1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

[jasoutside]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

Huge, love it! (firewood too, nice!)

 

[boatnut74]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

Huge, love it! (firewood too, nice!)

It should be perfect for the big boat. Thats all the firrwood i have left for the year. I only burn it in the garage so I should be good. Ill just have to start cutting again.

 

[boatnut74]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

I made room in the driveway today for the big boat so I can get started on it again.

Tomorrow I might be picking up a 18'new starcraft SS with 140 mercruiser. He only wants $350 so hopefully he still has it by tomorrow.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

Congrats on getting her in the driveway & the pending SS purchase......

 

[boatnut74]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

Supposed to meet him at 8am tomorrow. Have to sell my 3 wheeler to pay for it but oh well. Cant have it all i guess

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

Well if the Admiral is on board, an 18' SS will be MUCH safer then a 3wheeler

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

Well if the Admiral is on board, an 18' SS will be MUCH safer then a 3wheeler

Unless you stuff pool noodles in the tires. :facepalm: Have a safe trip, BN.

 

[GT1000000]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

Sounds good, hope you make the score...

 

[glnbnz]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

Good luck and nice to hear you are getting ready for boat work. I am really for some nicer weather I can tell you that

 

[boatnut74]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

I got the SS this morning. I will be starting a thread in the Starcraft section soon with pics.

 

[boatnut74]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

Pictures of the SS here. http://forums.iboats.com/starcraft-boats/1977-starcraf-supersport-595284.html

 

[Decker83]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

That was a unbelievable score for the ss.. I would have jumped all over that one and I'm a glasser..

 

[boatnut74]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

Well the Silverline hasn't made it home yet. On tuesday I was diagnosed with tinitis so it might be awhile before I get back on the Silverline.

 

[fat fanny]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

BN join the club the ringing never ends for me ! I can't stand the sound of an exhaust fan you'll get used to it eventually. Nice deal on the though!

 

[GWPSR]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

Ditto ^^^ Sounds like Junebugs all the time. And yes, you get used to it. Incidentally, power tools drown it out nicely

 

[boatnut74]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

I got the big boat brought home today. We were at the lake with some friends yesterday on our 19' deckboat and it was just way to crowded. We need something bigger so here I am again, getting ready for the grind and itch.

The plan right now is to get enough ground out that I can get the new transom installed. That's going to be the biggest hurdle of this restore since the transom is pretty close to 4' x 8'. After that putting in the stringers should be pretty straight forward and the deck wont be a big deal at all. I guess the ultimate goal is to have all the new wood fiberglassed in by the end of the year. It will still be a slow process since funds are always tight.

I'm also wondering how much resin/ fiberglass I will need to get the transom put in. I really don't want to end up short in the middle of a layup.

 

[GWPSR]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

I just glued my new transom in, and it took a combined 100 oz of epoxy resin (80 oz) and hardener (20 oz), plus a pound by weight of filler (about another 32 oz by volume). My transom is 74 inches wide by 34 inches tall at the keel. About 15-16 square feet of wood not counting the keyhole.

Haven't filleted or skinned it yet, so that will be another half-gallon or so probably.

West Systems has calculators for various applications that can guide you. My filler calculations were off because I was using US Composites thin laminating resin, and it's a lot thinner than West 105, using more filler to get to the right consistency.

If you're a poly type of guy, there are a bunch of folks here that can calculate materials for that realm.

 

[boatnut74]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

That helps. Ill be going with poly on this one. Epoxy would break me on this build.

 

[GT1000000]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

Hi BN, glad to see you getting back...hope all is good...
Another tip is to have some extra containers pre-measured, But NOT pre-mixed...if you find you need a bit more, you can whip it up quicker...

 

[boatnut74]

Re: 1972 Silverline Grand Bahama

I havnt started on the Silverline yet. Im waiting on a new respitator to arrive then I can continue grinding.