1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

[cdavid202]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

Well, I used stock thickness alum sheet for the inner gunwales and alum angle to match what was already there. Lots of bends and rivets for strength!

maybe that's what i will end up doing, i just don't wanna dump a bunch of money into this boat. I know its gonna be costly all together but i don't wanna go to deep on it, watching your thread and pics and things u used it looked as if u definitely put some money into it all along with your time and sweat.

c

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

Tell ya what, blood, sweat tears, yah. Money? Not so much really. I'm a true bottom feeder man, scrimped, scrapped, sold, reused, re purposed, whenever and wherever I could

 

[cdavid202]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

Tell ya what, blood, sweat tears, yah. Money? Not so much really. I'm a true bottom feeder man, scrimped, scrapped, sold, reused, re purposed, whenever and wherever I could

lol yea thats about what im doing to, i might be able to get some .125g aluminum from work its just gonna be str8 shots along the gunny because of the way the previous owner cut the bow out plus some quater size holes in the top at the bow end i gotta fix somehow or cover up after all that im gonna paint the inside then do the transom and get it in then the deck then the splashwell after the deck. then its on from there with wiring lights storage livewells console exc... im rly hoping i can get this done by mid august and for under $1200 total witht he motor!

C

 

[Part-time]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

Here's the pics of my father's boat. It's a 1966 16ft Jupiter.
He did the conversion to open bow back in the early 90's.

 

[cdavid202]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

thanks part time his trim is a lot like what jas did with his, i like it set that way. i gotta do something different though in a way cause my trim line doesn't wrap itself like that. idk im at a stand still for the moment cause of cash flow but nxt week im gonna be all over trim rivets and gluvit then priming and painting the outside and building the new transom.

o and what color is gluvit after it is laid down?

thanks

c

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

Kind of a clear/Brown color...

 

[cdavid202]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

Kind of a clear/Brown color...

i take it, it is paint-able though? O and BTW jas i used to work at DOW chem for a few years

C

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

Yah, paintable, but it's best to put it on the inside of the hull so paint isn't real necessary there.

Yup, just south of town by a few miles

 

[cdavid202]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

Yah, paintable, but it's best to put it on the inside of the hull so paint isn't real necessary there.

Yup, just south of town by a few miles

if u got any of that material left over that you used for your gunny rim i could use some, would buy it off you if you got no need for it.... im heading up to ludington fri till wensday so let me know if u got some u wanna get rid of!

C

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

Well, the "trim" was just stock angle alum that any of the hardware stores carry actually.

So wait, where abouts are you located now? Midland, Lansing?

 

[cdavid202]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

about 1 hour south eatst of you. i didnt relize thats was just angle, i was gonna bend up some thin plate of SS or aluminum but the AL is WAY to pricey for me

 

[cdavid202]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

well, im almost done with the trim in the boat. then im onto gluvit for the inside then to paint, I will finsih most of it next wensday and follow up with pics of all of it then. im leaving for vaca today this is why.

C

 

[cdavid202]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

ok had some time to get some pics here they are the first one is what this zing stuff does when u spray it on and simply wash it off....

 

[cdavid202]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

well just got back from ludington today. Got my stuff in the mail from iboats here as well and will be finishing the trim, bracing for the casting deck and gluvit on the inside along with possibly ZC priming it

C

 

[cdavid202]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

boat is clean, gluvi is in, trim is 90% done and i will be priming and painting within a week or two... (money is why). Will post pics tomorrow

C

 

[cdavid202]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

here is one photo i got now of the trim done on one side

 

[jigngrub]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

I believe Gluvit is a clear epoxy material.

 

[cdavid202]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

here is a shot from the back, the left side trim is done right side needs rivets finished and the piece of aluminum is what im gonna do to the bottom of the boat. I REALLY liked how JAS's boat turned out with the shark skin on the bottom half like that so i am gonna go ahead and steal your idea on that jas but im gonna buff it a bit more like that and im also gonna do my steering console the same way buffed aluminum with rivets and shark skin.



C

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

Yah, that was a real cool look. Took some work to get it that way but I was very happy with it in the end.

 

[cdavid202]

Re: 1966 16' aluminum starcraft Jupiter

Yah, that was a real cool look. Took some work to get it that way but I was very happy with it in the end.

after spending 4 more hours working on the boat and looking at it and spending some time on the bottom. Im relizing its not gonna happen for me on the bottom like yours. Mine is in pretty rough shape with dents and dings and paint that simply wont come off (tried 4 diffrent strippers, diffrent times, 4k psi power washer lol) so im just gonna prime it sand it down and paint it. I will do the steering console that way with the sharkhide for sure though.

colors are gonna be dark forest (emerald) green outside top/bottom, Idk what inside yet but i am gonna do medium grey carpet <--- or is carpet a PIA? and maybe i should just put some kins of waterproofing epoxy sealer down and paint it?

give me some ideas please...

Thanks

C