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  1. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Got the touch up done today and it went pretty good. Thanks for the tip on the preval sprayer Rob. I thinned the same as with the hvlp and it went on nice. Once I give the boat a buff and wax it should look perfect. It's a nice day so I pulled her out of the hangar so I could some good pics for...
  2. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Temps were perfect this morning and tge paint sprayed beautifully. I wish it all went on so nice. I did have a hiccup though when pulling the tape. I went too quick since I was so excited to see the finished product. I let the tape fall back on the still tacky grey and the paint from the taped...
  3. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Well, it's too hot to paint again and all I have left to do is the grey stripe. Here's a teaser pic. A few spot where I didn't get a thick enough coat and a few spots where the spray gun seemed to dry out the paint and it stayed dull but hopefully a coat of wax once it's cured will fix that. The...
  4. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    The day is finally here, started spraying the boat today. After sweeping, mopping and hanging the plastic for the paint booth. I used rustoleum marine primer for the primer coat and have the rustoleum marine top coat to do tomorrow. Before I do that though I have to install a 20 amp breaker and...
  5. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Thanks Budski and Rob. The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend so hoping to shoot some primer Saturday and paint on Sunday but we will see. For now here's a pic with the self etching primer on. I also sold the 4 hp mariner tonight so I made up 2/3 of the cost of the 8 hp which is sweet.
  6. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Another rainy cool day so no painting will get done. I did get the rest off the paint stripped off of the sides and washed the boat off yesterday before the rain came. Today I taped it all off and wiped it down with acetone so tomorrow I'll hit the bare spots with self etching primer. Hopefully...
  7. Candutch

    Help with omc control wires

    Hey all, I posted this in my restore thread but didn't get any responses so I thought this would be a more appropriate section to start a new thread. The first set of wires come from the throttle handle and have red, green and blue wires. Do these go to instruments? The second set comes from...
  8. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Thanks Rob for all your input and digging. Mine is a bit different than that ebay one but close. I think I got it figured out but it still doesn't make sense that there is no plate on the back side of the dash. Anyway, it went together alright I guess we'll see how it works.
  9. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Thanks Budski, hayko and decker. Now that I've caught up reading all the new posts here time to update mine since it's been awhile. I've managed to get my side panels in, wiring run, driver's console on, drain tubes in and aluminum skin on the transom. Also fit and drilled the holes for my...
  10. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Well its been a couple weeks since I've updated my progress. Not a lot happening on the paint or gluing vinyl since the temps have dropped to much. I did get the consoles installed, windshield and passenger dash panel in. I wrapped the dash in vinyl carbon fiber wrap and covered it with 3mm...
  11. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    hanks fellas. Rob, the diamond plate on the bow is loose, once the rub rails are back on I will fit it properly. Budski I got mine at Rona as well, not as good a deal as you though, I paid 9 bucks a foot for end of roll. I was also trying to figure out how I was going to stop water from getting...
  12. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Well metal supermarket was a bust for anything that would work for trim. I did pick up some diamond plate cut offs for the bow and gunnels. I stopped at a metal fabricator around the corner and bought 1/8 inch aluminum sheet from them for my transom skin and it was 80 bucks cheaper than metal...
  13. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Managed to get some vinyl down this weekend even though I had to work. I ended up using contact cement on the gunnels and the Ducan adhesive on the floor and deck. The cc was great on the sides and glad I used the Ducan adhesive on the floor as I had to re adjust a few times. On the rear deck...
  14. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Those look fantastic Grandad! It sure is a lot more satisfying when you re-purpose stuff. Being my last day off I decided to take on a fun project on the boat instead of sanding and feathering paint. Built my tackle box tray today. It took a lot longer than I thought (5 hours) but I'm really...
  15. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Made some decent progress this weekend. Got all my vinyl cut for the decks, gunnels, side wall and console. Still too cold to put it down though. Made some rod holders out of black hdpe to augment the two store bought ones, cut the three hatch covers and the console fronts and filled all of the...
  16. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    I got some more work done this weekend. A lot of time spent but doesn't look like much accomplished. I made some modifications to the framing for the rear deck and added some bracing. I also cut the hatch openings in the rear deck, routered the edges for the hatch and laminated some...
  17. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Another good day on the boat. Got my ski locker cover cut and started getting the spar on it along with my dash panels. Also got the rear deck cut and holes for the pedestal and deck plate which gives acces for the ski pole. I'm going to have to cut the support arms for the ski pole down...
  18. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Well it was slow going today, mostly because I had to clean up the hangar as I couldn't stand the mess anymore. I did put a drain in the cooler and install it in the floor. I used a plastic splashwell drain and attached some bilge hose to it so it drains into the bottom of the hull. I used the...
  19. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Got some work done this week during the evenings. Finished sealing the new piece of deck and attached 3/4" piece of ply for pedestal support, cut the cooler hatch out, finished installing foam and got the deck in place. I have 4 days off coming up so the plan is to router out a lip around the...
  20. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Thanks Grandad, I remember seeing that on your thread now that you mentioned it. I wish I would have looked here before I started, almost done now. I did it the old fashion way with a utility knife. I re-used the long pieces of white foam because it was in good shape but I did put 1" closed cell...
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