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14ft '78 Starcraft Seafarer "Willet"
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<blockquote data-quote="Frankenfish" data-source="post: 479450" data-attributes="member: 25701"><p>Next up came all the rivets that were solid, but "half in" and the other side of the rivet had fallen out. In the end, we drilled out and or filled about 30 bad or missing rivets. Need to do a few more, but she's down to leaking very little.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]107968[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Other plans and things done that aren't shown.</p><p>I got the 9.9 Johnson fixed up and sold. I just screwed with it so much and lost a lot of trust in the thing.</p><p>I got a '76 25hp Evinrude to fish out of in it's place. End goal is to get a new 20hp 4 stroke. Wife really loves how quiet they are.</p><p>I re-did the wiring and added a bilge and small fish finder (to be eventually replaced). I also traded my data for an old Motorguide Brute to mount on the bow.</p><p>Old Wiring</p><p>[ATTACH=full]107969[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Next steps:</p><p>Wife has requested a place to lounge so I'm extending the front bench forward into a deck and maybe a bit backwards to fit batteries near the front. I've also got a platform to form the front trolling motor mount. Waterproofer is currently drying on both deck and TM mount.</p><p>After that, I plan to add a floor that meets the bottom of the benches to make walking around a bit easier. This will be 1/2" ply on 2x2s run lengthwise with supports connecting them to the ribs. It has a nice groove on the sides for the ply to slot in to. </p><p>Lastly, I plan to replace transom wood and bench top wood. I'll update as things go along.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankenfish, post: 479450, member: 25701"] Next up came all the rivets that were solid, but "half in" and the other side of the rivet had fallen out. In the end, we drilled out and or filled about 30 bad or missing rivets. Need to do a few more, but she's down to leaking very little. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20200621_103438.jpg"]107968._xfImport[/ATTACH] Other plans and things done that aren't shown. I got the 9.9 Johnson fixed up and sold. I just screwed with it so much and lost a lot of trust in the thing. I got a '76 25hp Evinrude to fish out of in it's place. End goal is to get a new 20hp 4 stroke. Wife really loves how quiet they are. I re-did the wiring and added a bilge and small fish finder (to be eventually replaced). I also traded my data for an old Motorguide Brute to mount on the bow. Old Wiring [ATTACH type="full" alt="20200509_195307.jpg"]107969._xfImport[/ATTACH] Next steps: Wife has requested a place to lounge so I'm extending the front bench forward into a deck and maybe a bit backwards to fit batteries near the front. I've also got a platform to form the front trolling motor mount. Waterproofer is currently drying on both deck and TM mount. After that, I plan to add a floor that meets the bottom of the benches to make walking around a bit easier. This will be 1/2" ply on 2x2s run lengthwise with supports connecting them to the ribs. It has a nice groove on the sides for the ply to slot in to. Lastly, I plan to replace transom wood and bench top wood. I'll update as things go along. [/QUOTE]
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