discojimmie
Cadet
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- Mar 21, 2010
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Hello All,
I recently purchased this boat and am planning on making her sound and pretty, in that order.
I guess a first post and pic's are my goal today, just looking on some basic input and/or tips for this project.
The boat: 1974 Starcraft Holiday 18, recently gutted and a new floor/deck installed by previous owner. I'm not sure if flotation was used or not (sure hoping so!) The seats are just sitting there. The dash area is covered by new carpet but will soon be removed and re built. The steering and controls all work pretty well it seems and all the gauges work except the trim gauge.
The motor: 1974 Mercruiser 120 (Chevy i hear) no # at this time. It runs well, and the drive seems in good shape also. I replaced the exhaust bellows as they were torn (pretty big *** pain for sure!) New oil,filter,plugs,wires,points kit,water pump kit, As far as it looks it's ready for a water test!
Here are some pics of what she looked like when I backed her in to the driveway the first time hope they come through.
I plan on carpet/floor coating, trailer and boat paint jobs, new seats through out (floor plan ideas would be great for fishing/rec. purposes) and other trim accessories. Pretty much plan on using the boat and dialing it in as we go.
Thanks for any input!
I recently purchased this boat and am planning on making her sound and pretty, in that order.
I guess a first post and pic's are my goal today, just looking on some basic input and/or tips for this project.
The boat: 1974 Starcraft Holiday 18, recently gutted and a new floor/deck installed by previous owner. I'm not sure if flotation was used or not (sure hoping so!) The seats are just sitting there. The dash area is covered by new carpet but will soon be removed and re built. The steering and controls all work pretty well it seems and all the gauges work except the trim gauge.
The motor: 1974 Mercruiser 120 (Chevy i hear) no # at this time. It runs well, and the drive seems in good shape also. I replaced the exhaust bellows as they were torn (pretty big *** pain for sure!) New oil,filter,plugs,wires,points kit,water pump kit, As far as it looks it's ready for a water test!
Here are some pics of what she looked like when I backed her in to the driveway the first time hope they come through.
I plan on carpet/floor coating, trailer and boat paint jobs, new seats through out (floor plan ideas would be great for fishing/rec. purposes) and other trim accessories. Pretty much plan on using the boat and dialing it in as we go.
Thanks for any input!
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