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  1. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Hey Classic and SHSU, appreciated. Yes I really like those seats they go well with the interior. I had some wiring shots, but not quite as many as I thought I did. So I threw in some fuel tanks pictures. Port side storage for the starter battery. you can see the battery switch there for...
  2. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Part Two of my wiring job: I started the wiring from the gang switch to all the components. After I had that sorted out, I ran the wiring from the gang switch to the fuse box. Initial stages of the wiring and it started to get out of control so I had to stop and rethink the routing and...
  3. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    And now for some wiring. I didn't take pictures of everything as some of it is pretty straight forward. Most of the pictures capture the process I used and how I ran the wiring. I have broken this down into two parts. Part One: I used the black retainers along the stern and underneath the...
  4. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Here is a really blurry picture of the seats my wife got me. She was quite adamant about picking out the seats, so I let her run with it. To be honest I really like them.
  5. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Hey Gents, It has been a while, but I have been busy. Now its time to catch you up on some things: I sorted out the steering cable for my boat. As it turns out the math was wrong, and I did not need a 13 foot cable. So the guy at the marine shop exchanged it for me for a 12 foot with no...
  6. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Hey Gents, So taking Watermann' s and SHSU's advice, I will look to upgrade to a through tilt tube system. Now I have four holes to plug in the transom from the old transom mounting steering, but no big deal. In order to proceed with the tilt tube mount, I have a few questions before I start...
  7. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    I need some help with my old steering cable. I don't know how to pull off the old end to get the casing off. Mine is transom mounting steering system. See the pictures, Here is the casing that is secured to the transom mount. I need to remove, but not sure how to get the end off. The...
  8. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Before I started wiring the boat I was looking at an 8 switch gang panel with USB, Cig Lighter, DC out and and Voltage read out. I also picked up a Blue Sea Fuse Block to run all my components through. However, I did not like the way the gang panel was set up so I re-wired it so I could...
  9. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Watermann and SHSU, thanks for your input. It is always appreciated! I went out and bought 25' of Black and Red 2 AWG battery cable. This will be more than enough to get me from front to back, and hopefully with little voltage drop off. To connect the House battery to the Starter battery via...
  10. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Not related to wiring, but my Bimini top showed up last week so I took the time to fit it to the boat in order to get the mounts attached before I got any further with the wiring under the gunnels. It went together pretty smooth, and I like the look of it. Here are some pics: I have...
  11. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Hey SHSU, I really need to finish the boat this year, it has already taken too long. So I make the effort to try and get out there every day I can while the weather good. That is the key factor in making progress. That and my admiral is on to me daily to get to work. Good motivator. I think...
  12. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Got another post already. I have some time, and a load of pics so here we go. This is the structure going in for the bow of the boat. I plan on getting the support framing in and then running the wiring prior to securing the decking to the supporting structure. Pics as follows: The...
  13. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Hello again, The next series of pictures is the finishing of the trim painting. As indicated earlier, I had to wait for warmer weather in order to get the paint to stick properly. Everything went very well until I pulled the tape..... Its official, I hate taping stuff to paint. A lot of work...
  14. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Hey SHSU, Sorry for the delay, the contact cement that I used I got through Budski, here at a local distributor. Here are some pics of the can, but I don't know that it will help there.
  15. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Okay so it’s been a while, but it is not because I have given up on the project. We have suffered through almost 9 months of cold wet crappy weather. Started right after the Labour Day long weekend, and finished the first week of May. Very unusual for Winnipeg, but there you go. That coupled...
  16. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Hello Gents, Well it has been a while, mostly because I don't work in the winter (no heater in the garage). I do have some pictures of the vinyl going in from last fall that I forgot to post. All in all it went pretty good. Thanks to Budski for helping me out with the vinyl and carpet. I am...
  17. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Hello Again, Some pictures of the boat with the sapphire blue paint. I am pretty happy with the finished product. It ain't perfect but I am happy with it. I did have problems with the tape pulling the primer from the trim, so I will have to fix that up later on in the spring. I"m thinking...
  18. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Hey Gents, A great day today. John Senior hooked me up with some nice vinyl and carpet today. Thanks John, really appreciate it!:) I already measured and cut the vinyl for the main deck, but before I show those pics I have some painting pictures for you. Like I said, way behind on posts, but...
  19. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Hey Guys, It’s been a while, for whatever reason I have been incredibly busy this summer. I did not have the time or energy to do any posts during August. Sorry about that. I did stick to a regime of taking pics on some developments with the boat. However, I might be a bit out of sequence with...
  20. FIGMO

    1974 Starcraft SS16 Restortation

    Some more pics: Port side shot with the live well positioned. I cut the access for storage and the speakers. Because of the positioning of the live well and the way the lid will open, I decided not to take the storage space all the way back like it is on the starboard side. Close up of the...
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