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STARCRAFT SuperSport16 to be CONVERTED to a SPORTSMAN
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<blockquote data-quote="satx78247" data-source="post: 472981" data-attributes="member: 11019"><p>Friends,</p><p></p><p>As I said elsewhere this week, I bought a 16 foot STARCRAFT 1973 SUPERSPORT tin boat, "for peanuts" & on a good DILLY trailer.</p><p>(Supposedly, the hull's seats & interior was removed & stored BUT I found out this PM that the seats, etc. have been "tossed out".)</p><p></p><p>The PO offered to refund my money but, after thinking it over & looking at the period photos on www.fiberglassics.com, I've decided to keep the hull/trailer & CONVERT the boat to a "somewhat bigger" STARCRAFT SPORTSMAN, which is a BIG, open, fishing machine for BIG LAKES & SALTWATER.</p><p></p><p>My inclination as of today is to:</p><p>1. Finish stripping everything that is "removable" out of the hull,</p><p>2. Tear out the carpet/flooring & replace the "waterlogged" foam flotation,</p><p>3. Replace the current "soft" floors & worn-out carpeting with MDO & some sort of "saltwater fishing friendly" anti-slip material that won't "catch" fishhooks or absorb fish blood & that will be easy to keep clean,</p><p>4. Find/Install a center console with steering system & seat OR make one from wood/epoxy,</p><p>5. Find/Install other suitable seating from stem to stern,</p><p>6. Install fishing rod holders,</p><p>7. Find/Install a suitable 60-75 HP "Johnnyrude" outboard, controls & fuel tanks,</p><p>8. Install my "garage sale" VHF marine radio, with marine antenna,</p><p>9. Buy/Install a suitable "marine quality" stereo with CD player</p><p>and</p><p>10. Refinish every part of the hull's interior.</p><p></p><p>With any luck at all, the conversion into a dedicated saltwater fishing machine will be completed by this Fall.</p><p></p><p>Wish me luck on my first complete boat conversion project.==== Advice on completing my 1st conversion is WELCOME & SOLICITED.</p><p>(I've done several restorations to "factory stock" over the last 4+ decades but this will be a more ambitious project.)</p><p></p><p>yours, tex</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="satx78247, post: 472981, member: 11019"] Friends, As I said elsewhere this week, I bought a 16 foot STARCRAFT 1973 SUPERSPORT tin boat, "for peanuts" & on a good DILLY trailer. (Supposedly, the hull's seats & interior was removed & stored BUT I found out this PM that the seats, etc. have been "tossed out".) The PO offered to refund my money but, after thinking it over & looking at the period photos on www.fiberglassics.com, I've decided to keep the hull/trailer & CONVERT the boat to a "somewhat bigger" STARCRAFT SPORTSMAN, which is a BIG, open, fishing machine for BIG LAKES & SALTWATER. My inclination as of today is to: 1. Finish stripping everything that is "removable" out of the hull, 2. Tear out the carpet/flooring & replace the "waterlogged" foam flotation, 3. Replace the current "soft" floors & worn-out carpeting with MDO & some sort of "saltwater fishing friendly" anti-slip material that won't "catch" fishhooks or absorb fish blood & that will be easy to keep clean, 4. Find/Install a center console with steering system & seat OR make one from wood/epoxy, 5. Find/Install other suitable seating from stem to stern, 6. Install fishing rod holders, 7. Find/Install a suitable 60-75 HP "Johnnyrude" outboard, controls & fuel tanks, 8. Install my "garage sale" VHF marine radio, with marine antenna, 9. Buy/Install a suitable "marine quality" stereo with CD player and 10. Refinish every part of the hull's interior. With any luck at all, the conversion into a dedicated saltwater fishing machine will be completed by this Fall. Wish me luck on my first complete boat conversion project.==== Advice on completing my 1st conversion is WELCOME & SOLICITED. (I've done several restorations to "factory stock" over the last 4+ decades but this will be a more ambitious project.) yours, tex [/QUOTE]
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