Hey! I'm at Tanasbourne and retired. I could come over almost anytime and watch you work or if I had to I could hold something.:joyous:
As to what to title the boat as, it probably doesn't make much or any difference at this point. Looks as if it has never been registered anywhere. I can...
I have a few more observations and it's easier to show what it is not rather than to declare what it is.
tnstratofam's Jupiter is not a match. It has 4 laps on the side and informative's has 3 laps.
tnstratosfam's transom is a 20/21 inch and 4-5 inches below the end caps. informative's...
I will suggest a different model. However I could be wrong.
Since there are only 3 laps on the side (I believe 4 laps on a Jupiter), and only 1step pad (usually 2 on a 16'er), I believe it to be a smaller boat. It looks a lot like my 65 Jetstar but it has something on the inside that is not on...
My deck is not a casting deck it is for entrance and egress to a very high floating dock.
I do not have Jason's metal working skills so you may notice my inner gunnels are 1x3x1/8 angle that I kerfed every 1/2 inch on the 1 inch leg. The 3 inch leg was almost as flexible as a rip saw blade and...
Got any pics of the trailer with/without the boat?
Are there any rollers under the keel?
My opinion is the boat needs to have as much contact with the bunks as possible.
My tiny 15' jetstar rides on two 8' bunks that are in complete contact with the bottom.
However, they are not parallel...
My problems stem from protecting from rod/reel rash. I always carry 4 rods on board in racks on the sides under the gunwales (2 each side). The cheap Berkley racks work well for me but the foam wears out quickly. My rods travel to and from the water in the racks. It seems I need about 6" between...
Of course it's water intrusion into the plywood.
Just looking at the Starcraft transom area you might never guess there is a problem lurking right in front of you.
The transoms, for the most part, have nice aluminum channel caps that run the full width. The gunwales have real nice caps that...
At my age spending 4-7 days at hard labor and spending possibly several hundred dollars for chemicals has sent me looking for an alternative. The videos I attached are from the people who sell the equipment (and maybe franchises). Non of the videos that I found are specifically on "Starcraft"s...
Thanks g0nef1sshn.
This season I changed some things on the EZ-Loader galvanized trailer. Installed roller guides from cabelas and 1 1/2" X 1/2" x 8' HDPE (cutting board) glide strips from TAP Plastics to the bunk tops. I can very easily drive the boat up the trailer to the winch stop, but must...
My Smokercraft 1644MV was a very low jon boat with low sides that leaned way out from the floor of the boat. It did not have a splash well and didn't really like to back troll. If the fish aren't biting and I'm not catching anything then my Jetstar is absolutely perfect. When it comes time to...
Bear with me as I ramble on.
I thinking about where the bottom of the hull meets the bottom of the transom. Would you let the hull extend beyond the transom? A little (1/4"? 1/2"?) the water coming off the Jetstar looks horrible!
In the very old days of wooden runabouts the bottom skins most...
As I age I'm not as sure-footed as I used to be.
As much as I love my repurposed Jetstar I wish it were deeper and wider.
There seems to be any number of older, larger Starcrafts (18 - 22') available on the market at any given time.
I was wondering if anyone had attempted to shorten one of...
