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    Reenforce glass hull under the waterline? - 1967 StarCraft

    Before the repair, the boat would twist and flex like crazy. It is solid now.
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    Reenforce glass hull under the waterline? - 1967 StarCraft

    Well - not too different than the initial design. Most of the new stuff is all butted up and wrapped with glass. Not much opportunity for hinging And - it is all bonded to the floor But clearly not as good as continuous material.
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    Reenforce glass hull under the waterline? - 1967 StarCraft

    Yep - those plywood sections were my selective replacement of the existing glass-only sections. I replaced the trashed ones, and beefed up the rest. Should have just ripped it all out and put in continuous stringers.
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    Reenforce glass hull under the waterline? - 1967 StarCraft

    Some pics from the original tear down
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    Reenforce glass hull under the waterline? - 1967 StarCraft

    The stringers were just hollow. And - I’m confident in the stringers, was just worried about the “beefiness” of the skin in between them…
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    Reenforce glass hull under the waterline? - 1967 StarCraft

    Yes it is - even a bit concave ;) With a 1” keel running down the center.
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    Reenforce glass hull under the waterline? - 1967 StarCraft

    Most of the lateral ones are new/marine plywood that I put in. Shaped to the hull. Most of the the fore-aft ones were original - Just fiberglass draped over a small 1x1 frame that had rotted away. . I laid extra glass/resin over those to beef them up before slapping the new floor in.
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    Reenforce glass hull under the waterline? - 1967 StarCraft

    Hi all - I’ve got a 1967 Starcraft Bahama - glass boat. 10 years ago I did a “structural restoration“ - popped the deck, gutted it, redid stingers, Transom, floor, etc… put it all back together, just repowered with a 1995 50hp Johnson and it’s running great. With all that new, Re-enforced...
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    Re power - 2 cylinder vs 3 cylinder Johnson 50hp

    Thanks - both are priced the same.
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    Re power - 2 cylinder vs 3 cylinder Johnson 50hp

    Hi all - repowering my rebuilt 1967 StarCraft Bahama and have an option for either a 1998 2 cylinder Johnson 50hp SPL J50TSLECC or a 1995 3-cylinder 50hp J50DTLEOS both motors in decent shape - my local shop is recommending the 3 cylinder. any pros/cons to consider? Weight difference...
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    1967 Starcraft Bahama Rebuild - first timer

    Re: 1967 Starcraft Bahama Rebuild - first timer adding some pics of where I am at.
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    1967 Starcraft Bahama Rebuild - first timer

    Hi Folks - just new to the board and after 3 years of knowing this was coming, I lifted the floor off my craigslist bought 1967 starcraft. and look what I found. So - started trimming it back to expose the rest also took some core samples of the transom, and that is all wet too. so -...
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