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  1. jdvasher

    1968 StarCraft Holiday restoration

    Man I have to say, I am surprised every time I get this ole girl out how much attention it gets. People really love these old tin boats. I Installed 2 flag/rod holders (15 degree) on the back and 4 (90 degree) rod holders for fishing. They and a standardized size that can accommodate other...
  2. jdvasher

    1968 StarCraft Holiday restoration

    Its been a while since my last post so I figured it was a good time for an update. After getting the boat on the water upon completing of the last rebuild I started having more engine issues. This time it was an excessive amount of blow-bye that was sending a good amount of oil right back into...
  3. jdvasher

    1968 StarCraft Holiday restoration

    fun times on the water https://photos.app.goo.gl/X8HVY8b2PSbKTHSU6
  4. jdvasher

    1968 StarCraft Holiday restoration

    Boy, I sure wish this paint shortage would end soon. I would like to paint and finish my project sometime this year.
  5. jdvasher

    1968 StarCraft Holiday restoration

    Getting some work done on the doghouse and the teak swim step. I'm planning on having a stainless grab bar above the step to hang on to but I ordered the 24" wide one by accident and that will not look right.
  6. jdvasher

    1989 Starcraft Islander 221V repair and repower

    Not sure on best place but I went with Total Boat 2lb, I'm Happy with it. I would imagine any 2 part closed cell foam from a reputable company would be about the same. It really stiffened up the boat a lot.
  7. jdvasher

    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    Sharp Boat and welcome. I'm not sure you will find anyone that would part with one (they are kinda hard to come by) However there are a lot of companies out there that will custom make one to your specifications. Check with awning and or upholstery companies in your area.
  8. jdvasher

    1968 StarCraft Holiday restoration

    Ordered a new anchor, line, bumpers, and parts to put together a swim platform yesterday. I'm going to need more boat dollars. The accessories really start adding up quick.
  9. jdvasher

    1965 Starcraft Holiday Restomod

    Looks good. Im planning on painting mine at the end of the season.
  10. jdvasher

    1965 Starcraft Holiday Restomod

    What paint did you go with?
  11. jdvasher

    1968 StarCraft Holiday restoration

    Great night for a cruise and dinner. Always wanted to hit some of these restaurants by boat.
  12. jdvasher

    1989 Starcraft Islander 221V repair and repower

    I have, rear main thrust bearing for one. I was able to find 1 for sale luckily. It was new old stock and by the looks of the box was at least 30 years old. All the other bearing are standard an used in other motors but the rear main is wider by about 1/8 of an inch. Some of the older engines...
  13. jdvasher

    1989 Starcraft Islander 221V repair and repower

    its still in production but they are not really the same engine. the older ones are really getting hard to find parts for. the newer ones can be adapted to work with the older drive setups but require some different parts, flywheel, engine couple etc. They are good motors though
  14. jdvasher

    1965 Starcraft Holiday Restomod

    That might be your best bet. I've been through similar situations on my project and finding a part that works as is will likely save a lot of time and money in the long run. I just worked may way through a bunch of weird engine things from my frankenstein motor that someone pieced together. I...
  15. jdvasher

    1968 StarCraft Holiday restoration

    It was a great feeling
  16. jdvasher

    1968 StarCraft Holiday restoration

    It was really old stuff, definitely not the same type of styrofoam we have today. But yeah, I was surprised as well
  17. jdvasher

    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    check with companies the do exterior awnings for businesses. A lot of them do custom stuff like this for boats as well.
  18. jdvasher

    1980 Holiday 181

    I'm curious about this too. It seems like the rivets could add some difficulty to this but maybe it can be done. I know I've seen issues when dealing with small details like this on vehicles.
  19. jdvasher

    1968 StarCraft Holiday restoration

    I would like to add insulation back to the inside of the doghouse and was thinking of using rockwool or a similar product that is not likely to catch fire. It originally came with styrofoam insulation so fire apparently wasn't a concern at the time. Anyone have any experience on this?
  20. jdvasher

    1968 StarCraft Holiday restoration

    Paint shipment arrived last night and 2/3 of my order is on back order. Don't you just love when people sell you something they do not have? :( I had herd there was a pretty big paint shortage so I'm not too surprised. I guess its a good thing I'm not planning on painting until later in the year.
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