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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console It's been a while since I've posted last, but the boat has come a long way. Sorry for the delay, I was in West Virginia for gun season. Since the last post, I've been able to get the steering all resolved so it's smooth and easy...
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    Building a Center Console

    Re: Building a Center Console I have a smaller boat (16') But we constructed this console out of plywood with 2 inch oak corners to route a radius. We used a Kreg jig to fasten the console together with some PL glue on every joint. This thing is bomb proof. We'll bondo it up, sand, then...
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console Sorry to keep posting, but I am playing catch up from a productive weekend!!! Another question. I am starting to think about what to do in the bow. If you can see the riveted ledge half way up the gunwale, that has to stay...
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console Here are a couple more pictures of the progress thus far. Once I figure out the steering, I want to get the stern floor painted, re-connect the trim pump, re-assemble the stern doors under the splashwell, and frame in the bow...
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console I ran into a problem today I'd love some help with. I primed the floor where the console will go, as well as the console, so I could hook it all up and start running things under the floor. I wanted to get the steering hooked up...
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console We thought a TON about how to connect the console to the floor so it would be solid enough to hold a T Top eventually. Keeping in mind that we reinforced the aluminum stringers with solid oak in places, we anchored the floor into...
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console I got to work on the boat a lot this weekend, the weather was nice in Cleveland and the Browns suck, so that allows me extra time in the Aluminum Falcon. It started Saturday night, 1:30am coming home from a night out in Ohio...
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console A few more pictures from today
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console We had a 70 degree day in Cleveland today. We were able to put some varnish sealant on the bottom and edges of the floor pieces leaving the top unfinished to paint and texture after we fasten everything. Today we were able to...
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console Beautiful day in Cleveland today!!! We went to Home Depot to finish the floor, got that cut out and placed into the boat to check the fit. From there we figured where we'd cut a hole in the floor (3 locations under console and...
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console I had to drill a hole through my aluminum rail in order for the steering cable to run through to the center of the boat, eventually coming up in side the console. I am still not sure about this. I worry about the housing wearing...
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console Here are a few shots of the console in the boat for sizing and also to cut through the floor where we'll run the conduit.
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console Today we started working (and finished) the center console. It's basic, but serves it's purpose. We used a Kreg jig to screw to an oak corner (2"x2") so we can route a radius on the console for a better look when we bondo and...
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console Weekend is here, that means it's time to work on the boat some more. My dad and I went to Home Depot and got some plywood and started the floor. We only did the rear portion to start, but then headed back to get another sheet...
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console This is what we were thinking of using for the console. We were going to remove the top and mount a new dash at an angle and top surface for the fish finder / Stereo. I also attached a picture of how the windshield will work...
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console This is how I got rid of the old floor. The stern portion was so bad it wouldn't work for a template. It just fell apart in your hands, like pulled pork does.
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console Here is a picture of the hull all swept out, foam removed, and the steering / trim / controls moved to the center of the boat. The length of everything is ok, I am a bit worried about the control cables.
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console Hey all, Any idea on what I should do here? I have the hydraulic lifter for the trim on my 1972 Mercury 800 outboard with old lines where the rubber has long since flaked off and we are just looking at the fabric lines. They...
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console Here are some drawings I've done over the last few months. Believe me, driving one of these dual consoles Starcrafts in Lake Erie chop makes you think about standing up to drive all summer. I drove my buddies 19 Whaler Outrage a...
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    1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console

    Re: 1972 Starcraft Super Sport 16' Conversion to Center Console Here are a few images of the floor. It was bad.
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