1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

[mitchranger1]

my future wife and i got the boat mentioned above a week ago and am trying to decide the best course of action to restore it. please if anybody has any suggestions feel free to give them thanks im kinda lost already








these are before we got to major demolition, just removing the seating..

 

[mitchranger1]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

here we have removed all the seating and the majority of the carpet.









this may be obvious (sorry new to this forum) but if you click on the images, they do get larger..

 

[chargerboy]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

Welcome to the forums! Really like that boat! Seems like you're on the right track, keep gutting out all the old rotten wood, and expose as much of the mechanical and structure as you possibly can for inspection. Once you can get around everything, it will be much easier to see what hidden problems there might be. I am no expert, but I suspect people will chime in to recommend replacing those fuel lines.

How is the engine/outdrive? Did everything work ok with the boat? Are you planning on restoring it the way it was, or do you have a new design you're going to try out?

 

[Triton II]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

Woohoo... another Starcraft! But this time a 'glass resto so that's different from the usual SC alloy cult-members' boats. But don't worry, there'll be HEAPS of advice given as it seems most guys and gals on iboats either:

1. Own a Starcraft
2. Want a Starcraft
3. Are restoring a Starcraft
4. Are thinking of restoring a Starcraft, or...
5. Wish they could get an alloy Starcraft in Australia!

Welcome and cheers from the land downunder.

TII

 

[mitchranger1]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

yeah im really excited about the resto. the motor seems fine havent gotten it fired up yet . im not getting any spark to the coil i did a complete tune up on it replaced the coil still nothing so gotta track that down any ideas guys and gals its a 73 chevy 350 motor

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

Welcome to the Starcraft armada...we've been lacking a 25ft glass cruiser to add to the mix

That's easily the heaviest SC on the site, good luck with the project!

 

[mitchranger1]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

thank you im gonna make it a floating r/v it had a sink and ice chest type thing that looks like a fridge and a head but im gonna put in a real fridge cook top and stuff like that redesigning the whole set up inside and out and next year im gonna put in a bigger motor im gonna post more pics of the demo soon if any body knows where i can get some stuff for my boat i would appreciate it thanks all

 

[mitchranger1]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help


Removed the walls around the head


Sink and cabinet before removal


bow of the boat


Where the sink USED to be


emptying out the cabin

 

[jspano]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

nothing like a project boat to get a future family together. good luck, as mentioned not many glass starcrafts here but awhole bunch of good glass restores. read as many as possible.

 

[Triton II]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

yeah im really excited about the resto. the motor seems fine havent gotten it fired up yet . im not getting any spark to the coil i did a complete tune up on it replaced the coil still nothing so gotta track that down any ideas guys and gals its a 73 chevy 350 motor

Hey Mitch,

I suggest you ask your engine questions on the Mercruiser, OMC, Volvo & other I/O & Inboard Engines & Outdrives Forum - those guys are knowledgable and helpful. Cheers,

TII

 

[chargerboy]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

yeah im really excited about the resto. the motor seems fine havent gotten it fired up yet . im not getting any spark to the coil i did a complete tune up on it replaced the coil still nothing so gotta track that down any ideas guys and gals its a 73 chevy 350 motor

If the coil isn't pushing out a spark, it's not getting power. Use a voltmeter and check the positive side of the coil when the ignition is on. If it reads zero, trace the wiring back to ignition switch, starting with a fuse. Problem lies between ignition switch and ignition coil wiring, to verify you can "piggyback" a connection lead from the battery to terminal on ignition coil. It'll fire up.

 

[mitchranger1]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

cool thank you let me try it i will get back to you on the outcome

 

[mitchranger1]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

well it was a no go on the jumper wire anymore suggestions

 

[chargerboy]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

Then the problem isn't with your coil making a spark. Are you sure your points are set right? Your distributor cap has clean connections? Your wires are good? Your plugs are good? How did you test to see if there's a spark, and did you check for power to the ignition coil with a voltmeter when the key is in the "on" position?

 

[mitchranger1]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

I replaced the cap, all the wires and plugs when I brought it home. I did check the coil with a voltmeter.

There is power going to the coil, but no power coming out of the coil.

 

[chargerboy]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

If you have power running to the coil, your problem lies within either the coil, distributor, points, cap, wires, or plugs. What we know is good:

-coil
-spark plugs
-wires
-cap & rotor

Now, the only other thing left that needs to be checked is the points setup. Did you check them? Poorly set points will result in a no-start condition.

edit: Also, how is the grounding of the block? I recall one time I had a hard time starting my truck when the battery grounds became corroded.

 

[mitchranger1]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

Future Mrs here... I will run this info out to him! He is all over the motor trying to figure this out! Thank you SO much for your help!

 

[mitchranger1]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

Ok, he said the ground is fine. The starter is cranking. There is spark to the coil, but there is no spark out of the coil.

He said he wouldn't know the first thing about checking points, he have never had to mess with them.

 

[Wingedwheel]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

I believe if you do a resistance check, testing between the output winding and ground you should get some resistance. If it reads open your coil is bad.

 

[Wingedwheel]

Re: 1970 starcraft 25foot cabin cruiser help

Also...Welcome to IBoats