TTavenier3
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2012
- Messages
- 105
i recently bought a 1980 starcraft kingfisher 16ft4in aluminum v bottom boat with a Suzuki dt55 motor.
picked it up for one heal of a deal.... so i though:facepalm: turns out it didnt need new carpet. It actually needs all new floor. and a new transom. so here goes my restoration. im not in a hurry to complete this my timelines 1-3 months. realistic goal is October.
so a little info about the boat:
Hin: STRF26531079-FO
MOTOR: Suzuki DT55 s/n: 05501-502512
Minkato trolling motor 795mx s/n: 1135863
so know that's out of the way.
my plans are to redo the floor, build a front deck with a live well in it and 1 chair, build a rear deck with a sizable storage for 2 gas tanks and 2 batteries and a isolator, in the middle i plan on fiberglass sheeting the center and seal the edges leaving a white textured floor like on those center counsel fishing boats. i want to have 2 chairs on there own mounts. as for the side steering counsel i want to raise it about 4-6 inches taller. I am 6;4 tall so the counsel will be a little short. also plan on making a windshield and adding a marine radio with a couple waterproof speakers.
i will also be sealing the hull bottom under the floor and running PVC piping under it to the rails for electrical wires and a set for the live well. as for the live well i will be running a manual open/closed valve that i can use to constantly fill the live well with the over flow hose keeping the water about 11in deep then when im leaving the lake i can close the valve and ill have an electrical aerator that i can keep on to keep bait alive.
if anyone has ideas on what to use for certain things like the live well and what not please let me know.
as for the name if anyone was curious of the meaning behind "Spike" i lost my younger brother to cancer a few years back. we did everything together from fighting, to hunting, mud racing, fishing, ect. he was only 16 when we lost him. his nick name we all called him was spike. every time i get the chance to get up early and go fishing until the sun goes down i always feel like im out with him again. so as a tribute to my brother and the great times we had together im naming the boat spike. from everything i have read about boat names and what not i should be ok since the boat has never been named. does anyone have any advise before i lay my paint and make the boats name permanent.
And so the adventure starts............................
picked it up for one heal of a deal.... so i though:facepalm: turns out it didnt need new carpet. It actually needs all new floor. and a new transom. so here goes my restoration. im not in a hurry to complete this my timelines 1-3 months. realistic goal is October.
so a little info about the boat:
Hin: STRF26531079-FO
MOTOR: Suzuki DT55 s/n: 05501-502512
Minkato trolling motor 795mx s/n: 1135863
so know that's out of the way.
my plans are to redo the floor, build a front deck with a live well in it and 1 chair, build a rear deck with a sizable storage for 2 gas tanks and 2 batteries and a isolator, in the middle i plan on fiberglass sheeting the center and seal the edges leaving a white textured floor like on those center counsel fishing boats. i want to have 2 chairs on there own mounts. as for the side steering counsel i want to raise it about 4-6 inches taller. I am 6;4 tall so the counsel will be a little short. also plan on making a windshield and adding a marine radio with a couple waterproof speakers.
i will also be sealing the hull bottom under the floor and running PVC piping under it to the rails for electrical wires and a set for the live well. as for the live well i will be running a manual open/closed valve that i can use to constantly fill the live well with the over flow hose keeping the water about 11in deep then when im leaving the lake i can close the valve and ill have an electrical aerator that i can keep on to keep bait alive.
if anyone has ideas on what to use for certain things like the live well and what not please let me know.
as for the name if anyone was curious of the meaning behind "Spike" i lost my younger brother to cancer a few years back. we did everything together from fighting, to hunting, mud racing, fishing, ect. he was only 16 when we lost him. his nick name we all called him was spike. every time i get the chance to get up early and go fishing until the sun goes down i always feel like im out with him again. so as a tribute to my brother and the great times we had together im naming the boat spike. from everything i have read about boat names and what not i should be ok since the boat has never been named. does anyone have any advise before i lay my paint and make the boats name permanent.
And so the adventure starts............................
