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  1. Rasdiir

    StarCraft Holiday

    Welcome, nice looking Holiday! What's the plan to power it? A couple of people on this forum have performed what they call a "bow-ectomy", if I remember correctly the front deck is integral to the structure of the boat and you have to compensate if you remove it. Maybe an aluminum frame...
  2. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Ramps around here vary from dirt to concrete, but the rollers have left large dents in the hull so I'm going with bunks. This boat is so light that winching it up shouldn't be too bad.
  3. Rasdiir

    1973 Starcraft SuperSport 16ft. restoration questions

    I don't have the awesome Citristrip, but I ended up just doing multiple coats of stripper on my numbers and scraping like crazy with a putty knife. The nylon brush on the drill cleaned up the last bit, but it definitely was the hardest part of paint removal (and that's saying something for me...
  4. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    A few days late on this update, but I continue to make slow steady progress, especially because I am off work this week. Spending a lot of time on family activities, but I have been getting a few hours each morning on the boat. At this pace I will win the award for slowest rebuild! I spent...
  5. Rasdiir

    Transom restoration of aluminum skiff Bayrunner BR-15

    Honestly from those pictures it looks like you will either have to cut the caps or remove the storage compartments and pull the wood straight forward to clear the caps. It looks like the two rear sections of the storage are riveted to the other section, you might just be able to remove the top...
  6. Rasdiir

    New here and questions Starcraft SS 16

    I think the SS would be the same as most other aluminums: hull pitting or corrosion, corroded or missing rivet heads, the transom wood should be checked for rot, flex, or softness, if PT wood was used in the boat or for trailer bunks then check for corrosion under that (the PT chemicals react...
  7. Rasdiir

    1973 Starcraft SuperSport 16ft. restoration By Steve

    I see your bow rib limber hole is blocked by the Starcarft factory red smeg on the bow seam, do you have any ideas how to clear that out for bow drainage? I'm having the same issue and really don't want to take out that rib to clean it.
  8. Rasdiir

    1973 Starcraft SuperSport 16ft. restoration By Steve

    If you are in Canada then JT's Outdoor Fabrics has reasonable prices on Nautolex.
  9. Rasdiir

    1973 Starcraft SuperSport 16ft. restoration questions

    I think the general consensus (depending on time, cost, etc) is that it's best to omit that plywood motor mount anyway, or better yet to use a piece of aluminum (1/4"?) instead, so whether or not you need to cover the existing mount holes it may be something to consider.
  10. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Been a little while, but I have still been busy and I'll have a larger update tonight (preview: unfortunately it's just trailer work), but I have a bit of a break through on my rivet practice! I took another run but this time I cranked the air pressure on both the compressor and at the gun, and...
  11. Rasdiir

    1973 Starcraft SuperSport 16ft. restoration questions

    You're making great progress Joe, it's looking good!
  12. Rasdiir

    New (to me) boat owner

    That's in beautiful condition, especially for the age! What length is the viking?
  13. Rasdiir

    22' starcraft islander, crack(s) in hull -- aluminum repair options?

    I'm just starting my resto and have yet to actually do any riveting, but from what I've read: Forming can be done with a rubber mallet and gentle banging. The hull may need a board or something held on the inside while you wack it to make sure it doesn't bounce or dent. There is a rivet thread...
  14. Rasdiir

    22' starcraft islander, crack(s) in hull -- aluminum repair options?

    I'm a boat new guy, but I have spent years reading the Starcraft restorations on this site. The vast majority of people in there who are patching a crack will drill stop holes at the ends of the cracks to prevent it cracking further, remove the old rivets (if applicable), make and form an...
  15. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Spent a bit (a lot!) of time stripping paint yesterday, and got a few more things taken apart on the trailer. I also went to town and picked up some Tremclad (Rustoleum comparable) flat white paint and red oxide primer for the trailer frame, as well as a wire wheel kit for the angle grinder...
  16. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    So I have been working on this boat, although the pace is so slow I feel like I'm not really making much progress. Over the last couple of weeks I got the transom corrosion dremeled out, and there is now two coats of JBWeld Marine filling in all the pitting. Today I got the hull off the...
  17. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    I have as well, I'll ease off for the next practice run and see what happens
  18. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    If I keep hammering at it it gets a bit of a deeper V, but I don't seem to be able to get it flat. I have to do some more experimenting with air pressure and maybe a heavier bucking bar.
  19. Rasdiir

    Starcraft 18 ss

    Come on over to the Starcraft forum: https://forums.iboats.com/forum/starcraft-boats.131/ I'm fairly new to the aluminum boat restoration game, but from what I have read on others rebuilds I believe the splashwell does provide stability and structure for the boat, and it should either be kept...
  20. Rasdiir

    1978 18' Starcraft Super Sport Restore

    The Starcraft forum here on iBoats has a few different SuperSport I/O restorations: https://forums.iboats.com/forum/starcraft-boats.131/
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