vintage starcrafts rule!

[jjacobs007]

My 1971 starcraft is awesome! takes on no water and hauls *****.somebodys gotta feel this!View attachment 89431View attachment 89433

 

[douglas1978]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

yes they do i have a 1973 16 foot ss with a 115 on it and it screams

 

[jjacobs007]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

yes they do i have a 1973 16 foot ss with a 115 on it and it screams

there awesome,i can put up to 125 on mine but dont need it. running a (1979) 70 hp johnson right now with power tilt n trim,looks ugly but always starts.you have pics of yours?

 

[ezmobee]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

My 18' JUMPS outta the hole with a 90HP and hits 40MPH with a light load. Mines rated up to 150HP! Someday I'd enjoy a nice newer 140HP but for now my 90 suits me just fine.

 

[jjacobs007]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

My 18' JUMPS outta the hole with a 90HP and hits 40MPH with a light load. Mines rated up to 150HP! Someday I'd enjoy a nice newer 140HP but for now my 90 suits me just fine.

sounds good bro,who needs more power 40mph is great but i had a ranger bass boat before 1979 that went 63 mph with a rebuilt 115 it was crazy took time to build balls to go that fast,but afterward i only drove fast and loved it it was in my blood.

 

[jjacobs007]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

sounds good bro,who needs more power 40mph is great but i had a ranger bass boat before 1979 that went 63 mph with a rebuilt 115 it was crazy took time to build balls to go that fast,but afterward i only drove fast and loved it it was in my blood.

nobody here, but they still rule!

 

[jjacobs007]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

ok.it takes on water,but it still rules!

 

[oops!]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

According to the rule.......9862038947....subsection 3847.....paragraph 23
(in the "Vintage Glassers Rule" rule book)

It is illegal to post the title "vintage starcrafts rule" Followed by pictures of tin boats.... in any forum, newspaper or publication.

This is considered bashing against the "more elegant, more politicly correct, easier to get chicks in, far prettier glass boats !

Due to a postal strike in katmando.....we are unable to notify you of this infraction by registered mail at this time....

We fully expect you to give this notice its due attention.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Signed
the Vintage Glassers Rule Fan club.

 

[veritas honus]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

View attachment 129123My 1971 starcraft is awesome! takes on no water and hauls *****.somebodys gotta feel this!View attachment 89429View attachment 89430View attachment 89431View attachment 89432View attachment 89433

According to the rule.......9862038947....subsection 3847.....paragraph 23
(in the "Vintage Glassers Rule" rule book)

It is illegal to post the title "vintage starcrafts rule" Followed by pictures of tin boats.... in any forum, newspaper or publication.

This is considered bashing against the "more elegant, more politicly correct, easier to get chicks in, far prettier glass boats !

Due to a postal strike in katmando.....we are unable to notify you of this infraction by registered mail at this time....

We fully expect you to give this notice its due attention.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Signed
the Vintage Glassers Rule Fan club.

Wow... You really opened up a can-o-worms now, J!!!:facepalm:

 

[MH Hawker]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

ok I have a question , dose vintage glass itch more than new glass.

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

just a choice between an itchy rash and a gaping cut

 

[jjacobs007]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

According to the rule.......9862038947....subsection 3847.....paragraph 23
(in the "Vintage Glassers Rule" rule book)

It is illegal to post the title "vintage starcrafts rule" Followed by pictures of tin boats.... in any forum, newspaper or publication.

This is considered bashing against the "more elegant, more politicly correct, easier to get chicks in, far prettier glass boats !

Due to a postal strike in katmando.....we are unable to notify you of this infraction by registered mail at this time....

We fully expect you to give this notice its due attention.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Signed
the Vintage Glassers Rule Fan club.

OOPS, OOPS!
Sorry, i was unaware of the glass rules at the moment of this posting due to fish strikes every 60 seconds,which only happens in a tinny!Fish fear tin fishermen far more than glass guys due to there limited tackle boxes and not knot skills!Less money on wax and clear coat = more fish, LOL

 

[Bondo]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

ok.it takes on water,but it still rules!

Ayuh,.... Is this thread a good place to discuss whether I should Scrap my 74 Islander or sell it,..??

At this point, Scrappin' it sounds safer, 'n probably more money....

 

[oops!]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

OOPS, OOPS!
Sorry, i was unaware of the glass rules at the moment of this posting due to fish strikes every 60 seconds,which only happens in a tinny!Fish fear tin fishermen far more than glass guys due to there limited tackle boxes and not knot skills!Less money on wax and clear coat = more fish, LOL

the reason fish fear tin more than glass.....is simple.....the chicks are in the glass boat.....and fisherMEN cannot concentrate in fishin when bikini cald chicks are on board.....thats why all tin boats with fishin rodsfollow glass boats....the fish school under the glass boats, they are safer for the fish...and the fish also drink the spilt beer that drips in the water !

 

[oops!]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

Ayuh,.... Is this thread a good place to discuss whether I should Scrap my 74 Islander or sell it,..??

At this point, Scrappin' it sounds safer, 'n probably more money....

why scrap such a cool rig ?...why not sell.....what are its issues?

 

[jasoutside]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

Ayuh,.... Is this thread a good place to discuss whether I should Scrap my 74 Islander or sell it,..??

Scrap it?? Whhhhhaaaaaatttt????

You know Bondo, they no longer build the Islander - what you have there is endangered species!

 

[oops!]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

ya know jas.....bondo is not really that far from you

 

[jasoutside]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

ya know jas.....bondo is not really that far from you

I take ownership of another Islander I might as well move in with ol Bondo there

 

[Bondo]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

why scrap such a cool rig ?...why not sell.....what are its issues?

Ayuh,.... The outside chine you see in the picture was stitched up a couple years ago....
I posted a thread about it, way back then....

I was gonna, 'n Didn't do the other side....
Don't wanta become a Countrybumkin' II...

Personally, I see those outside chines as a fatal flaw in the hulls,...
I ain't been Way out from our bay, pretty much since it sunk...
Gotta get 1 of these other barges in the driveway Runnin',... By this spring...

That tin barge convinces Me, that Glass is the way to go.....

Price of aluminum is High,...
The 4.3LX / Alpha can be popped into 'bout any hull I want,...
The top can be recycled, remounted, or whatever...
Ditto the hardware, electronics, etc...
'n the Free trailer under could fetch a few hundred on the front lawn,.... Empty....

I figure, at Best, on the wagon, leavin' some of the fishin' equipment, water ready, 'bout $3500. is reachin'....
I paid $2500. for it 12/ 15 years ago, 'n dumped $1000.s into it, but it's been Fun....

 

[oops!]

Re: vintage starcrafts rule!

pretty much sounds like a flip a coin call to me....

your guys prices make me envious......a used 4.3 alpha package on a pallet is 4500 here