Boat Restoration Project - "Before..."
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- An upcoming boat restoration / customization project. In this intro video we take a "before" look at an older 14ft Starcraft aluminum v-hull fishing boat that will be the focus of a complete restoration, customization, and conversion project. We go over a few of the issues that will need to be addressed, as well as talk about the preliminary plans for the project.
It has long been a hobby of mine to salvage older boats and give them new life, and a chance at many more years on the water. This little boat is the perfect candidate for one of these makeovers. It is structurally sound (trailer included) and has alot of potential without the need to sink a ton of money into the rebuild. It came with a few extras that will be utilized, but for the most part I will be stripping her down from the ground up. A few of the upcoming tasks will include: Removing the rust from the trailer and applying fresh primer & paint, repacking the bearings, installing a new winch, some minor body work to the hull, a new custom paint job, installing decking with built-in storage and a live-well, routing wiring for electronics (depth finder, lights, stereo, bilge pump, etc), new deck carpeting and seats, and a few other mods to transform her into a fish catching machine.
I hope those of you that are into boating will enjoy this little project. I welcome any suggestions that you may have along the way as well. She will also be needing a name, so if you come up with any cool ideas please feel free to share ;-) Thanks!
Thanks for the encouragement my friend. I wasn't too sure how well this project would be received, so it is great to hear you're looking forward to it :-)
All the best!
I'm interested in seeing more of this project. I just purchased a 12' aluminum boat and trailer for a great price. Same situation, its been sitting in some ones backyard for 20+ years. needs restoration. I know nothing about restoring aluminum boats, but look forward to the project. I think it'll be fun. I can't wait to get it out on the water. I'd like to see more of THIS project and how some things were done. Thanks for this one!
This is a great Therapy, Fixing up the Hobby, getting right into it, and Enjoying your labors..oh yeah..Nice vid !!
I am getting a 15' starcraft alum 1963 tomorrow and will be following yourr post. Thanks in advance.
damn... this is exactly the boat I'm currently restoring and I was really looking forward to seeing what he does with it.
Cyrus Yareff how's it going so far. I just bought this boat and wondering what you think of it
thanx...for the post. I have a 66 brunswick larsen fibreglass runabout with a 4 cylinder mercury and outdrive project in storage. she has such great lines., and a curved windshield, shes fibreglass with lapstrake formed hull design. chock full of classic parts and accessories ! thanx john...for getting me going on another project....damit !
I'm not a boater but I will be watching to see all the fab work and your design I may find a boat cheap then know to fix them get to work on it let's go
I can not wait to see what this boat looks like when it's completed!
This should be a very interesting series of videos, I am looking forward to it. Thanks very much for sharing this with us all.
How cool to see the boat you were talking about.....can't wait to see the end product.
have fun doing the restore...looks like it will turn out great
Great idea for a set of videos. I love to see old boating restored. I have a 1964 polarcraft and they just don't make them as thick and tough as they use to.
I wouldn't know where to start not boat knowledgeable good luck John
Thanks. Yeah, luckily there's nothing that should pose any kind of major problem... the transom issues are probably the worst of it.
Tight lines!
Thanks David. I definitely have to agree with you... those older boats were built to last for sure!
Hope all's well over in your neck of the woods Bro!
Thanks Brother. Can't wait to get going on her!
This really looks like a fun restore, think I will consider doing one of these in the future. I need a good fishing boat. Can't wait to see this project come together. Thanks for the share.
Until next time!
I don't know buddy, you did a great job on that pop-up trailer of yours! Thanks for the encouragement Jim!
I'll definitely be checking that out. Thanks for the heads up Brother!
You're very welcome. Thanks for the support!
Very cool project.
Love the ideal of reworking to make it great
Thanks for posting this...I am looking forward to this series!
Right on... thanks!
I want that 10 minutes of my life back
It's going to be a fun one! I haven't gotten the chance to do a boat restore project in about 3 years, so I'm really excited to get going on this one! Thanks for the encouragement!
Thank you for this
I just got a project indeed with a
Thanks buddy!
That's pretty clever! I could have used that tip yesterday when I took her out for a test run and had wet shoes all day, lol.
very cool John, thx for sharing, cant wait to see ya on the lake!!!! SuperC
Really cool project, that has good potential with some fabricating, replacing and as always some TLC. Good luck with your new project and I will be following all the way. Take care my friend and have a great day.
Great boat! I've restored a couple of these boats and ya... they are most definitely built to last! Would love to see how this boat turned out as well!
Keep the great vid's coming man!!!
J.
I bought a 14 foot welded Gregor for $500 that sat in someone's backyard for over 20 years, uncovered. It came with a 20hp Merc and a 4 hp Merc trolling motor. It also had two flat tires. Both motors actually fired and ran! I junked the 20hp and sold the 4hp for $200. I ended buying a brand new 15hp Honda for some big bucks but wanted reliability. The restore was fun and I used the boat for a couple of years until buying a bigger boat.
