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  1. BMerr509

    '69 offshore rebuild- BMerr

    Got some progress done, as well as 2 days of ice fishing! Take a look... first coat of epoxy on all floor pieces, one piece is completely done, casting deck needs only one more coat. Redneck fabbed rod holders for the rod locker and a few aluminum supports. First time using a rivet gun, pretty...
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    '69 offshore rebuild- BMerr

    Hi guys- WM how do you keep your hatches down then? are they just a snug fit? Welcome along Brackett. Yup i've seen some of them, just gotta decide which ones. Micky- i should have pointed out that i had 1.5 gallons of epoxy left after the transom, but you're still right, it is a concern of...
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    '69 offshore rebuild- BMerr

    Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!!! Got my marine ply, PVC for the rod holders, Foam board cut to hold said PVC, the rest of my epoxy, alum floor supports, rivets and brushes. I'm going to line my rod locker with 1/2" insulation too. My next purchase will be seat bases- i was going to go...
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    '69 offshore rebuild- BMerr

    It will have to do. If i have to redo the floor in a few years, so be it. It's a $300 risk. I fit the rest of the floor in. Also epoxied the rear most floor sheet. Not a bad idea WM, i was thinking about doing that for the floor locker. Thinking about putting the gas tank underneath the front...
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    '69 offshore rebuild- BMerr

    Got the foam board in and the first floor board cut and in the boat, obviously just for fit. Got the transom in which was a squeeze and I need to re epoxy the top but not a big deal. I'll get the rest of the floor cut tomorrow. Using CDX ext grade ply and it looks terrible. I thought long and...
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    '69 offshore rebuild- BMerr

    Thanks guys, bought everything i need to get this thing splashed other than the motor/controls last night. Optionally i may get a new gas tank but it wouldn't stop me from a splash. Just need to get to it. I think i bought way too much insulation board but oh well. I haven't posted pics lately...
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    '69 offshore rebuild- BMerr

    Hey guys, some progress today. I sanded the transom edges (the epoxy dripped from the opposite side and created little epoxy droplets that hardened, as seen in my second picture). Then i primed and painted it. It's red because that's the only color i had. It mostly gets covered up so i'm not...
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    2016 Venture VASK 2800 Cost/Reliability

    Hi Guys, I'm restoring an old starcraft and am in need of a trailer. The boat will probably weight around 1000# + motor, for a max total of 1300#. 18' boat. This is the trailer i'm looking at, i got the marina to drop the price by $50 because he needs to move them...
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    '69 offshore rebuild- BMerr

    Guys i'm trying to plan out my floor, and with the help of CTWS's pictures (not sure if there's some kind of copyright issues, if so i apologize), i am able to get a good idea of what the boat underfloor looks like while being 1000 miles from it. My goal is to raise the floor about 3.5", so i...
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    18' Starcraft Offshore Repower

    Hey guys/gals, i have a thread going in the starcraft rebuild section debuting my 1969 Starcraft offshore tinny. It's 18 ft, weights right at 900#, legally seats 8 and has a weight capacity of 1900#, with a hp rating of 125hp. If you don't know, it has high walls and is incredibly stable in the...
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    '69 offshore rebuild- BMerr

    Understood. i noticed something else tonight, the bottomside paint i bought is for fiberglass and wood and steel, it specifically says do not use on aluminum hull. So i'm going with the topside even on the bottom of the boat. Anyone see any problems there? Here is some pics i took tonight, i...
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    '69 offshore rebuild- BMerr

    I apologize for the pics being out of order. my phone takes massive pictures apparently so i have to resize all of them by 90% individually. the yellow paint looks better in the pics than it actually was. the registration stickers were the hardest to remove. i'm going to go with all black with a...
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    '69 offshore rebuild- BMerr

    Heres some more from various parts of the sanding process...
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    '69 offshore rebuild- BMerr

    the first one is after i just got done sanding the bottom, the second is the bottom primed, the third is when i completely sanded the whole boat.
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    '69 offshore rebuild- BMerr

    Hey guys/gals, pleasure to write you all. I bought a '69 Offshore last year at a decent price and will be restoring it over the next two years- since I'm traveling the rest of the summer, I'm focusing on completing the paint job before the middle of July. I already stripped all the paint off to...
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    CTSWF- I'm about to begin my Offshore restoration, same exact boat as yours believe it or not, 1969... my interior is in much better shape than yours was, due to the previous owner, but my exterior looks rough. I followed this thread and read every post to try to absorb as much as I could from...
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