Open 16ft starcraft SS with tiller?

[g0nef1sshn]

Passed on the donor boat. Talked to the son this morning and it sounded too far gone even for the motor without knowing previous salt water use. Leave a chance for a new or newer motor down the road. Not to mention I really didnt have room for it to begin with and would have took the next 2-3 days to strip, discard, and hide the trailer from the HOA.

Got the vinegar/water wash down complete and a coat of primer on. Im going to leave the hull bare as I will not be in salt water and I am curious about the self protection aspect. I can Always paint it down the road. I did prime where I redid the transom knee brace hull rivets though. Thats the only part of the hull that will be painted.

Pics will be up later.

 

[g0nef1sshn]

no more shine in the driveway....

 

[g0nef1sshn]

Got some color now.

 

[g0nef1sshn]

got to the other side today.

 

[Kris]

Lookin good and will be something to be proud of when complete. I know your pain. Kris

 

[g0nef1sshn]

Thanks Kris

If im not huffing paint stripper or gluvit, Its Spar sealer! Put a thin coat on each side and let it soak a bit then hit a hefty coat on it. Ill let that dry up a few hours. Made sure to hit all the edges too. I know I still have to cut out where the motor will go, but atleast the sealing will be done except where I cut. Went ahead and made a stool for some friends of our little one while I was out there. I made one for our girls and they liked it so itll be a little gift when we see them this weekend.

 

[g0nef1sshn]

got the transom in.

 

[Brackett]

Looking good! Is the Eye bolts in the transom mounted like you have them from the factory? I have my eye on 16' Starcraft SS right now and was thinking about doing away with the splash well(If I buy it of course). Your build is exactly how I was thinking of doing the transom.

 

[g0nef1sshn]

Looking good! Is the Eye bolts in the transom mounted like you have them from the factory? I have my eye on 16' Starcraft SS right now and was thinking about doing away with the splash well(If I buy it of course). Your build is exactly how I was thinking of doing the transom.

Im not sure if its from factory but I went back through the holes I removed them from. If you do the same thing, Dont seal the wood then sandwich them like I did. Cut it and put them together first, then seal. Thats one thing I learned.

 

[g0nef1sshn]

got the new bunks on. Spar sealed top and sides and did the same with the carpet. The bunks are cedar 2x4's. Not sure if they will last 10 years or 4. We will see. The middle support was 3/4 inches short I guess from the original boat the trailer was made for, so I sealed some 3/4 ply left over from the transom and filled it in.

 

[Gators5220]

Comin together nicely man.

 

[g0nef1sshn]

Got some work done today before dropping her off tomorrow for the transom cap. 6 more total bolts through the transom. 4 holes were already there (4 white smeared bolts below aluminum rectangles). Then I drilled a hole between each of the 4 old drains for the splashwell (2 new holes to cover 4). 5200'd those pates on and bolted center covered them pretty nicely. There were 5 more 1/4 inch holes in the transom skin so I filled those with a little JB weld. It will get all cleaned up once I have it back. Added plates both sides because those two below them started sinking into the wood and I didnt like that feeling. I aslo put 1 inch SS lag screws in the z brace. I didnt 5200 on the inside, but I did bead the top with it to help keep water out. I know I make a mess of that stuff.

 

[g0nef1sshn]

Been awhile. The cap wasnt made in time for me so i picked it up to have something to do on the weekends. I got the deck cut out. 3/4 ACX sealed with several coats of spar. Also picked up carpet and glue.

A bow piece of wood was rotted so bad I took it out by hand. To put a full piece back in I would have had to disassemble more than I wanted too. So I added aluminum angle with rivets across the front and cut 2 seperate pieces to fit in there. Its a pretty solid fix up there. I can cut some cleaner pieces of wood to fit on the next go around.

 

[g0nef1sshn]

ok, Made up for lost time. got 2 pieces in. the rest will probably have to wait till next weekend.

 

[g0nef1sshn]

After some fighting I got the bow section in. Even put the drill through the side of the Hull! OOps. Pop rivet with 5200 fixed that mistake.

 

[onthewater102]

Coming along nicely! that's an awesome open floor you're going to end up with.

 

[g0nef1sshn]

Gonna get even more open when I cut out the front deck to redo it another way. Got the carpet in this morning.

 

[g0nef1sshn]

front deck is cut out and the new one is fitted in for now. Kids woke up from nap so im back inside. Went with another small deck. Havnt decided yet if im gonna make an opening or fill it with foam yet?

 

[overboard]

Nice job! Looks like that's going to be a darn nice boat.

 

[g0nef1sshn]

Nice job! Looks like that's going to be a darn nice boat.

Thanks overboard.

Made the choice to fill it with foam. Hoping if i ever get a leak this boat will be bobber!