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What really caught my attention was the bow seam…

I don’t know if this helpful, but this resto video appears to be the same manufacturer. Not the same year perhaps, but similar manufacturing traits.

LOL. Usually they learn it from their grandpas!

We love to trailer the boat when we go car camping, but I haven’t taken the boat out to any islands to camp yet…

Great pics! Made me realize that I forgot to add pets! Lol

Post your pics from this past season… Share any goals you have for next season! My goal for next season is to do some island camping with my grandsons!

1974 12’ StarCraft Seafarer on West Florida’s Gulfcoast.

I agree with the StarCraft bet! Here’s pics of my 12’ StarCraft Seafarer stern with and without the transom wood. It’s a single brace, but it’s an exact match - ribs and hole.

Have you thought about how you’ll handle the new transom to floor angle brace(s)? Reuse the old ones vs new fabrication? Where/how to mount? That’ll be a critical part…

Not much luck today fishing, but a beautiful morning in Chassahowitzka Bay on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

I may have to re-think my PFD rules onboard… Florida requires all 6 yr olds and under to have a PFD on at all times, which I enforce! But for the older grandkids and adults, I only require them to wear their PFD while underway, but not while anchored to fish or swim. We swim a lot on the...

Fishing with grandson off Aripeka, FL in the Gulf of Mexico.

$22,500, which is crazy expensive… but you figure $4,500 for the motor, that leaves $18k for the original boat & trailer acquisition, restoration work (parts, materials, supplies & labor), all accessories included and a profit margin. Those of us who’ve done a quality restoration know how it...

Here’s more on a FasseCo build showing the front mounted fuel cell:

The FasseCo company does high-end restorations on old tin boats. They have a slick approach to a forward placed fuel cell. They mount/attach underneath the forward seat with the filler cap coming through the seat. I’m assuming the filler cap is vented. I would think this same approach could be...

I used Total Boat Aluminum Seam Sealer. I applied it to both sides of all my seams. It’s an easy product to work with and available on Amazon. My boat is dry as a bone! Here is the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09R818L39?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_A7ET73A4FXHDYPS8701R

Man, that all sounds just terrible! Sorry to hear you got hit with that, Sonny! We rarely see hail in Florida, and it’s mostly small pieces when we do… what you had sounds so dangerous! I can only imagine what animals suffer! I must say, bad as it was, you seem to have the right grit and...

I’m gonna start listening to my kids more! Lol

Success! And a great song to boot…

I think the easiest way is to find a song on YouTube. Under the song selection, among the credits, click on the “share” button. Then click on the “copy’ button in order to copy the song link. Then come back to this thread and paste the link into a post. Good luck!