Ready to see the video!
Good luck ! It's gonna be a great boat !
Would love to see more around this. I have the same boat mines a 1959.
Cool Project ! i will Def be following this one. Thanks!
Great Project John! We got something else in common ... I did a restore on a 1955 combo made out with a 1955 7.5 Evenrude and what I was told to be a 1955 12ft flat v hull ( Mostly flat to V Hull) lol. I just got to do the paint and finish the trailer..whoo hoo!!
Thanks my friend! Congrats on your 1st boat by the way! You gotta let me know how well you like it once you get the chance to get her out on the water :-)
All the best!
Sta aft! Awesome. The hull looks great man. Fun project for sure.
I am going to be working on a boat a lot like that. Sad that it looks like the follow up video isn’t up. If it is please point me in the right direction. Thanks.
Cool project. Does not look like to many headaches.
Keep the keel down.
And
Drink to the foam
Thanks Brother! Yeah, it is great seeing these old things brought back to life, isn't it? :-) It's even better when you finally get them out on the water and christen them with a few fish! ;-)
I couldn't agree more my friend!
this channel keeps getting better
Right on brother... can't wait to see it! Good luck!
I am very interested in seeing more of the project.
I have a 14' starcraft, looks to be the same era as yours. I am forward to seeing how you do your restoration.
Looking forward to the restoration. In my younger days my #3 boat was 12' aluminum semi-vee & 5HP Sea King O.B. on a trailer. My #2 boat was a 10’ John boat (car topped) & 3.5HP Sears O.B. My FIRST boat was a classic, 12' cedar ribbed, canvas covered 'Peen Yan' (which I car topped) and a very old 3HP Water-Witch Outboard, ran great (check those 2 out!). I had good times with all those little boats. Gave my 17'-140HP 4 Winns to my son & now I’m back to another small boat... my 12' canoe :-)
Exactly!
Yes, please make the "AFTER" video . I have one like that and would like to see the transformation. Recommended motor on that one?
I was just wondering if you ended up doing the video series on this old aluminum boat restoration? I'd love to see the rest of this series but I wasn't able to find the videos. I have an old aluminum boat I'd like to restore very similar to this one.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to finish the series due to losing all of the footage of the restoration process. I do have quite a few photos that I took along the way luckily. I'm planning on doing this series again from scratch with another old boat I have (plus including some of my pics of this ol' boat fully restored for those still interested). My apologies that I wasn't able to finish this particular one brother. Best of luck with your own boat restore project by the way.
Sounds like a great deal to me! I certainly wouldn't pass it up!
Can't wait to watch the progress....
Yeah, it should be a fun project! It's cool that you redid a wooden hull... I love those boats man! I've always wanted to work on one, but have never came across the right one yet. Someday....
Peace Bro...
Thanks Brother. It should keep me out of trouble for awhile, lol.
i just recently bought a 12 foot aluminum with trailer and trolling motor for 150. my first boat and a steal. it floats with out 1 leak, looking forward to see what you do with this boat.
I like the idea!
Cool, I am going to be doing a boat restoration project/video this month!
look like a good one to restore
I've been looking for the rest of the restoration videos for two years. I don't believe he finished the boat. Probably bit off more than he could chew ! :-)
YEAH man! This is going to be a blast to watch. I've really been into these project series of videos lately & am excited about this boat project. Film everything : )
Looks like you'll be busy on this project. I'm not your typical DIY kind of guy. I missed the Boat on stuff like that...Dash
Part 2 is where someone buys it from John and puts it in their backyard for a couple of years.
Still waiting for part 2
Thanks for the info Bro!
Thanks Bro!
Looks like a nice little project you've got lined up. I love fixing up old stuff (furniture, bicycles, etc). I did a similar boat once, but it was a full wooden hull. Tedious work, but rewarding. I'll be following your progress closely! I'm doing a series of bike restore videos right now, too. Cheers, Z
Are there any follow up video's? We'd love to see how the project is progressing.
looking forward to part 2. I just picked an old V hull boat myself and will be doing mine right along side you. Separated only by miles and miles but right next door by internet. LOL Not sure what brand it is. It only has ____Craft on the side. The logo is broken.
Alumacraft would be my best bet on your boat's brand.
I have a Western Vhull 14' boat that has gone through a complete jon --> bass boat conversion. It's sitting in my yard..need to get a hitch for my truck though.
With a little help from my friends, I came to the conclusion that it was a MirroCraft. We were able to find the logo online that matched what was left of the badge on the boat. It turned out really nice, with fishing decks fore and aft and a cooler built in midship.
Awesome!! Great to here about another boat being restored to it's full potential. Tight lines!!
