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  1. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    30" to the front. If I move it forward to clear the brace then it will be 27" to the front, or about 31.5" to the center. If I do end up moving it forward then I will probably get a sliding seat mount to get a few inches back. I'm not sure what a rivet nut is, I'll have to look it up, but I'm...
  2. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Got the last two floor pieces cut, my trusty jigsaw made for a wobbly edge, but it will all be under the seats or side panels anyway so it will be good enough after sanding. I ended up getting with the Swivl-ez 238 permanent mount/post for the driver's side so I can mark out my seat placement...
  3. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    I was thinking about going taller, but my floor to top of gunnel height is only about 20", so any higher than 10" would make me feel like I'm about to fall out, plus I'm 6'2" so my knees would hit the wheel/dash. I might try to mock something up and see what is the highest comfortable height I...
  4. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Took a week off to let the paint cure then flipped the hull over and got it back on the trailer. Two of us actually just rolled it on the grass, then lifted the bow and got a third person to shove the trailer under, worked great. I got my 1/2" exterior plywood delivered and have the rear two...
  5. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Got the 2nd and third coats of blue on and the tape peeled, almost no bleeding from the Frog Tape, that stuff really works great! I love the color, and although there is a decent amount of orange peel on the whole thing it is very glossy and looks great from a few feet away. I'm not sure how I...
  6. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    That's my own version of the 1995 Superfisherman curve, but straight lines are easier to tape then a curve so I did that. I also want to run a grey pinstripe between the white and blue. My previous post may have been early, I got excited after the blue covered so easily and I posted right away...
  7. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Got the second and third coats of white rolled on Wed/Thur. I was contemplating doing a fourth coat, but the weather was garbage on Friday so I decided three was enough and I took Friday off so it could harden up a bit before I taped it to do the blue. Got the first coat of blue on today, I may...
  8. Rasdiir

    1973 StarCraft SS 16 Restore

    My trailer had rollers originally and they dented my hull a lot, so I switched to four 2x4 bunks (here's my post with it finished). You can see the damage in this picture. Two 2x6 or four 2x4 will be plenty for these light boats if they have enough supports.
  9. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    The weather was pretty good for paint at 21C and 65% humidity, so I got after it today and got the primer lightly sanded with 400, then wiped everything down and taped off my stripe with Frogtape. I had been thinking for a while about how to tape my lines straight, and I made a little jig to...
  10. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Yeah, the motor is the main reason I bought this hull, it runs like a dream even if it does drink fuel like crazy. I'll be repainting the motor and applying new decals too at some point.
  11. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Got the second coat of primer on, rolled out just as easy as the first coat.
  12. Rasdiir

    Shoestring Starcraft SS160 Resto-mod - let the long slow road begin

    Photos are down across the site for the last 2 weeks
  13. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Rolled on the first coat of Tremclad primer today. I was going to do a roll and tip, but as it turned out I got better results just rolling a thin coat on and going over it until the lines were gone, only ended up using the single 4" foam roller for the whole coat. It came out quite smooth for...
  14. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    The weather wasn't perfect, about 29C and 78% humidity, but that was within the parameters of the Rustoleum SE primer so I managed to go through my whole list and got the whole exterior hull done with the first coat. I used every drop of 4 spray cans, and there's a few light areas, but I have...
  15. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Got the 2nd coat of JBWeld in all the pitting, and got it all sanded smooth. It's time for paint, so my plan for tomorrow is: Hand sand the whole exterior with 180grit to knock off oxidization. I also have to do a bit of JBWeld sanding around the rivets where I couldn't get in with the random...
  16. Rasdiir

    1973 StarCraft SS 16 Restore

    You can leave it here or ask a mod to move it, they don't like duplicates though.
  17. Rasdiir

    1973 StarCraft SS 16 Restore

    Great boats, make sure to post over in the Starcraft forum with a few pictures once that's working again. I'm a new guy myself but I'll try to answer some of your questions. 2. For rivet info check out the rivet sticky by Watermann. 6. The plywood sounds good for the transom, but most use...
  18. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Got the bilge painted white, picked up the SE primer ($24.99CAD a can, ugh), and started filling in the extra holes on the consoles, and got the boat flipped. This week after work I will finish the second coat of JBWeld in the pits, then sand, clean, and tape for paint the week after. I did use...
  19. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    I think all the bending during the cleanup and Coat-It application tweaked my back, so I mostly took yesterday off, although I did get a final leak test of that slowly dripping bow seam done and I'm happy to report that this vessel now appears watertight! Next step is to flip and finish cleaning...
  20. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Kept on going during my week off, managed to finish cleaning up and gluing the foam, I picked up my paint, and today I applied the Coat-It. I did go with the Tremclad Rust Paint, although I made a last minute design decision at the store and will now be doing the top in Tremclad medium blue...
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