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    1974 Starcraft 21’ Holiday

    Don’t have a lot of progress but a small update. It been cold and wet here (usually in the 40s). I was afraid paint and glue would not cure properly at those temperatures. I snagged a wood stove from my dad’s basement and installed it in my shop. My shop is uninsulated but the stove seems to...
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    1974 Starcraft 21’ Holiday

    I tend to agree. We plan to have this boat out on the ocean doing some near shore fishing. Plus we’ll occasionally moor the boat when we camp in the summer. I knew I wanted one on a float switch and I figured a second pump is cheap insurance especially because we won’t be adding foam floatation.
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    1974 Starcraft 21’ Holiday

    Yep, we went with Nautolex, storm grey.
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    1974 Starcraft 21’ Holiday

    Both bilge pumps are mounted. Floor is cut and fitted. We are getting the first coat of old timers sealer on them today. How many coats of sealer do I realistically need? We will be wrapping each piece in Vinyl we picked up from Defender.
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    1974 Starcraft 21’ Holiday

    Supports are in! Got one section of floor fitted as well hopefully get the rest of the floor fitted this weekend.
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    1974 Starcraft 21’ Holiday

    I like it. I was imagining something similar. I want to get them as low as possible but also want to have access to the drain hole at the base of the rib.
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    1974 Starcraft 21’ Holiday

    You must have had access to a pretty large metal break. My little harbor freight break is getting it done. Just a little slower and probably a little less pretty.
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    1974 Starcraft 21’ Holiday

    Oh, and any recommendations on mounting the bilge pump. I’m planning to do two pumps. One connected to constant power on a float switch and the other to a switch on the dash. I’d like to get them as low as possible, should I create a mounting plate?
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    1974 Starcraft 21’ Holiday

    The paint is definitely curing slowly but I’ve notice a significant change in the hardness since my last post. We got it right side up again. I applied Marine-Tex anywhere I found shallow pitting and gluvit on all the seams. We filled all unnecessary holes on the bow and gunnels with JB weld...
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    1974 Starcraft 21’ Holiday

    Yes we did use hardener but I could still dent it with my fingernail. My hope is, it will harden up over the next couple weeks.
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    1974 Starcraft 21’ Holiday

    We’ve been hard at work on the bottom paint. Sanded and cleaned the bottom and decked to paint over some of the current color. We used a self-etching primer. Then two coats of Majic oil based metal primer, and two coats of Majic oil based enamel. We will eventually get to the sides and top but...
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    1974 Starcraft 21’ Holiday

    Yep, just got it ordered. Plan to do that when we get it right side up.
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    1974 Starcraft 21’ Holiday

    Did a leak test and found very few leaks. Got the boat moved in the shop and flipped. Went to work on several rib ends that that needed some patches. We then got the boat out of the shop and sanded it down, gave it a wash, and we are prepped for paint. We will hopefully get our first coat of...
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    1974 Starcraft 21’ Holiday

    Figured out how to upload some pictures, here are a few for reference. I’m planning to get the two pieces of transom together this afternoon, should I apply a thin layer of epoxy to both pieces of plywood prior to applying the thickened epoxy?
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    1974 Starcraft 21’ Holiday

    More progress, we got the transom skin on, most of the interior hull cleaned up and made a new Z channel for the base of the transom. The old Z channel was cracked and corroded. We ended up using 1 1/2”x 1/8” angled, T6 aluminum. We cut two lengths and riveted them together in opposing...
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