-F&H
I trying to start the same project with my 12 foot aluminum Starcraft with similar ideas! I am really curious to see how you approached yours! Plz post the rest :D
I'm going to go look at a 14' Starcraft tomorrow afternoon when I get home from work. I'm really excited. I want to restore it.
What size motor do you put on these? 15-18hp?
That's awesome Mark. I hope that you ended up picking up the boat that you were going to look at. They're definitely fun to restore, that's for sure. As far as a motor goes... I typically run a 15-25hp on this size of boat (my 14' flat bottom has a 20hp). I hope that helps man. Wishing you the best with your boat project! -John
I'm going to try to convert an old row boat that a friend is giving me for free into a makeshift bass boat with a trolling motor on it...I'm going to deck it out hopefully put a live well in it and some accesories like you mentioned....do you have any suggestions of how big of a trolling motor i need? also, What should i build the decking out of to keep it as light as possible while still being stable? I appreciate you posting this video.
get some hard wood pallet use the boards to make flat rack for inside boat makes it easily to walk in the boat and keep feet dry
I am reading the comments from now on for a restore vid at least 10 minutes long. Dude you are a P.O.S
Lookin' forward to it Brother!
So part One of One and all talk no finished product. Am I missing something ? Mr Intense Angler, its been 2 years
4 months since you started the restoration.
sdanville it’s been 7 years now still no after video
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Thanks Ed. Yeah, she is going to need a bit of TLC, that's for sure. Luckily there are no major issues to contend with on this one (especially since my welding skills aren't the best! lol).
All the best my friend!
Thanks :-)
You got that right Brother! We'll be fixin' that up in a hurry ;-)
I suppose a "Small" series means the initial single video.
I am with leafygreentree has this project ever been finished?,I have not seen any more video's on this project..
Right on buddy! I knew if anyone would like a good restoration project, it would be you ;-) I'll try to get as much as I can on video without boring you to death, lol.
Take care Camp!
Hey John where can we see part 2 of this video? -thanks
Everyone wants to see the "after", and me too. Did some video of the restoration?
Hey I have a very similar boat. Was wondering what you did with the paint job. Most boats have the bare aluminum on the bottom but mine is painted all white. Just wondering if I should paint the top and leave the bottom white or go through the process of stripping the paint
I just bought a 1974 version of this boat. Mine, other than having ugly paint, is in pretty sound condition. I paid $500 for the boat, a trailer in good shape with new tires, bearings, paint, and spare, plus a worn out 6hp Johnson (1984). The boat only moves along at around 6mph with that old 6hp lol but even apart from the motor I got a decent deal. What paint do you suggest to repaint with, after stripping off the blackjack roof paint that's on it?
8 years later 🤔 I have the identical boat. I'd really like to customize it and have been looking pretty hard to find some inspiration and advice or opinions from someone who's done one. Think maybe you can at least post an update with photos if you forgot to make a video? Or rename the video so people like myself stop waiting for the after results? Just a thought...
Thanks for the vid. Any advice for a first timer buying a used boat like this? I found a 12ft vhull that looks to be in great shape with a nice lookin trailer for a steal but i have to drive 100 miles to buy it.. i won't be surprised if it's too good to be true, but I will have to tow it 100 miles home. boat appears to have a wooden transom.
Thanks Don. I'm not too certain about the talent aspect, but I do enjoy working on these older boats. If I can come up with a finalized blueprint/design then I should be alright (I tend to get into trouble when I don't have a plan, lol). A name suggestion would be VERY welcome by the way! :-)
You have any experience with replacing bow seams?
Yeah, I didn't make out too bad on the deal. Now for the work part... ;-)
Right on Brother. I'm on it! :-)
When will you post the after I am working on a 14 ft Princecraft would like to see how you did your decking and electronics ect
Nice
have a 14 ft , 1972 starcraft , seemingly sound structuraly , but covered with pitting , and a lot of white corrosion like the stuff on battery terminals , a lot.... Im afraid any work I put into it will eventualy be corupted from beneath ...thinking a quick fix with sandblast ... herculiner on outside ... but drag and scuffing might be a problem even if it sticks ..boat was free ...should I scrap it ?
Hmmm.... I'm not sure. I'll have to run out and try. If I don't make it back, it means that I passed out from trying to blow it up... ;-0
Hi I recently restored a Sylvan , very similar to your Starcraft. An excellent resource I came across is tinboats.net v-hull jon boat conversions.
There is a wealth of information there. I hope your restoration goes well and I look forward to seeing the finsihed product.
When can we expect an update? Looking forward to it :)
Thanks for posting this. It's encouraging. I am curious what you paid for the boat and trailer? I am looking at a similar deal with both boat and trailer in much better shape even. I think I'm about to get a good deal ($450) but I'm not sure. In advance, thanks!
Really disappointed that Part 2 was never uploaded.... would love to see the finished results.....
he probably got arrested for stealing a boat.
Nice👍🏻👌🏻😜