Re: 1967 Starcraft 16' closed bow
Re: 1967 Starcraft 16' closed bow
I have actually been talking with another iboater and it is kind of unknown..... have NOT be able to locate a data plate (yet).
The dimensions are 16' long, 65-66" across (beam) and a 20" transom. Not sure if it's a Jupiter.... could be a dolphin model.... I am sure I will figure it out.
Bob,
I uncovered my '63, it's been a while since I did anything with it, it got put on the back burner when I found my last two.
I measured mine, the length is 16' 7" tip to transom, and the beam width measures 69". I went round and round trying to ID this when I first got it, my first mistake was to email and ask Starcraft, their response was that I had a Jet or Jet Star, which are way smaller boats. My choices were either a Stardust, Starmist, or Jupiter. My HIN plaque is on the right gunwale, about 18" behind the dash on the inner face. It's riveted on with domed rivets and looks factory. I do have a title but it came from PA, which is a no title state, so the year could be off, I can't say for sure. I've had NJ decipher the HIN differently than PA for some reason on other boats when the ran the number and came up with a NJ title.
The problem I had was that I couldn't match any one model's specs, mine is deeper than the Starmist or Stardust, and longer and narrower than a Jupiter. Starcraft started to make some more noticeable changes after 1965 too, so that brochure might not have much in common with your boat.
Something that I do notice on yours which I've not seen on any other is the flat bottom at the stern, all of the brochures that I've seen list the Jupiter as being a concave V hull, I have two with that hull and yours and my '63 are not the same.
Starmist and Stardust models measure under 16', and have a 75hp max rating. My HIN plate reads 85hp max.
My conclusion was that Starcraft must have made variations of several models or that mine was far older than thought. It don't match any brochures I've seen from 1962 to present. I have copies of the 62,63,67,73,74,and 77 Brochures, My HIN begins with a 3, and I was told that Starcraft, that the first number is the year. So that leaves 53, 63, and 73, I can eliminate 63 and 73 since I have those brochures and I don't think that they were building this hull back in '53?
Mine has cable and pulley steering, it had a wood dash, (painted to math the interior aluminum, sort of a gray white color. My top surfaces are very light aqua blue, I have a forward facing bow vent, air horn, and a huge extra wide bow light. I have only two step plates on the gunwales, both are pretty far back, nearer to the splashwell.
The biggest thing that got me was that mine had an odd measurement which I could find on no other model. The depth matched the Jupiter, but the beam width matched the Stardust/Starmist models, but not the transom width or splashwell size. Mine also shows no sign of ever having rear compartment doors or full side panels like on yours. Mine had only small padded panels which formed two trays on each side. The rest was left wide open. The under side of my bow is supported with wood, it's framed and the wood supports the aluminum. Mine also has a front fuel tank, it's a steel tank mounted up front with a center fill. This explains the bow vent, which I don't see on most Jupiter models in the brochure pics. I have seen several newer models, the HIN plate has been mostly on the transom, and fairly large in size compared to mine, my plate is only about 2x3" and on the gunwale. My 1968 18' Starchief has it's plate under the splashwell on the transom.
My 1974 has it on the drivers steering console, (16' SS model).
I parted out a 1966 Jupiter which had it on the transom, on the upper port side of the transom.
I came to the conclusion that anyone at Starcraft now, has no clue as to what models were built back then, when I got the answer that mine was a Jet or Jetstar, or Dart, which were all much smaller boats, I figured they were just guessing.
My boat came from the Pittsburgh, PA area originally, it was bought out there and brought here by someone who only wanted it for parts, it changed hands three times, each time being stripped of some other item before I got it. When I first saw it for sale in Pittsburgh, it had a full modern interior, new windshield, tank, seats, and a blown 70hp motor. I next saw it listed minus the motor and new tank, but with an original tank installed, a year later is surfaced nearby minus the trailer and seats, this time for less than $30. When I got it, it still had the new steering, a very clean older 12 gallon steel tank, new carpet on soft floors, and the new plexi windshield.
I've been gathering parts for it bit by bit, now I just need the time to get too it. It's getting a new transom, deck, aluminum framed windshield, and a 55hp motor. The one feature I don't like about that boat is how big the splashwell is, it takes up 20% of the length of the boat, yours don't look as big.
That's a good thing.
