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  1. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    I finished putting the OTF on the transom, it took 4 coats on the first side and 3 on the second side, the edges and holes got a total of 7 coats. Now I have to wait a week or two for that to dry/cure and then I can put on the 3 coats of spar varnish. I also managed to get my nephew to help and...
  2. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Continued plugging away at random items while I wait for riveting help. I did manage to rivet on the patch at the top left corner where it was split by myself, but left handed gun action meant I got a few smiley faces on the rivet heads. Not a big deal, it should be plenty strong. Once that...
  3. Rasdiir

    77' 16ft Starcraftt ss

    Congrats on the retirement!
  4. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    I would have to remove the knee brace for this, right? Not sure if the bucking bar would fit while it's still on the hull?
  5. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Still trying to firm up a riveting partner (my buddy might be available during my vacation time next week), but I did manage to capture my gf's daughters boyfriend into helping for an hour last night and we got one of the patches on. Went fairly seamless and I'm feeling pretty good about the...
  6. Rasdiir

    68 Offshore restoration

    Congrats, always nice to see a Starcraft return to the water!
  7. Rasdiir

    New to me

    Do you know the length? Anyway, I think it is a mid 80s Contemporary Sport Series, here is a pic from the 1985 brochure. The top left photo has the same graphics and the windshield brace looks similar as well. I don't have the 1981-1984 or 1986 brochures, but by 1987 that series had a very...
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    New to me

    Was there a year on the title or capacity plate? I have a lot of the old brochures and may be able to narrow it down if we have an approximate age.
  9. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Was a bit under the weather when I woke up yesterday so I took a rebuild break and watched Season 5 of Drive to Survive while eating homemade chicken soup courtesy of my wonderful Admiral. I was feeling much better by the evening, so today I spent some time cleaning off the stringers. My...
  10. Rasdiir

    StarCraft kingfisher rebuild

    I don't imagine .5" will matter too much, but I'm no expert. For reference my 90hp Yamaha has only 4 motor bolts, so I imagine you would be ok with 6 and no clamp.
  11. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Poked away during the week, and I managed to get the transom skin cut down on the starboard side to match the PO hack job on the port side. After that I got the transom cut down to match, sanded, and drilled. There was a little bit of tear-out when drilling, but it should be fine with the...
  12. Rasdiir

    New to me 82 160 fishmaster?

    If it is a 1982 then I agree with roscoe that it is a Holiday, here are photos from the 82 brochure: FM160: HL160:
  13. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Unfortunately my riveting partner fell through last weekend, so the search continues! In the meantime I decided to keep picking away at other items, so I fabbed up a motor pad out of 1/4" aluminum and got the transom rough cut and glued. The motor pad took a long time to cut with my cheap jig...
  14. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Did you end up with any spacing issues from the plate on the inside? That was going to be my first plan but even if I use 1/16 sheet there will be small gap between the transom wood and transom aluminum wherever the new plate doesn't cover. Given the price of aluminum I can't really justify a...
  15. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    So while I wait for my buddy to help with riveting I am busy thinking about future items on this, and I wanted the collective opinion what to do about a PO hack job. The port transom aluminum has a small (about 4" long) area cut out at the top that I would like to fix if possible, but if not...
  16. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Weather and laziness after work (mostly the laziness :) ) mean that progress continues to be slow, but I do plug away here and there. I did manage to secure a riveting partner for next weekend, and after that things will pick up again. I cut out, formed, and drilled out 3 of 4 patches, and also...
  17. Rasdiir

    Shoestring Starcraft SS160 Resto-mod - let the long slow road begin

    Draw works pretty good, very similar to Visio other than the names of functions and location of buttons. I used Visio to create this electrical diagram: https://forums.iboats.com/attachments/ss150-electrical-diagram-pdf.354589/
  18. Rasdiir

    Shoestring Starcraft SS160 Resto-mod - let the long slow road begin

    No problem at all, share away! I'm still quite a ways away from canvas, but I'll hit you up for that info when the day arrives (y)
  19. Rasdiir

    Shoestring Starcraft SS160 Resto-mod - let the long slow road begin

    Love that other people are interested in using this, but be aware that diagram is made by a huge new guy (me!) to boating and electrical, so double check everything before relying on it. I had done some research and tried to verify the cable weights and other considerations but as you can see in...
  20. Rasdiir

    198x SS-150 rebuild

    Put in a few hours after work and got the holes drilled out for the chine braces, 6 per side, and bolted the braces in place ready for riveting. One of my patches to cover a corrosion hole will curve up the side about an inch (the hole is on the bottom but near the edge), and I will have to...
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