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Re: 1973 Starcraft Capri floor/paint redo
Here are a couple more from what I dug into. The fiberglass stringers seem solid but the wood under them is garbage.
Re: 1973 Starcraft Capri floor/paint redo
Ok got into some real digging tonight. I have to go get the cutoff wheel at my dads house to get the original glass off at the edges but it seems like a time to start taking measurements now. Starting to look more and more like the top is going to...
Re: 1973 Starcraft Capri floor/paint redo
Ok I got a late start tonight but here is what I found so far. Wet wood just like the transom was. This pic was me just hitting it with a pair of channel locks after I got the layer of glass up. Can't wait to find out exactly how it looks underneath...
Re: 1973 Starcraft Capri floor/paint redo
Transom redo pics. This all happened 4 years ago. I assume to take the top off I will have to cut apart the splashwell similar to what we did to the transom that gave us access to all the rotten wood.
1973 Starcraft Capri floor/paint redo
Hi everyone. I have a 73 Starcraft Capri that has been in the family since 74. It sat in a barn from 87 to 94 when I pulled it out and gutted all the interior other than the floor. Then since I was in college sat in the back yard at my Dad's uncovered...
I have this exact same boat and getting ready to redo the floor. I rebuilt it in 2000 but just put new wood over the old floor because I was 24 and stupid. I rebuilt the transom 3 years ago using seacast (that stuff is awesome). How did you get the top off? I do not see how because the back...