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    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    I Will definitely have to trim the consoles. That is going to be interesting. As far as the positioning of the consoles i am not sure how i want to approach it. The original position would be some inches more forward than a Super Sport. This however would give me less room in the rear of the...
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    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    Mine is a Holiday and came with plywood in the nose. I just incorporated it into my design. I didnt need to add any supports for the plywood. I just cut a new one and glassed it. I added the shims so if someone steps up there it will be firm and not cave. I could have removed all the rivets and...
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    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    Console Test Fit. This was definitely gratifying. I got these consoles from a gent on facebook who randomly saw my shot in the dark shout out searching for them. Lived about an hour away. They are from a '68 Offshore. My thoughts are that i may have to trim them down. Im not sure yet however...
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    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    Here im building the new structure for gunwales and nose for the conversion to the open bow layout. I have the fiberglass on the front beam and nose plate. My least favorite part of this is the shim style nose supports but it will be solid and unseen. I really had to wing that to make it work...
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    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    This is about half of the rusted steel nails I found inside the knee brace with my magnet on a smores stick.. Im glad i decided to clean any sand that was in there out. Turned out to be a lot more than sand. NO HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS THOUGH. Darn.
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    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    Found 2 loose rivets in the transom tray and so i replaced those. Also did a lot of filling of corrosion and holes in the gunwales. I have to say i really think JB weld Marine Epoxy is an amazing product. Does a great job.
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    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    I just posted a question on your build page and now i go to mine and see this haha. thanks! This seems to be what is called for in my situation.
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    Shoestring Starcraft SS160 Resto-mod - let the long slow road begin

    Im wondering how to seal my hull. The only places i had leaking during leak test were transom seams and main stern seem(very slow leaks). No rivet leaks. What process did you do to seal it after stripping? Im leaning towards gluvit but im not decided yet.....
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    Shoestring Starcraft SS160 Resto-mod - let the long slow road begin

    Im wrestling with this question. Ive decided to not put one in the floor but ive considered a couple other ideas. One is to create one out of one of the gunwale recesses and the other is to put one under the bow/casting deck similar to new lund boats. This would force me to build that deck out...
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    1974 Starcraft Holiday Restomod (convert to open bow)

    Chris Thinking more about this I realized that you may think i was using these in the side outside hull. I only used them for the ribs where i have no choice and am using solid rivets for the outside hull and wherever i can to be honest. I much prefer solid if i can get a bucking bar behind it...
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    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    Thanks! Moral support is welcome as well, its a long road.
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    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    To the admins, Im not sure why i have duplicate posts but i didnt do it on purpose. Forgive my tech dorkiness.
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    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    Note: Found these at Menards. They are fully aluminum. Even the mandrel, I tested them for steel with my giant magnet.
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    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    Then we did the interior hull angle bracket supports. Still have to finish the right side but here is a pic of the completed left side. Each side rivet got dipped in 5200 upon install. 2 rivets in each rib and 2 above it in the hull.
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    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    My Brother escaped his life as a new and soon to be Dad for a couple hours and came over and we did the patches to the hull bottom and the inside hull supports. That was a a bit messy, we were very generous with the 5200 on each plate. Each plate got 4 rivets for the original holes and 4 outside...
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    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    Update: Free CONSOLES!!!!! AND.......R..I..V..E..T..S....... Just found some consoles from a '68 Starcraft "offshore" which is the predecessor to the Super Sport. Going to pick them up Saturday over by Lake Erie. Good Price at $0. Guy just wants them gone from behind the barn. Hopefully i wont...
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    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    Couple people on Facebook have asked how i stripped the boat. There is broken info so i put the process in one response.. here it is. Here was my process, I used citristrip stripping paste, apply generously with a brush. Wait 2 hours or check with your fingernail to see if its lifting the...
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    1974 Starcraft Holiday Restomod (convert to open bow)

    Note: Found these at Menards. They are fully aluminum. Even the mandrel, I tested them for steel with my giant magnet. .
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    1974 Starcraft Holiday Restomod (convert to open bow)

    Welcome aboard sir. Happy to be of any help. Update: Free CONSOLES!!!!! AND.......R..I..V..E..T..S....... Just found some consoles from a '68 Starcraft "offshore" which is the predecessor to the Super Sport. Going to pick them up Saturday over by Lake Erie. Good Price at $0. Guy just wants...
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