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Hey there everyone,
I'd like to post a few pictures of my build so far. This is my first tin boat build and I think there are some things I've done that I can share so other first timers (or veterans I suppose) can avoid.
Shes a 1977 Starcraft Seafarer with a 35hp Johnson. I do not know the year of the motor so If anyone can guesstimate based upon their knowledge that would be cool. It came with a shorelander trailer (in rough shape as far as appearance goes, but structurally sound). I was going to redo the whole works but I ran short on time, as the fishing season is already upon us and decide it can wait until winter.
The boat was decked (very poorly) with heavy, un-treated or sealed, water logged and rotted wood. There were literally two sections of 2x12 under the floor acting as "supports" that I had trouble lifting out of the boat when I tore it apart. Anyways, I was going to leave everything the way it was with the green astro-turf carpet and all but on my first outing I almost sunk the whole unit. Turned out 3 entire rivets were missing from the very far back of the hull. So that's when my original plan to redo it all together came into play.
Anyways after all that bologna I got everything pretty much cleaned up. I replaced the bottom missing rivets with new rivets, and put a large goop of 3M 5200 on each of them. I get the stuff for free so I was more than generous. Also, after I replaced the rivets, I filled the boat up with the garden hose to check for leaks anywhere else. There were a couple of other seams and rivets with slow leaks, that I marked with a sharpie, and fixed with more 5200.
Here's a picture of the boat as it sits in the garage. I will show some pictures of framing and everything as I break it apart to seal the wood tomorrow. My next steps are to cut out the hatches, then take everything out to seal it in rustoleum protective enamel. I used 2x2's for the framing and a few 2x3's for the floor. While the paint is drying I'm going to put the livewell and bilage plumbing together, as well as start on the wiring. Ill post pictures of all that as I go. Let me know what you think!
I'd like to post a few pictures of my build so far. This is my first tin boat build and I think there are some things I've done that I can share so other first timers (or veterans I suppose) can avoid.
Shes a 1977 Starcraft Seafarer with a 35hp Johnson. I do not know the year of the motor so If anyone can guesstimate based upon their knowledge that would be cool. It came with a shorelander trailer (in rough shape as far as appearance goes, but structurally sound). I was going to redo the whole works but I ran short on time, as the fishing season is already upon us and decide it can wait until winter.
The boat was decked (very poorly) with heavy, un-treated or sealed, water logged and rotted wood. There were literally two sections of 2x12 under the floor acting as "supports" that I had trouble lifting out of the boat when I tore it apart. Anyways, I was going to leave everything the way it was with the green astro-turf carpet and all but on my first outing I almost sunk the whole unit. Turned out 3 entire rivets were missing from the very far back of the hull. So that's when my original plan to redo it all together came into play.
Anyways after all that bologna I got everything pretty much cleaned up. I replaced the bottom missing rivets with new rivets, and put a large goop of 3M 5200 on each of them. I get the stuff for free so I was more than generous. Also, after I replaced the rivets, I filled the boat up with the garden hose to check for leaks anywhere else. There were a couple of other seams and rivets with slow leaks, that I marked with a sharpie, and fixed with more 5200.
Here's a picture of the boat as it sits in the garage. I will show some pictures of framing and everything as I break it apart to seal the wood tomorrow. My next steps are to cut out the hatches, then take everything out to seal it in rustoleum protective enamel. I used 2x2's for the framing and a few 2x3's for the floor. While the paint is drying I'm going to put the livewell and bilage plumbing together, as well as start on the wiring. Ill post pictures of all that as I go. Let me know what you think!
The first time I went to pick up the boat he said the impeller was not pumping and he was going to bring it into the shop to get it fixed. $350 in service later they gave it back to him and I still bought it at the same price. They did quite a bit of work, and the motor has always cold started 1st or 2nd pull for me, and runs very nice. When I had it gutted I took it out on the lake and I got 26mph top speed with it, was definitely a little scary. I'm glad to have some weight now.
