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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1984 Starcraft SF-1616T Conversion
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<blockquote data-quote="GalacticJello" data-source="post: 379720" data-attributes="member: 17253"><p>Teardown...</p><p></p><p>Here's the boat with all the extraneous junk removed.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]72875[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Next, we took on removing the split seats and the benches, which were screwed to the floor and riveted to the sides. I read somewhere on this forum about using a punch to mark the center of the rivet, and then use a drill bit one size smaller than the rivet and drill straight in to about the depth of the rivet head. You should then be able to wiggle the bit and the head should snap off. That didn't work for me, as the rivets were painted on, I had to use a nail punch after I drilled them all.</p><p></p><p>Here we have the split seats taken out, the trolling motor mount removed from the tip, and the very front seat removed.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]72876[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Next came the rear bench. I was anxious to see what was under the floor to see what I would be working with in terms of structure and hopefully leaving the bench out.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]72873[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>My pops (who has owned/modded/sank more boats over the years than everyone I know combined), is worried about the transom integrity, especially when I mentioned my desire to upgrade to a 4-stroke to save my remaining brain cells from inhaling Merc flatulance. The transom is rated to a 40HP, I currently have a 25HP. I was thinking of tying the sides together with 1 inch aluminum tubing, and possibly doing something similar to this:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]72874[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Anyone remove their rear bench? I'd love to hear any thoughts...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GalacticJello, post: 379720, member: 17253"] Teardown... Here's the boat with all the extraneous junk removed. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Empty.jpg"]72875._xfImport[/ATTACH] Next, we took on removing the split seats and the benches, which were screwed to the floor and riveted to the sides. I read somewhere on this forum about using a punch to mark the center of the rivet, and then use a drill bit one size smaller than the rivet and drill straight in to about the depth of the rivet head. You should then be able to wiggle the bit and the head should snap off. That didn't work for me, as the rivets were painted on, I had to use a nail punch after I drilled them all. Here we have the split seats taken out, the trolling motor mount removed from the tip, and the very front seat removed. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Middle.jpg"]72876._xfImport[/ATTACH] Next came the rear bench. I was anxious to see what was under the floor to see what I would be working with in terms of structure and hopefully leaving the bench out. [ATTACH type="full" alt="RearFloor.jpg"]72873._xfImport[/ATTACH] My pops (who has owned/modded/sank more boats over the years than everyone I know combined), is worried about the transom integrity, especially when I mentioned my desire to upgrade to a 4-stroke to save my remaining brain cells from inhaling Merc flatulance. The transom is rated to a 40HP, I currently have a 25HP. I was thinking of tying the sides together with 1 inch aluminum tubing, and possibly doing something similar to this: [ATTACH type="full" alt="escape-04.jpg"]72874._xfImport[/ATTACH] Anyone remove their rear bench? I'd love to hear any thoughts... [/QUOTE]
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