Recent content by kmercury

On this subject, what are the bows made of? Can I make them myself? Thanks

Hello, I have an old Starcraft 16' with about a 60" beam on it. I would like to get some bows for a boat cover. What size should I get? I know they can be cut to fit but would starting with a 72" bow work or should I go for the 96" bow? Fiberglass or natural wood? I want to stay away from...

All set to go. Fresh fuel, batteries secured and charges, life jackets stowed, purchased ladder and stowed, reinstalled rope tie-downs on bow... hopefully it will go well tomorrow. Ill try and take a few picks.

Thanks. Picked up a battery for the trolling motor today and all of the necessary wiring. Should be able to hook that up tonight. I plan to just do a test run Wednesday and see how the tolling motor works as well. I may buy a boat ladder tomorrow so the kids can jump in a few times if they...

I was able to find some seats at a local sporting goods store. They just got a shipment in and had these marked down at $20/piece. That is a good price!! I was hoping for gray but you take what you can get sometimes. I am planning to paint the exterior of the boat white so these will match...

Rear bench completed today. Just got done with the first coat of paint. I am now going to look for 4 fold down seats at a fair price.

I got the rear bench fully framed in and the side pannels on. I left the lower part of the center section open so I can remove the middle 3 deck boards if needed. I also made the center section of the side pannels removeable.

Side wall blocks installed for the rear bench. They are 1/2 ply with 2x2 and 2x4 glued and screwed to them for cross member framing. I secured them to the bottom of the gunnels and the floor decking. I needed a way to help reduce the flex in the gunnels when you pushed down on them from the...

Thanks for the comments. Got the seat boxes mounted, filled them with some left over foam and secured/painted 1/2 ply tops onto them. On to the rear bench now.

Got the console painted and installed. Steering now works. On to completing the seats and the rear bench.

Got 2 seat boxes done. I am trying to use lumber I have on hand. I ripped a 2x4 in half to get some 2x2. Used those as corner bracing and cut some 1/4 ply to 11" by 11" square panel. Nailed them up with my brad nailer, painted them then added some leftover vinyl angle to the corners as...

Thanks for the compliment. I had thought about that and will probably buy a rubber backed 4'x6' entry rug from Lowes or HD and lay that in. I like a carpeted boat but carpet can hold water. With this, I can pull the rug out for drying and cleaning if needed and also let the deck fully dry...

Deck fully painted today. Now on to the seats.

I am not too sure, I should estimatethat out... maybe 50-60lbs so far. Those 1x4 boards are quite light. In thinking about this, if I had gone with treated ply, carpet and etc, it probably would double that amount. I pushed the boat around last night and it did not seem too much heaver. I...

Casting deck is now on. I am going to paint the deck then get to work on the seat boxes.