Hi! & THANKS for your video! I will be checking out your link on Iboats,,, hope to find it. I have 2 Starcrafts,,, A '71 Chieftain, 'LEAKS-A-LITTLE') & a beautiful '81 Islander. Both IO's. I hope to start chopping up the '71,,, It has a zillion miles on her,,,, she popped some rivets way back when, & then we got a 16" crack on the port side splash rail mid ship,,, that was while we were fishing Erie, about 12mi out!! (BTW, that excellent running Merc straight 6, 165hp & outdrive will be for sale ;>) The '81 is a BOOT BOAT,,, OMC. The hull is like new & I already renovated the interior for fishing Erie. Like 90% mint! I have plans to take out the I/O drive & put an outboard bracket on her. I have a 150hp outboard motor sitting here, waiting. (that OMC 4-banger & drive will be for sale too!) I just want to WARN everyone who is contemplating doing an OLD STARCRAFT REBUILD! After your floor is out, Make sure you run aluminum brackets up the inside,,, from the floor stringers up the gunwales. (Starcraft still might sell the kit,, I made my own angle brackets) You'll want to span & strengthen the sides, up & over those splash rails! They were made to flex, absorb the pounding, but the aluminum fatigues over time, & they WILL ALL EVENTUALLY CRACK! I know of 4 Starcrafts that cracked,, & I have pictures, if anyone would like to see them.
@BoringFisherman
5 ай бұрын
Beautiful job on that. I just picked up a holiday thats the outboard model. Its a total mess. Your project turned out beautifully. Ill likely take aome inspiration from this. Thanks for sharing
@lucaslounsbury8515
7 ай бұрын
Just picked up an early 70s starcraft jupiter or holiday i believe is a 16ft. and only because someone mounted a 125hp merc on it i will be fixing it up for some comfy fishing
@laureesehines7384
2 ай бұрын
Great Job!! I have a 1970 Holiday. Your project will be my the motivation to rebuild mines thanks for sharing.
@justinvasher3800
2 ай бұрын
That's great to hear. There really is something special about these boats
@daviddorr4683
11 ай бұрын
I have a boat exactly like that that I’m working on for the last four years it’s a 1974 I grew up with it it was sold and I found it and I’m re-storing the whole thing back like original great job on your boat love it they are very nice boat
@bigfeatred7772
Жыл бұрын
Looks like you have a good right-hand man to help you.
@Bear-bl1jr
Жыл бұрын
I just bought a 72 Holiday it runs and floats this winter I will be rebuilding I may contact you for tips if you don’t mind
@justinvasher3800
3 ай бұрын
Sorry I just saw this message. You're still working on the project I'd be happy to give you some pointers
@vdrummer9
Жыл бұрын
So cool! Thanks for sharing.
@ethanl.8087
Жыл бұрын
Where did you find parts for the motor and any information about the boat? I recently bought a StarCraft holiday that I am going to fix up but I don’t know where to find parts or info about it.
@justinvasher3800
Жыл бұрын
Iboats.com has a forum just for StarCraft boats. You can find tons of info as well as other builds currently in progress. I documented my whole build on there.
@justinvasher3800
4 ай бұрын
I documented everything in this build on iboats. There is a ton of info and helpful people in the StarCraft group. Highly recommend
@drebelanski7869
Жыл бұрын
Into 1970 holiday now. I feel your pain and love. Nice boat bud
@justinvasher3800
Жыл бұрын
Just picked up a donor 73, hopefully have here back in the water by next spring.
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