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  1. Moserkr

    Hunting - tips for old beat up guys like me ;)

    Side by side for travel and hauling gear. Walk a little ways from where you park, sit down, and shut up. Thats how every old guy I know hunts and it works on everything from deer to elk. Grandpa shot his first (spike) elk with a crossbow on public land at 53 yards, 400 feet from the sxs, at...
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    1979 22' Starcraft SuperSport V5 Restoration

    Ill have to catch up on your thread when I have time cause Im one of those "fresh tin heads" haha. Welcome back, a big v5 SS would be high on my list to own if I had the opportunity. Will be following your next step of sewing seats intently. It's something I would like to learn since my fun...
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    SSOTY Traveling Plaque - So many beautiful boats

    First time Ive seen it posted on here! An honor to be on there.
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    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Nice work on that coosa tansom! Definitely keeping that in mind for the future.
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    My new ‘66 jupiter gem

    Welcome @Beedub ! Great original boat you found there. Perfect platform for a nice rebuild. Looking forward to it!
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    1973 Starcraft SuperSport 16ft. restoration questions

    My bow pedestal used nuts n bolts so no t-nuts. The captains chairs used t-nuts though. Both will work with either wood or AL backing it. I was going to velcro the bow seating down on top of the deck but surprisingly did not need to. Has stayed in place even at freeway speeds! Im in the...
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    1973 Starcraft SuperSport 16ft. restoration questions

    Great time to do some winter work on pieces of the boat that can be installed later. I got lucky the year of my resto and worked through the winter outside!! Only 6" of snow that year vs 20 FEET last year haha. I did the 3/4" ply with a casting deck, with a 1/8" AL backing plate for the...
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    1973 Starcraft SuperSport 16ft. restoration questions

    Great work this year! Looking forward to you finishing it next year!! Especially since the floors are in and now the fun part begins.
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    1973 Starcraft SuperSport 16ft. restoration questions

    Forgot to press send when I wrote this earlier. To (hopefully) simplify what I wrote lol... Scuff AL with nylon brush or sandpaper Wipe with 50/50 vinegar water mix Apply spray can self etching primer within a day (this is a very light coat, AL still visible) Apply primer with fine roller brush...
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    1973 Starcraft SuperSport 16ft. restoration questions

    You're welcome Joe. Was fun just now looking back through my build for that info. Page 13, post #254 of my thread is where I started the wipe down and painting process it looks like. Plastic spray bottle, 50/50 vinegar water mix is what I used. Just spray and wipe clean with a dry cloth...
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    1973 Starcraft SuperSport 16ft. restoration questions

    I painted the interior of my boat where metal was visible. Topside paint, primer, cleaned the aluminum with a vinegar mix if I remember correctly. Paint adhered very well using mainly a roller and brush. It would look even better with a spray gun, but only my FIL who is a professional...
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    1973 Starcraft SuperSport 16ft. restoration questions

    Big step done!! Great job Joe. Attention to detail is superb.
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    Are All Boats Repairable?

    If the few holes are the only corrosion, then it's fixable. I would wager that theres a lot of corrosion that is unseen, and its probably hiding underneath the bed liner/ribs. Just the work to remove the bed liner to find out would make me walk. Id try the flashlight at night, or put a little...
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    Are All Boats Repairable?

    If theres a bed liner inside the hull, it can trap salt water. Keep that in mind, the corrosion could be worse as you peel that up. They put it there to stop leaks and made their problem worse in the end. Finding a hull that isnt full of holes can be done for minimal cost and effort. Id be...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Thats the best pic I have of the main floor. You will not get one sheet to fit the whole boat so you have to patch it together. Not easy, and the sun actually shrunk mine by 1/8", so there are little gaps here and there. My deck was just epoxied, then I used a spray adhesive to hold the...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Im a big fan of that faux teak foam flooring! (Hydroturf). Used it in my boat and very happy with it. It has fooled almost everyone who looks at it, they think I have real wood floors! Haha
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Great to see another big boat getting worked on! I came onto the scene after you but Ill be following along to see what you do to her. Good to see someone back in the saddle!
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    1973 Starcraft SuperSport 16ft. restoration questions

    Steady as she goes! Keep up the good work Joe!!
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    1973 Starcraft SuperSport 16ft. restoration questions

    The PO used some sort of adhesive, almost looks like 5200, to secure it to the hull. Was stuck so well that I just left it. So not sure what to tell you there, but 5200 would probably work? Or some sort of epoxy that you could scrape off if needed. Good question.
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    1973 Starcraft SuperSport 16ft. restoration questions

    I knew you and the Admiral would get there! Looking great too and steady working as she goes. Floors are a huge step because it all goes in fast after that. My plumbing for the bilge pump runs right out of the cutout, over the floor, to a fitting on the side of the hull - simple. The wires...
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