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    1968 StarCraft Holiday restoration

    Perhaps a counterfeit filter.? The adhesive between the paper and end caps should not fall apart. The paper also appears to be crushed more than necessary to seal the ends.
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    1968 StarCraft Holiday restoration

    Nice job. Neat to see original pieces and styles. I'm afraid my 1968 Holy was heavily modified before I purchased it. Although it made further modifications easier to do.
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    He's a few off the coast near Lunenburg Nova Scotia
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    We named it the Krusty Krab because of the way it looks and my helper has seen every Spongebob episode. Sponge head is usually on the boat. The last two pictures are few action shots from vacation in Cape breton, Nova Scotia.
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    More windshield My neighbor works at a auto glass shop put the glass in for me. The last pic has the glove box template showing. Cardboard boxes, tape and a glue gun are very important designs tools. 😉
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    Keeping with the aluminum theme new consoles and a water tight dash made. I used "CAD" cardboard aided design 😀 Need to show a picture of my little helper drilling rivets. He helped me with everything he could do. The last pic has been shown before but it shows the window template. I have a...
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    So this is the dash and windshield when I bought it. I didn't like looking over or through the plastic plus no access to the bow. Getting randomly splashed also no fun. Previous owners drilled and mounted everything possible to the gunnel tops and bow skin leaving hundreds of holes. The gunnel...
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    This picture has been shown before but I forgot to mention the chine reinforcements.1/8" was bent and riveted to the top of the ribs and the sides of the hull. 3/4" plywood treated with old timers mix and then varnish is the first thing I tried on the deck.
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    Seat post time. I dusted off the lathe and made some aluminum and stainless chips. 3/4"thread in mount I just used loctite type product to join the tube to the ends. The swivel/sliders attached to the seats were bought along with the front pedestals.
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    I like the idea of tons of deck space if required. Time to make rear seat mounts. I bought one made of "stainless" so said the package. It did have some ss I think? This is my all aluminum version.
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    I think you're ahead of the pictures 😀 because that's exactly what I did. The knee brace was gone when I got it. Probably a victim of the I/O conversion. I welded a piece to fit inside each stringer to the transom tube then lots of blind rivets to join. If the stringers need removal just drill...
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    Thank you. Good eye😉 It is in a very thick piece of the original "to last rebuild" foam probably 6" thick that seemed perfect. Blue and pink foam is definitely preferred. All others was tossed. So far all good. These pictures are not new just trying to show in order. I don't think mice and...
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    Thank you. The transom had a1/16" sheet of aluminum riveted over the old mess then a piece of 1/4" bolted on top. The 1/4" piece was continued in the splash well. The tags on the boat said it was an outboard. It's been in the water each summer.
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    If you want to test your marriage ask your wife for help setting a few rivets. 😀 I found random corrosion holes in the hull with some under ribs. More tig welding laying on the remaining ribs. The stringer design seems weak so I bent another piece and riveted it to the original piece in a box...
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    The Crestliner Commander layout for fishing inspired the splash well. Made reinforced filler pieces between the splash well and the gunnels to handle being stepped into. One corner trim piece was missing so I made a pair to match.
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    I turned spacers and welded them to prevent the motor mount bolts from distorting the tube. Needed to find a spot for the kicker mount. The outside skin and the support are welded together.
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    3/16" 5052 was riveted to the transom .I didn't want to use plywood core for the transom so 2" tube was welded up to fit. I designed the transom to use long and x long shaft motor by adding or removing a piece of 2x4 aluminum that bolts in. I made a jig to drill the motor mount pattern.
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    The old transom was corroded and full of holes. It must of had an interesting past. It left the factory as a outboard, changed to inboard and back to outboard.
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    I found this site very helpful to makeover this 18ft Holiday so I thought maybe someone else could get inspiration from some pictures. I will try to answer any questions. I'll try to post in order of repairs. It has been used each summer since I picked it up so its a longtime rebuild. It had a...
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    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    I made everything to fit me. The bimini top is high enough to walk under with boots on and not touch my hat. I'm 6ft3. I spend any time on the Alantic ocean I can(weather permitting). This project gave me a reason to buy a tig welder.
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