Recent content by DanOStarcraft

Okay. Next question, how to nurse the old steering wheel off for epoxy repair without damaging it. Bolt is off and have been gently tapping the back with a block of wood. I sprayed the threads with pb blaster and will give it time. I’m sure it’s been in there since 1959.

Still nibbling away at the paint removal. I've gotten the other side mostly done. Need to clean that up a bit and then move onto the transom. Need to also make sure the trailer support bunks are set right so I can get in the boat while on the trailer to work on the seats and dash. Walked the...

I've not been overly impressed with the paint strippers. I mean, they kinda work but this paint is so thick and has been on there for so long, probably baking in the sun with the dark color that it just really got stuck on. I think it's a mixture of oil based and latex and it gets pretty...

Yeah. I'll need to figure out a way to make it look like it's supposed to be there since I'm not planning on painting the aluminum.

We were actually out of plastic wrap but had plenty of tin foil so I went out mid afternoon and slathered up a side and let it sit until after dinner. We are supposed to get rain tomorrow so I wanted to see if the foil and a few hours would do anything. It actually worked better than I was...

And, oddly, what seems to be working better is to use the Citristrip, let it sit and do its thing, then scrape, and THEN, get a sponge soaked with turpentine and rub it in. The paint slurry then runs off and gets absorbed with the sponge. When the sponge is loaded and just can't be squeezed...

Thanks all for the replies. Comments are always very appreciated. I'm making progress extremely slowly but nonetheless getting it done. For a 65 year old boat and my 55 year old body it's kind of physically demanding but far better than just sitting on a couch. I've renovated and repaired...

Well, after picking up this orphan, or rather, after it followed me home a few weeks ago I knew the first thing was going to be to get that paint off. The color, design, and quality of the job wasn't doing it for me. There were runs and globs and stuff, and I prefer tinnies to be natural. I...

I think another aspect is that people don’t want to do business face to face anymore. It’s far easier and maybe less scary to go online and click on a motor or boat thing and have it show up on your porch. No confrontation, no haggling, no perceived risk of dealing with threatening people...

I've also used trolling motors for many years as well as plenty of 2 stroke gas motors. Just started getting into the electric stuff in the last couple of years. They are pricey for off the shelf stuff. I did build this one:

Hi Billy. Well, I like to tinker and a friend on our little 100 acre electric only lake renovated/refurbished a 1960 Glastron. He's an engineer, very interesting guy and built a 10kw electric motor a decade ago. He used the leg of a 1950s Johnson and mounted the electric motor up top. Then...

Grew up boating in the Annapolis, MD area. Sail and power. Still in Maryland and a little down the road although we're on a small 100 acre lake and therefore boat 90% of the time on that. Occasionally will drop a boat in salt water near Solomons Island, MD.

Hi guys. Thanks for the replies. Yeah, I think this will be a fun one. Rare to find one this old that isn't trashed and that has titles. Inside the boat, under the leaves and gunk were the old mahogany seat frames. So, I have some templates to use and some aluminum trim pieces that just...

Hello all. Well, just added another project to the driveway. My wife loves it when I do that... I've been tinkering around with boats, both sail and power for 40 years. I've renovated and rebuilt and built from scratch a few. Hobby stuff. Just came across an old '59 Starcraft in pretty good...