Re: First post
I want to thank every one for the kind remarks about the boat. I got the Starcraft off Craigslist in July 2008, and was assured that it was ready for the water. Had to leave the boat on the freeway with a blow out with no spare on the way home, and it went down hill from there. The floor was held together only by the carpet and the transom by huge amounts of silicone. I started looking for help and found this site. I would go here with each new problem that I had. I would find out how others had done a certain repair and copy cat. I had owned a lot of boats before, but never did a restore. I took a lot of pictures of the repairs but really did not think to post them, not sure why. The red topside paint was my wife's idea, it was a faded sea mist green when I got the boat, but I really like the red now. I kept the interior a light sand color to keep it cool, don't have any problems with the deck getting hot as no one is out on it. Sorry that I was not clear on the engines, the main is a 1970 Merc 500 50hp and the kicker is a 1971 Merc 40 4hp with 3 blade prop. Had to completely rebuild the lower unit on the 50hp new wiring, fuel lines, paint, decals and striping We fish, troll, and pull tubes, and find this boat can do it all. The Merc 4hp is tied-ed to the Merc 50hp with a removable rod, so I can steer with the wheel. The 4hp gives good control with the three blade prop. Posting a few more pictures that shows the engines better.
