1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

[BobsGlasstream]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

That has turned out to be one beautiful boat. I really like the attention to details and all the vintage parts.
I hope your not paranoid, you will have a lot of folks starring at your boat.
Great Job.
Bob

 

[wrfalpacas]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

Paranoid!! ....Why, who did you hear that from?!? Seriously, thanks for the compliments. Today was bolt on the bling day, It sure takes some time to get all this attached, but here are some pics. Tomorrow is wiring day.

 

[wrfalpacas]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

I also got the starcraft emblems installed, and the wiring ready to install tomorrow.

 

[boatguy94]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

The paint, the real wood, the workmanship! WOW! Very nice looking boat! Lookin good.
I also definatally don't think that there is too much "bling" on the bow, one can never have too much .

 

[fat fanny]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

Man that thing looks like it should be in a museum I would be afraid of ruining it by putting it in the water perfect! in every aspect. All you need now is a skippers hat and paint the heads of those Starcraft mounting screw heads blue (in my opinion) but it's perfect great job!!!!!! to bad you don't have Woody to pull it.

 

[BobsGlasstream]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

wrfalpacas,
Maybe you should just find a boat museum now, before you put it in the water and get a stain on it.
It just keeps getting better everytime I look at it.
Well Done again.
Bob

 

[HopeSheFloats]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

Sickening I say, just sickening....that's the feeling I get now every time I look at mine.

or

That's sick dude {said by this old geezer trying to sound 'with-it'} lol

I can't imagine how you feel.... he!!, I'm proud just knowing that I watched you create this...super job Bret!!!

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

That ski boat is ridiculous awesome...

 

[N62350]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

I have been sort of a silent follower of this restoration since the beginning and I must say it is a museum quality job. I doubt they came out of the factory that nice. I am currently restoring (or trying to restore) a '59 Starcraft SpeedQueen that I will eventually post pictures of. If it turns out half as nice as yours I will be thrilled. I may steal your paint scheme though, hope you don't mind...

 

[tinkeringwackyone]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

That is a wonderful piece of workmanship you have there. There should be no head hanging at your house. Definitely museum quality.

 

[wrfalpacas]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

I have been sort of a silent follower of this restoration since the beginning and I must say it is a museum quality job. I doubt they came out of the factory that nice. I am currently restoring (or trying to restore) a '59 Starcraft SpeedQueen that I will eventually post pictures of. If it turns out half as nice as yours I will be thrilled. I may steal your paint scheme though, hope you don't mind...

Thanks for the compliments! I would love to see some pics of your boat. I still have some parts for you. PM me your addy.

 

[Triton II]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

Like so many others have said, I'm envious! Not only of the boat, the outboard and the bling, but if the obvious skill and attention to detail displayed by you Bret. Great job!

TII

 

[wrfalpacas]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

Got the tunes installed, my one concession to modern times. The amp is hidden behind the dash, the Ipod is mounted as seen, and the speakers are up underneath the bow, hopefully it doesnt detract from the period resto toomuch, but there issomething about listening to Buffett while you are tooling around the lake that can't be beat

 

[sprintst]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

Damn. There isn't an angle you can look at it that doesn't look perfect.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

beauty!

 

[Darren Nemeth]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

Hi, Bret,

Wow! Can you please tell me the model of this amp? I was thinking I'd need a car stereo but something like this looks like the better move to make for my Batboat.

The logo looks like a Lepai? (edit: nevermind, I found it. Lepai TA2020 Class T Amp Mini Stereo Amplifier 20WX2 )

(I can take the electronics out of an amp like this and put it in a metal enclosure with old knobs and switches to make a Bat-gadget.)

 

[wrfalpacas]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

Darren,

That's it, got one off of ebay for my previous restore and liked it so much I got another. Now I can just take my Ipod from boat to boat. These little amps really work well, I was planning on getting a marine stereo for my other boat and didn't like the price tag, so I started searching and found these. Really put out plenty of power for our needs.

I spent the afternoon wiring up the courtesy lights, they are on a dimmer too. Also added some bling led lights to illuminate the starcraft logo (kind of like the lights airliners use to illuminate their tail and the airlines logo)

 

[montanahusker]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

Incredible, you need to open a resto shop!! Not Kidding!!! Great Job!!!

 

[BobsGlasstream]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

wrfalpacas,
OK, We will allow you that one deviation.
It really does look great.
Very Nice Job.
Bob

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1957 Starcraft Ski Champ Restoration

No way, love your light set up! On a dimmer too, sweet!!