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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    Besides a few paint touch ups, it came out pretty good. If i stencil a boat again, definitely getting the kind you stick on, painte, then peal off. Some overspray, a few runs, but as a whole i think it came out pretty good from my first attempt at painting a boat. I’m prepped and ready to start...
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    Thanks, i certainly hope!
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    So got my first coat down. Went with Duralux Duckboat Drab. The consensus on the fkrums was to roll and tip, or use a basic Wagner power painter, as the paint needed thinned to much for an air compressor gun. So i got. Wagner power painter off eBay new in box for $50, and it worked like a champ...
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    Of course, didn’t get as much accomplished as i wanted, but i Disney my “paint booth constructed, and one side and the transom cleaned with acetone, scuffed with green scotchbrite pad, and cleaned with acetone again. Gonna try and get a coat on today
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    Here was the hole that the patch was worn out and how it turned out after i repatched and sanded it down. Not too bad. Also sanded down the patches were there were a few screws for transducer mounts. I got the final bit of paint off the bottom. Should be prepping and painting the hull by the...
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    So i got her float tested, no water anywhere besides a small hole in the bow we’re the keel is that had an old worn out patch, ground it down, patched it with some marine epoxy patch, sanded it uniform (don’t have that pic), as well as some holes from old transducers. Then i stripped the bottoms...
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    I got pics of the side console, I’ve since taken it apart and am redoing the wood, and also a pic of the control that came with the motor. Sorry if some of my questions are dumb, this is the first boat i ever had. The dimensions on the control are roughly 4”x6”x7.25”, so that mounting bracket i...
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    Going through the controls that were given to me, the throttle is an OMC Top Mount. The old control on the StarCraft was a side mount. Googling and searching, i can’t seem to find a top mount bracket, do they sit in the dash or some sort of console? I was able to find this, would this be a good...
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    I was going to use the reservoir, is that a bad idea? And yeah, normal tilt tube. Have to get new steering set up, looks like i should need about 16’ for steering cable. I was looking at a few differently branded rotary kits
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    Check out my Johnson! 50hp Model J50VLSIG. They gave me a ton of stuff i have to figure out what it all is. I believe it is the throttle controls, it is a 2 stroke and has a seperate oil reservoir. I’m trying to research and find out what i need to hook up steering. Resealing all the seams on...
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    Hey anyone still following been a while. Honey do lists and home renovations and 2 kids under three and summer took up a lot of time, but just wrapped up some big house projects and duck season is knocking on the door… back onto the boat! I got the gunwales put back together, and it’s time to...
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    Well i figured out my error with the epoxy… it says 5 to 1 epoxy to hardener… i failed to read the pumps are already metered, so it’s 1 to 1 pumps… i had to scrape what didn’t cure off, clean with acetone, and do start again. Spring clean up and home renovations took priority, and i had to order...
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    So what did i do wrong? I got some West System 105 epoxy w 205 fast dry hardener. Instructions say it is fine to apply and will cure above 35 degrees. I applied 1 coat every 2 hours (i thought it was tacky enough) on 5/6 sides, and it took a solid 5 days to completely dry. I followed...
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    Got the transom fitted and drilled, used a bit guide and drilled form outside to inside, and everything lined up perfect. I don’t know what you call the outter wood part of the transom, but i doubled its length and ran it longer to the right so that i can put a kicker on and tiller steer if...
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    Alright boys, I’m back. Just fitted the transom and the port side it is a little low, as bad as 1/4” from center to starboard it is dead nuts level with the top of sheet metal. There is a cap that goes on top of transom. Here’s the question. Do i leave it as is, no motor will be on that side...
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    Transom? Damn near killed em. I didn’t have nothing heavy to sit on top, but i puttered both insides, and squeezed glut out around all sides. I cut it big so i can trim off about 3/4 the whole way around before i cut the exact shape, do some sanding, fit it, and drill my holes
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    After obsessing on the minutia and poking around many threads, I went and picked up the TitBond III for the transom. I was hoping to get it cut out of my 2 pieces of 3/4 CDX ply and glued this past weekend, but 3 seals on my Front Loader leaking changed that, as well as my wife really wanted...
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    Okay, what you said regarding rivets is what i gleaned but i wanted to be sure. I like option A as well, just can work as far ahead before i have to get it water for the initial test. But i got alot of other things i can work on before i get it wet, like this transom, cutting/fitting/epoxying...
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    Hopefully this will work, bc for the price of gas to my buddies warehouse, this is what’s going in the bottom lol
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    Starcraft 1971'? 16' to Duck Boat Rebuild

    take solace that your pain was not in vain. You could have just saved me a similar nightmare
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