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I think I know of that Mirrorcraft boat. If it was the one in NJ I emailed with the guy months ago. He kept saying he was about to get papers for it and then the price would go way up. I wasn't holding my breath on that. I even checked with the DNR here in Maryland to see how I could...

Awesome. Many thanks for the replies.

Yep. Agreed. I wonder if a welder could weld on a new stainless steel threaded bolt to the eye? The eye itself actually seems in okay shape.

Hello all. The bow eye on my 1959 Starcraft is not secure. The bolt that goes through to the block of wood is rusted and I can't tighten or loosen the bolt on the inside. I've crawled all the way forward and it won't turn. I can wiggle the eye around pretty easily. I can't seem to find...

Awesome. Great to know. I'll keep an eye out as well for future repairs and modifications.

Simplicity has its benefits!

Setting up steering and organizing the throttle and gages.

Me too! Here’s today’s progress. Working on seats. Not to original spec but just setting things up for use this late summer and fall. I’ll probably redesign the seats over the winter.

Ha, also...that battery in the boat is for the tilt and trim. To run the motor I'll be using several 48v 50ah batteries. She's a bit thirsty.

Hello, We're dealing with the remnants of tropical storm Debby so the internet is wonky. Some posts are doubling or dropping. Don't know if this will get through. Anyhow, the project is moving along in between work and life and other responsibilities. Appreciate the information and for...

Thanks! It's coming along. I dig the lines of these old survivors. This one was almost lost. It was dying a slow ignored death behind the house of the previous owner; full of water, leaves, and rusting steel flotation boxes. When the previous owner passed it was given to a neighbor that...

I’ve been spending so much time with these strippers I feel like I should be shoving dollar bills in somewhere.

Thanks! Yeah, getting to this point has been a bit of work. All paperwork is done, boat is legal and now just working on getting it pretty and functional.

Well, old girl, we’re getting there.

Pretty sure I know the answer to this question but maybe not. The bow eye is loose and needs to be replaced. I wiggled my way all the way forward to check and as expected it’s rusted. So, I can cut it off from the outside but is there a way to attach a new eye without making a new angled...

Really appreciate the input and detail. I think restoring it in place will be fine, just a little more bending of me while working on it.

Oh, wait! It’s not a puncture! A ding. A nasty ding but not a hole. Could probably tap much of it out from the inside. Thank you thick 1959 Alcola aluminum.

Ha. Well, after a lot of thinking and using a puller of sorts, and tapping and wiggling I didn’t like the torque and twisting that was being applied. So, I’ll just repair it in place. I’ve filled the cracks with thickened epoxy and will just do the refurb in situ.

Thanks. Yeah, that thought crossed my mind. I’ll keep gently trying to pb blaster it off but may need to do that.

Okay. Next question, how to nurse the old steering wheel off for epoxy repair without damaging it. Bolt is off and have been gently tapping the back with a block of wood. I sprayed the threads with pb blaster and will give it time. I’m sure it’s been in there since 1959.