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    rubrail insert for Starcraft Holiday

    I need replacement rubrail insert for my 1967 Starcraft Holiday. Can you suggest where to get the right insert and an item number or description?
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    vinyl for Starcraft Holiday

    Thanks. Defender is cheaper than the source I was looking at. I'll try Starcraft, but when I've called for another question, they couldn't help. I was looking for new windshield plexiglass. They said they don't have records that far back. (Still need that, but custom made is WAY out of my...
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    vinyl for Starcraft Holiday

    I'm restoring a 1967 Starcraft Holiday and want to use vinyl for the floor and side panels and doors in front of fuel tanks. I want it to look like the original. What product would you recommend? I'm looking at Nautolex or Omnova Nautolex marine vinyl flooring. What do you think. The sides and...
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    Restoring Lonestar Admiral Deluxe

    Not so much overwhelmed as underfunded! Fel free to give me a call at 828-595-9432.
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    Restoring Lonestar Admiral Deluxe

    I'm thinking of selling the 1956 Lonestar Admiral. Gotta raise some cash to finish building my sailboat. Aluminum classic boat, needs restoration. Solid boat. $600.oo for boat, trailer, and some restoration parts.
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    Restoring Lonestar Admiral Deluxe

    Thanks. I hope this will be the only finger I lose! For the work I do, a guard is often not possible. I saw a couple of wheels on E-bay. One was missing the center cap for $45 (I need the cap to mount my emblem on---I'm afrais that my cap is too far gone., and the other was the complete...
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    Restoring Lonestar Admiral Deluxe

    Texas, I'm gonna try to do something with the wheel. The hub is really warped out of shape too. I can fix the crack, but don't really know about the warp on the hub and the cap. Maybe heating them up and "warping them back" over form until they cool. satx, Thanks for the info on the Atwood. I...
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    Restoring Lonestar Admiral Deluxe

    Here are some pictures of my steering wheel and cap. The crack in the wheel center where the cap plugs in is my main concern on repair. I don't think that filling the crack with epoxy will fix the problem. The center is also spread apart, which is what ha caused the crack to open up.The cap also...
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    Restoring Lonestar Admiral Deluxe

    I'll stop by a machine shop when I can. I'll see if there is a "volume discount" if any of you guys want some too.
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    Restoring Lonestar Admiral Deluxe

    Can one of you folks take pictures and measurements of the flanges? I'll see if I can get some made. I think having the seat back braces would need to have an expensive die made in order to bend the curved edge. I think that I may make a mold to laminate some out of epoxy/glass.
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    Restoring Lonestar Admiral Deluxe

    Dan. I notice that the aft bulkheads for the forward and center seats seats have a vertical flange to support the bottom of the seat backs. Mine doesn't have these. Are they a separate piece riveted on? M, I had no idea of the ski hooks. Were they an option maybe?
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    Restoring Lonestar Admiral Deluxe

    Thanks for all of your help! I'm looking forward to restoring our boats "together". Where did you find the information on the serial numbers? Is it somewhere that I could look up too?
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    Restoring Lonestar Admiral Deluxe

    Success!!! :LOL2: Just where you said. And filled in with paint. The numbers on my paperwork are right.
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    Restoring Lonestar Admiral Deluxe

    M, sure like to have a name for "M". Thanks for the info. I'll take another look for the serial number. It may be under paint. I had no idea that they made a 14 ft. Clipper! The paper from Tennessee says it is a 12' open boat. Have you gotten a price on having the seat brackets made? Maybe we...
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