1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

[BobsGlasstream]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

Hey HSF,
I'm glad that my wife doesn't read this forum. She doesn't need anymore ideas.
Looks like she has you doing some nice work. Sorry man.

Bob

 

[HopeSheFloats]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

LOL, Now with the boats sitting here, she's wondering if tropical plants would fair well in Michigan....told her I was all for it, since she says all I do is monkey around anyways...And Bandit{the new pup} is doing his part digging for treasure, already dug up two ferns and a hosta....the wife's face when she seen that >...me..

 

[ezmobee]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

when she what that?

 

[HopeSheFloats]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

More cleaning, not much improvement, but will suffice until more moola rolls in for possible replacements

before...

after a few swipes of the wire wheel and steel wool

While at HD the other day, I bought a can of citrus strip paint stripper,thought what the heck worth a try...going to work for the rivets, and may, since it worked so well, use it on the hull instead of sanding...whatever paint types were on it sure buckled under this stuff in no time at all. Just need some better weather and a few extra hands to get her flipped and tear after it.

spray on

30 min's later, wipe off

 

[HopeSheFloats]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

when she what that?

Just checking if your reading them all ......................yeah right, I should of 'saw' that coming

 

[ezmobee]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

I think chemical stripper is definitely the way to go when you need to get a bad paint job off on one of these hulls. Otherwise you'd die sanding and sand the tops off all the rivets.

 

[BobsGlasstream]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

Wow, that stuff really worked well, That should save you some time.
Be careful or the wife will find out and you will have more honey doe's.
Take care
Bob

 

[HopeSheFloats]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

Yeah, that sanding of the rivets scare's me

More I think about it, I believe I will strip the hull with stripper...much easier for sure.

The more I look, the more battle scars {ding's & dent's} I find...good thing I've only committed to freshening this tub up...a real resto would probably send me over the edge.

 

[bananaboater]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

The more I look, the more battle scars {ding's & dent's} I find...good thing I've only committed to freshening this tub up...a real resto would probably send me over the edge.[/QUOTE]

That's where I am. Those dings and dents are like our scars, they tell a story good or bad.

 

[HopeSheFloats]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

That's where I am. Those dings and dents are like our scars, they tell a story good or bad.

I'm going to tell the story of this being used by smugglers back in the day, and the scars are from side-swiping with the coasties ..and if I don't properly repair the previous owner induced holes, I can say they were bullet markings from machine-gun spray

 

[CheapboatKev]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

I'm going to tell the story of this being used by smugglers back in the day, and the scars are from side-swiping with the coasties ..and if I don't properly repair the previous owner induced holes, I can say they were bullet markings from machine-gun spray

coulda been a "body boat" by some unsavory detroit mobsters...

 

[headhunter2]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

just finished reading your (story) and man it makes me feel better that Im not the only crazy one out there, mines glass vs your alum but man great work and I think Im gonna bust out the router for some rope on the dash at some point now. Thanks for all of your posts, it's real inspiration, keep up the good work.

 

[HopeSheFloats]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

Yeah Kev, what were the names of those guy's in Rick's posse...Guido & Vinnie wasn't it..LOL

Headhunter...it definitely helps {the 'crazy' part }...Thanks for looking in!

 

[mike64]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

Okay, like I posted in your old resto thread I'm late to the party again.. I skimmed over the 7 pages, will have to read thru thoroughly when I have more time. I really like that wood dash you're building-- that's the kind of dash I want to build for my old boat if/when I do a resto on it.

So...from glass to tin, eh? I predict that before you get done with the Starcraft, an old broken-down wood Chris Craft will catch your eye, and you'll complete the glass-tin-wood trifecta (or hat-trick, if you're a hockey fan ).

 

[HopeSheFloats]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

Slow day yesterday...got her slid off the trailer

transom's last coat applied

Was ready to round up some help to flip her, when it dawned on me, duh....if I flip it, strip it & paint it...then flip it back upright to strip the top & paint, chances are the stripper run-off would effect the hull paint..so needless to say, another day or so to finish stripping the top before anything else takes place.

Here, I started stripping the bow last night, but ran out of light & any desire to continue{time-wise} so I'm heading out now to git r done and hopefully flipped this evening....slowly but surely

As the song go's...."time, keeps on slipping slipping..."

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

Man, you need a bigger back yard for your boat work! You know what you could do....
...get rid of all that garden space, then you'd have plenty of room to work! (don't tell your wife I said that)

Looking good man! Hey, you have a perfect day to work on her too!

 

[HopeSheFloats]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

lol Jas, I'd have an islander here for sure at the minimum ...am thinking tho about a lean-to off the garage, side where the arbor is...you know...start with a roof, sneak on a side or three...permit? we don't need no stinkin permit

Well I didn't get her flipped today either, dang splashwell must have 4 coats, all different colors and who knows what types...Grrrrr...one more day, be just in time for the weather to change knowing my luck{lol}

Rest of the upper is looking pretty good, stripped, sanded with 220 grit, and about 614 holes to be filled...ain't life grand

 

[fshngho]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

Very impressive Kenny. My backs killing me again so I am up at 2:25 am reading all your thread. Now I want to go out and work on mine again, outside, in the dark, at 35 degrees. See what you started!? Mine was a nightmare sanding and the stripper was not going to touch the bottom paint. Glad you can use it on yours, saves a ton of work. Looking on some past threads, has anyone tried Gorilla Hair to repair larger holes? Its just like Bondo but it has fiberglass hair incorperated in it. I also noticed the PO was kinda fond of silicone. Never use that with wood, it actually helps hold moisture next to wood...not good. Anyway, great stories and craftmanship, Dale

 

[HopeSheFloats]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

Hey Dale, thanks for looking in...now that your thinking about getting back to work on yours, I'll get off your back and that pain should be gone
I've used duraglass which I believe is similar to the gorilla stuff, seemed to be fine, but I have no idea how it is going to hold up in the long run...hopefully someone will see this that has more experience with it.

Finally got the splashwell stripped and sanded, and flipped over...two of us flipped her with no problems...stood her on edge then eased her down, I lifted an end and the neighbor slid the high tech stands under her and good to go.

More updates as they become available..stay tuned

 

[CheapboatKev]

Re: 1961 Starcraft - 'The whole' story

Kenny..
excellent work!
can you post some cad drawings and specs on those stands?