77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

[sprintst]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

I would have never done a boat had I not followed the threads from all of you guys first. This whole boat restoring disease is speading like H1N1.

Now look what you guys have done

 

[CheapboatKev]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

bwaaa-haaa-haaa-haa

Bwaaaaaaaa-haaaa-ha-haaaaaaaaaaaaaa-haaaaaaaaaaa

 

[sprintst]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

It's funny 'cause it's true...

 

[North Beach]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

Kev's in the coffee again! Time for an intervention

 

[Rickairmedic]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

I would have never done a boat had I not followed the threads from all of you guys first. This whole boat restoring disease is speading like H1N1.

Now look what you guys have done

Sprintst your right I was fine with Glass boats till I found this CRAZY bunch now I have one tincan under restoration and am still looking for that Huge Super Sport to do next although I have enough projects around here to keep me busy for a couple years one more couldnt hurt could it ROFLMAO.


Rick

 

[sprintst]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

Here's some pics of todays progress. I got the windshield back on.

This is what the paint looks like in direct sunlight. This is a closeup of a flange bolt that holds the windshield down.

 

[Rickairmedic]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

Sprintst that paint looks even better up close . You did good letting somebody else apply it .


Rick

 

[sprintst]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

I'm glad I did too as I was too pressed for time to do it right. I was ready to do it and bought the paint and everything...but the weekend of doing the bottom killed me.

This way I still have a little energy left to tackle the interior.

 

[vegasphotoman]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

Sprint

you drove 20 hours to get your boat! wow...the lack of summer up there is gettin to ya lol

Ill have to check in on the ammo situation down here, not sure what it runs up there...ever check out Cheaperthandirt.com ?

We have been wanting to shoot...been awhile...so it would be fun
come on out to Vegas... give a shout ahead of your trip!

Cheers

ps @ TheGunStore, they rent (must shoot at thier indoor range though) machine guns uzis and just about anything ya might wanna waste some ammo shooting at a paper target...lol

Coalition Package
$129.95

M249 SAW w/40 Rds
M16 Rifle w/25 Rds
M9 Pistol w/ 20 Rds
Three Targets
Package T-Shirt

nice eh?

The Blue sparkly paint looks awsome!!! is that a metallic or a pearl...?..... looks like metallic

check out this thread....

 

[vegasphotoman]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

Hey maybye you could use that paint you already bought to play with the trailer....matching trailer is always a good thing!

 

[Greendiver]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

Wow, that is a sharp boat. Keep up the great work!

 

[sprintst]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

The paint is a blue metallic. I'l have to get the paint code from the painter so I can always buy it again for touch ups.

I've checked pout cheaperthandirt but most places won't ship to Canada...even though we have guns a plenty over here. It's gettting weird even trying to get places to ship scopes, mounts, etc.

Thanks again for the complements on the boat.

I'll have the seat boxes and engine cover done tomorrow with pics if things go well.

 

[wrfalpacas]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

Holy Crapthat paint is AWESOME!!!

 

[sprintst]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

Yeah... I'm digging it too. I showed the paint guy the color I was after and I let him pick. Turns out I lucked out.

That ski champ is wild. I didn't know they made anything like that.

 

[sprintst]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

I got to start tallying up costs on all the odds and end I've picked up since I started.

Here is the blower and leds (4) that I purchased for the interior. I'll probably put 1 light in each gunwhale storage and 1 under the bow deck and 1 in the engine compartment. All was purchased from GreatLakesSkipper as he ships to Canada no problem. He did a combined shipping all in one box. It was about $25 per led light and 49.99 on the blower.

Here is the picture of the light output from that 1 led. Looks great but that is the picture from some guy that posted on a forum. We'll see if it really does pump out that much light.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190321808334&ssPageName=ADME:L:COSI:CA:1123

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370264671925&ssPageName=ADME:L:COSI:CA:1123

 

[vegasphotoman]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

LEDs are the way to go..run em all night long with no problems with the battery...

wish they weren't so darn expensive!

I boats has some awsome deals on LEDs...I am definetely investing in some from Iboats...great prices...cheaper than wally world! I was pleasantly surprised!
check em out.....LED lighting starting at $5 !!!!!!!!!!!!!

image from iboats $10 ea for these and they have red / white combo lights too, with switches! thanks for mentioning those LEDs...got me to look for em on iboats and discover the great deal THANKS SPRINT

 

[sprintst]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

I did my basement in them from this place

http://stores.shop.ebay.com/LumiaBulbs__W0QQ_armrsZ1

Led's especially with the ones made by Cree are as bright as the sun. I also have a couple of flashlights (one mounted on the shotgun) and they are indestructible and use next to no power.

If we all switched to LED's for lighting ( I'd go broke) but we'd save a ton of power. My basement lights are 3 Watts as an example...

22 percent of all power usage in the US is used on lighting.

My next odds and ends purchase will be from Iboats...

 

[sprintst]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

What can't you do with epoxy? I had a large section of stone fall off the garage. It was basically the parging that let go...and the stone was cemented to that. I epoxied that sucker back in place.

Here's a couple of pics of the boat with the bow rails back on. I found that my windshield was a little off to one side and I couln't get the hardware back on as the windshield was interfering. I had to loosen the bolts from underneath and give the winshield frame a smack to the right to move it over a tad. I used a closed cell foam adhesive tape under the windshield frame so it moved nicely without scratching. The horn and bow cap are also back on which never made it into the pics.

I dropped off the boat today for Bert at C+M Upholstery who is going to make a kicka** travel cover in the heavier Sunbrella in a dark blue (Captain Navy). I'll also get the convertible top done there also as the guy is real pro and supplies his own hardware and his own frame pieces for the top.

http://www.websweeper.com/php/sunbrella/colors.php?prod=bc&id=4646

There is also a picture of the top from the original brochure a dude scanned for me.

I've seen some of his work and I've really found the right place. I'll take some pics of his work in his yard tomorrow when I drop of my cowl vents for him.

 

[sprintst]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

Here's some 1977 Starcraft brochure pics for the picture hounds.

 

[CheapboatKev]

Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore

I did my basement in them from this place

http://stores.shop.ebay.com/LumiaBulbs__W0QQ_armrsZ1

Led's especially with the ones made by Cree are as bright as the sun. I also have a couple of flashlights (one mounted on the shotgun) and they are indestructible and use next to no power.

If we all switched to LED's for lighting ( I'd go broke) but we'd save a ton of power. My basement lights are 3 Watts as an example...

22 percent of all power usage in the US is used on lighting.

My next odds and ends purchase will be from Iboats...

Wow..I am impressed Sprintst.Cree's are among the best in the World..
There are actually only THREE manufacturer's of LEDs in the World.
Cree
Nichia
Seoul Semi Conductor.

Cree & Nichia are basically neck and neck and trade pole positions daily..
All of them sell LEDS of various quality to manufacturers...They get more money for a Grade A led than a B...and down the line.
Some manuf will buy a mixed lot of LEDs that werent sorted and tested..Kinda like a Grab bag...Those products get put out and some end users get lucky and have a GREAT lightsource..while others can buy the exact same product and have terrible results.

The prob with LED and LED household replacement lamps is that there arent any ANSI codes..Halogen lamps have strict codes and have tolerences to be this lamp or that lamp.
LEDs do not have this as of yet though we in the industry are pushing the DOE for such LED standards..Not everybody wants them..but they are companies that dont need to be in business anyway..lol