproof deck paint that is designed to provide traction on wet surfaces. In the back half, I attached the 3/4" plywood flooring to that 'spine' as well as to the to the aluminum on the inside of the boat. Then towards the front, the flooring also had support from the ribs. This served more or less as the 'spine' of the flooring. When I removed the old flooring, I found one aluminum beam running down the center of the boat with wood attached. So far in my testing on the lake, it has proven to be extremely stable and feels very safe. I plan to use it for light duty stuff - short fishing trips, maybe some overnights with just 2 or 3 total guys. Is this something that is absolutely necessary for the safe operation of this thing? There was zero foam under the floor boards. it also brings me to one of my major questions: When I bought it, the floors were squishy, so that was my first project. I just haven't been able to find much info on different Starcraft models from back then. I'm not sure of the model, so I guess my first question is, does anyone know what this boat is? Hey everybody, I recently joined the Starcraft family with this 1969 Starcraft. ![]()
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