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  1. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Well I lucked out and we got some double digit temps this weekend so I was able to get some adhesive work done on the boat. I laminated some aluminum sheet to the transom wood that will be exposed which allowed me to continue with the rear deck. I secured the framing in place and to the transom...
  2. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Now for the money I spent on boat stuff between hunting and fishing and the work I finished since Christmas. Kijiji downriggers $100 for the pair New gauges, stainless cup holders, rod holder bracket and holy s*$# handles. I got the gauges for $150 including the pod which I found on ebay...
  3. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Well only 1 day of hunting left then back onto the restore. I thought I would post up some pics of the little bit of progress I was able to make between the camping, fishing and hunting over the last 3 months. I used the ratchet straps to pull the stringers up straight I used the blue foam...
  4. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Well, its been a few weeks but I managed to get the baseboards and trim done in the house, my rotten RV floor cut out and replaced and my wifes car bumper replaced so I had some time this weekend to get back into the hangar. I cut my floor out and got it to fit nice and got the first coat of...
  5. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    So today I got the boat back on the trailer. In the process of flipping back over it I kinda lost control of it and ended up banging into the shelf that my new boat seats were on. One of the seats fell off of the top shelf and hit the corner of a 2x4 that was on the ground, now I have a nice 2"...
  6. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    I probably will use it Rob unless the consensus is that I shouldn't. I lucked out, a buddy is starting a business and the bay he is leasing had a ton of wood left behind. It was all used for shelving and such but in great shape. Unfortunately one of his contractors got a bunch before I got...
  7. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Thanks Rob...got the boat off the trailer yesterday. Glad I did before towing it anywhere else. The u-bolt on the right axle was missing a nut and was really loose and the bracket that holds the back of the leaf spring in is busted off. One good bump and she would have been a disaster. I guess...
  8. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Here are the pics as promised. Knee brace cracks and repair Angle bracket to repair the knee brace
  9. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    I hammered out the bent up transom and it is looking nice and flat again but I noticed a crack on the transom aluminum right between the upper and lower attachment areas of the knee brace. Can't tell if it is all the way through as it is right under the rail that holds the bottom of the transom...
  10. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Had sometime this weekend so got a little more done. I also bought some more supplies (another $250 into the project). For anyone in Canada looking for Gluvit and the large tubes of 3m you can get them at Industrial Plastic and Paints. Removed the knee brace and splashwell. The transom was in...
  11. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    This kind of sucks, no wonder the transom was separated so much. Here she is, gutted and cleaned out. Ready for some stripping.
  12. Candutch

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Not sure how I got myself into this, actually I do know. It started when I was looking for a larger inflatable on Kijiji when I came across this gorgeous shiny aluminum SS 160 with a link to iboats. Yes, the "Naked Lady". I was amazed at how an almost 30 year old boat could look brand new. Then...
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