starcraft project (60s or 70s) 16'

[Jet Star]

hi, im new to the board and just picked up my first boat an aluminum 16' starcraft jet star (at least it says on the registration) not sure the year yet the hull is in good shape but needs new transom floors and seats im gonna freshen it up with new paint as well, also the trailer needs some tlc probably gonna convert from rollers to bunks. anyway i saw the other projects on the board and they looked great so i figured id share my progress and maby get a bit of help from you guys along the way. The boat came with 2 outboard jhonsons a 20hp and a 40hp whick i believe are from the 60s i still have tto id them and get a repair manual since im new to outboard engines as well. this should be a quick project im hoting to get it done in about a week. going shopping at princess auto and home depot today!

 

[HopeSheFloats]

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Welcome...looking forward to the pictures!

 

[cc190cc]

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Stringers, Seats and a floor in a week huh, good luck man!!! Cant wait to see the progress and pics.!!

 

[bananaboater]

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Welcome, looks like we have the same boat. About 4 or 5 of us have Jets or Jet Stars. Have you found the thread with the brochures? Looking forward to seeing pics.

Albert

 

[Jet Star]

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well , lol ya it will probably take 2 or 3 weeks. moatsly because i have to order some stuff online. but im off work for a bit now so il have the time to get it done quicker. yes i saw the brochure pics and i saved them. i will get a couple pics posted of how she sits now before i get into it.

 

[Jet Star]

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well its been aweek now already the nice weather got me sidetracked from the boat and i was trying to finish up a 3 year in the making chopper project and working on the paint job for that, well heres a pic of whatthe boat looked like when i got it, in the last few days i ripped out the rotten floor and watterlogged styrofoam and today i stripped all controlls and wiring, splashwell and transom, the transom was rotted pretty bad i plan to start working on the new transom tomorrow. can i use regular wood glue to lambinate 2 sheets of plywood together or should i use something else? i read someone else used gorrilla glue but i know that stuff expands allot so it might give me problems. reading through posts i couldnt fing what others are using to glue the 2 sheets of ply together

 

[bankfisher]

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well its been aweek now already the nice weather got me sidetracked from the boat and i was trying to finish up a 3 year in the making chopper project and working on the paint job for that, well heres a pic of whatthe boat looked like when i got it, in the last few days i ripped out the rotten floor and watterlogged styrofoam and today i stripped all controlls and wiring, splashwell and transom, the transom was rotted pretty bad i plan to start working on the new transom tomorrow. can i use regular wood glue to lambinate 2 sheets of plywood together or should i use something else? i read someone else used gorrilla glue but i know that stuff expands allot so it might give me problems. reading through posts i couldnt fing what others are using to glue the 2 sheets of ply together

I used Gorilla Glue on mine, I just screwed the 2 pieces together while the glue cured and the took the screws out when I was ready to glass the assembly. Seems to have come out just fine!!

 

[ezmobee]

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I used PL Premium on my last one. On my current project, I just laminated the two pieces together with the same epoxy resin I'm sealing them with.

 

[jasoutside]

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What an awesome little boat you have there!! Love it! Welcome!

 

[Jet Star]

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thanks, i have the new transom cut and glued together, i just used regular elmers wood glue i figured i couldnt go wrong with that. i want to apply some resin today but everywhere i look only carries the polyester resin

 

[ezmobee]

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Yeah you'll have to order epoxy.

 

[Jet Star]

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well i managed to locate some resin and i already made my new transom. i cleaned up the aluminum at the back where the transom goes it was pitted a fair bit a couple where pitted right through so i filled any pitting and screw holes with jb weld and tomorrow if its not raining il install the nwew transom, hopfully my measurements where correct and il pick up some plywood to start the floor which im still undecited how i will lay it down since the floor is about 5" wider than a sheet of ply

 

[Jet Star]

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well it was too cold today so instead of workin on the boat i decited to take a drive to bass pro shop and get some things i needed

 

[ezmobee]

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Where are you located Jet Star? Please update your profile with your location. We SC guys like to know where everyone is from.

 

[Jet Star]

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will do. im right oustide niagara falls in ontario. lots of places around here to boat. lake erie, lake ontario, niagara river and lots of smaller rivers and lakes are fairly close by

 

[Huron Angler]

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Cool boat ya got there

Love the new gear too, looks like you are going to be ready to hit the water this spring.

Just don't get too close the the big falls with the rig

 

[Jet Star]

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thanks, and ya il stay away from the falls id probably be safer in a barrel. well i keep forgeting to bring my camera when i go to work on the boat but i will remember it when i go back later today

 

[Jambla]

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Wow. I'm glad I'm not at that stage anymore. The Jet Star is a small boat but hey it's a Starcraft. I hope you enjoy the project as much as I've enjoyed mine.

http://s659.photobucket.com/home/jambla/allalbums

 

[Jet Star]

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i like how you cut out your bow but still kept the dash

 

[Jambla]

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Thanks, there's nothing left in mine that was there when I bought it except the motor, the controls and the steering wheel. the dash and all other vertical surfaces were bent out of .063 aluminum sheet stock. although it would have been nice to restore to original condition it wasn't really functional for fishing that way. The beauty of it is it's your boat you can do it any way you want. Have fun with it.

http://s659.photobucket.com/home/jambla/allalbums