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  1. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    Tried searching but didn’t see anyone do it but has anyone tried making side panels out of aluminum and just paint to match. Thinking about picking up a 12gauge panel.
  2. benfish909

    1979 Starcraft 16’ SS Refresh

    A good set of ear muffs or ear plugs helps with the riveting. Specially when recruiting help
  3. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    Oh I never thought about adding it to the epoxy. That would be nice. I just really like the idea of being able to hose the boat after a day of hunting or fishing
  4. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    I am just curious how it will stick to the epoxy
  5. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    Yeah I have long way to go before install. Need to cut foam, epoxy the wood, and paint the inside of the hull walls. Tossing around the idea of taking the floor panels to a body shop to have bed liner sprayed after I epoxy. Wasn’t sure if anyone has tried it. Trying to stay away from carpet or...
  6. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    Well this piece is fun to cut
  7. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    Got a couple coats of paint on the under side of the SW. Looks like crap but it will do. It’s mostly hidden with rod holders, batteries, battery charger and gas tank anyway
  8. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    Got the SW drain tubes installed and here are the new tie down hooks (with 1/4” backing plate bc I have to stick with the battleship theme)
  9. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    Got the SW all patched up and cleaned. Primed the under side with bare metal primer bc I couldn’t find a pint of self etching primer. I can’t spray paint in the warehouse so stuck with what I can roll on. I hope it works. I also got new transom tie down straps installed but didn’t get pictures...
  10. benfish909

    Rub Rail Replacement

    I know it has been covered but I could only find older posts with bad links. Has anyone purchased replacements for their rub rails recently.
  11. benfish909

    1st boat - 1981 Starcraft SS 160

    Welcome. I have have the same timeline. Need to get the boat done by April for the spring jig bite but hoping for March. The west system and total boat epoxies are basically the same thing. They can even be mixed. There are many options online to buy from. Just make sure to paint over any epoxy...
  12. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    Absolutely. My big box store has 2 versions of 2” foam. One is high density for use below grade. I think they were called 250 and 150. Does it matter which one I go with. They don’t appear to have to much difference
  13. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    Thanks. Yeah the decoys get a couple coats of glue and walnut shell also.
  14. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    Has anyone considered painting the foam to help against water intrusion. I make decoys that are painted foam. I could glue the pieces together to make a few large blocks then paint each block before installing. Would this be a total waste of time and money.
  15. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    Thank you. The bolts at the top of the transom will be cut shorter because they will be exposed. The 1” holes for the SW drain tubes were not fun. Didn’t go too overboard with the 5200. Nice thin layer between original transom skin and new 1/4” plate. Ran out of acetone so didn’t get all the...
  16. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    Got the transom bolted up and very happy with the results.
  17. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    So I got to a good milestone. All of the gluvit and coat it is applied and cured. Stringers are installed. Transom is all drilled and ready to bolt together. Need to add cross braces to tie in the strings but want to get foam in first. Hopefully tomorrow I can get the transom bolted up and get...
  18. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    On days where you are just removing old glue and paint does it ever feel like you got nothing accomplished. Days like these feel like such a waste of time but I know they are required. Been cleaning up under the bow and it’s just cramped and miserable
  19. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    The picture of the anchor was some boat for sale not mine. I am trying to think of some that would keep the anchor out of way. I keep it in one of those plastic beverage crates. The kind that the distributor uses for 24 packs. I did prime with self etching premier the other day but didn’t take...
  20. benfish909

    21' Holiday Rebuild

    Got some paint on the transom akin and wood and the sides under the SW. should have prepped the entire SW but got impatient and wanted to see how the paint looked rolled. It’s not great but looks better in person than the pictures. I’m happy with it so I guess that’s what matters. On a side...
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