WiZiD Posted June 26, 2014 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I bought a boat 9 years ago for $300. A 1971 Starcraft Nova. Cleaned it up and brought it down to get the motor checked out. They called me right up and told me there was a crack in the bottom of the motor. Bummer. It sat it the yard for the next 8 years rotting. I covered it up as best I could. The snow bent the awning poles and bent the windshield. I got sick of looking at it so decided to do something about it. Here is some pics of the progress. The ants had a field day... I replaced the billet foam, the floor, the transom, light switch and bilge pump switch, the floor mat, and rebuilt the rear seat. Cleaned the side panels as best I could. I got lucky and all the parts came out in pieces that I could scribe. eidolonFIRE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WiZiD Posted June 26, 2014 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 I did fill it up. That was the start of the foam paint The VA gave my wife a battery powered lift. 400lb. I used it to take the motor off another boat and place on mine...sweet... eidolonFIRE, Blackbart and hxtr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
hxtr Posted June 26, 2014 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.16 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted June 26, 2014 Damn nice WIzid. Very nice looking boat. That is a lot of hard tedious work. Blackbart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiZiD Posted June 26, 2014 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 I picked up some liquid billet foam and tried to fill the empty spaces. OMG what a pain in the ass... the original cover that I am having rebuilt. Rebuilt the rear seat I had some traction sticky stuff that I cut out in the shape of a foot and stuck them where the support beam is under the floor so people will know where the best place is to step in. eidolonFIRE and Blackbart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WiZiD Posted June 27, 2014 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 A lot of the parts have the Sears logo on them. I think this may have been sold at Sears back then. under the compass Boogyman, hxtr, Blackbart and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
MtDeW Posted June 27, 2014 Member ID: 49 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 6 Topic Count: 113 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 835 Content Per Day: 0.16 Reputation: 992 Achievement Points: 11411 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 5 Birthday: 02/09/1966 Device: Windows Share Posted June 27, 2014 wow that looks like a hole in the watter that you pour money into!but looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin007 Posted June 27, 2014 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 69 Topic Count: 1076 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 8445 Content Per Day: 1.73 Reputation: 7324 Achievement Points: 75055 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 64 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 02:30 PM Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Windows Share Posted June 27, 2014 That's quite a project Wiz. A lot of patience I am sure. Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WiZiD Posted June 27, 2014 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 wow that looks like a hole in the watter that you pour money into!but looking good! I don't even know if it floats yet... hxtr and WolfTiS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WiZiD Posted June 27, 2014 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 A windshield wiper on a boat? And it works...hehehe Dark Asylumn, eidolonFIRE and Mule 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
djMot Posted June 27, 2014 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 94 Topic Count: 355 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 5234 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 11106 Achievement Points: 48754 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 112 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: 11 hours ago Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Share Posted June 27, 2014 She looks pretty vintage, but I'll bet she's gonna be sweet when she gets back in the water! Party boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WolfTiS Posted June 27, 2014 Member ID: 1130 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 28 Topic Count: 216 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2267 Content Per Day: 0.44 Reputation: 586 Achievement Points: 17291 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 12, 2021 Birthday: 04/02/1948 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Nice job WiZiD. That is a lot of work but it will be worth it when it's done. It looks like a real classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Joncave Posted June 29, 2014 Member ID: 21181 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 23 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 4 Achievement Points: 140 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/28/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 12, 2014 Birthday: 09/10/1993 Share Posted June 29, 2014 nice like watching an episode of pawnstars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidolonFIRE Posted June 29, 2014 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I don't even know if it floats yet... At least that test is pass / fail lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted June 30, 2014 Member ID: 98 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 68 Topic Count: 23 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 3268 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 937 Achievement Points: 18983 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 05/29/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted June 30, 2014 Looks cool WiZid ....Projects are especially fun ....Should be a nice when it's done..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WiZiD Posted July 12, 2014 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 (edited) I got a chance to take it out twice. Really windy days. Got it up to 37mph or thats what the gauge said. It was like the carnival ride from hell. Bounce, bounce and more bounce. Cant wait for a glassy day. And no not my eyes...the water. hehe Had the top rebuilt. Still waiting for the motor cover to be repainted. Edited July 12, 2014 by WiZiD eidolonFIRE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WiZiD Posted July 12, 2014 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 (edited) Sometimes it would not start. Had to wiggle the wiring harness. I had to fix that. What a mess. I repaired the broken and loose ones by soldering them and using shrink tubing to cover. Removed all the duct tape, black tape. I wrapped it with spiral wrap for stereos on the inside and rubber roofing for the wires outside the motor. And glued the seam. Edited July 12, 2014 by WiZiD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Labob Posted July 12, 2014 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8275 Content Per Day: 1.54 Reputation: 5992 Achievement Points: 53687 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted July 12, 2014 Nice so whats up with those fenders on the trailer - Mule 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Blackbart Posted July 12, 2014 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.11 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Great job on the restore... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Evil-Monkey Posted July 12, 2014 Member ID: 221 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 11 Topic Count: 85 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1864 Content Per Day: 0.35 Reputation: 745 Achievement Points: 12302 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 8 Birthday: 06/10/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted July 12, 2014 Very Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WiZiD Posted July 13, 2014 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Nice so whats up with those fenders on the trailer - The trailer is next. It need to be repainted for sure. I have to wait till august and I will dock the boat somewhere and get it done. Whats wrong with the fenders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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