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this weekend was nice and sunny so we decided to pull it out of the garage and fire it up. it turned over about 4 or 5 times and then started. after the initial start, it would fire up instantly after every turn of the key. we also finished the livewell and did a rough install, still need to...

i am going to use old seat belts from a kids car seat. fold them to make a loop and install some push/snap buttons

well we took a trip to bass pro to pick up some seats on sale. we installed them along with the trolling motor and finished console. also installed the motor, steering wheel and throttle control. what's left is the livewell, and some wiring.

when it's a nice day i'll try to pull it outside for pics. it's too hard in the garage.

all through last week we slowly tried to finish the carpeting. Made the steering console and also made a carpetted side box to hide all the wires and throttle control/steering cables. we will probably put a couple brackets on that box to hold a few rods also.

i'm getting a livewell made up out of alluminum, it will go in front of the console (centered). the livewell will be 24 X 12 and 13 inches deep.

we tackled the carpetting today. everything went very well. just have to make sure you have a lot of sharp blades and some acetone to clean all the glue of the hands. i don't know if it is just me but i got that glue everywhere. glad it's finished and it turned out great.

well we spent the week painting the inside of the boat. also cut out the wood we need for the storage compartments and plaforms. the wood we got was used marine grade plywood from a sign company. it has lettering on it but i figure once it gets carpeted, it will be fine. the wood was then...

started to paint the inside of the boat. waiting for more paint , screws for the floor and carpet. started to work on the transom. cut out a new piece of wood, primed it and painted it the colour of the boat. also got a piece of alluminum checker plate to add to the back of the transom...

the boat is finally painted and flipped back over. still need to paint the inside of the boat but wanted to change it up a bit and try to fit the alluminum decking. worked out pretty well. a lot of measuring and double checking but it's going to work out great. the height of the decking is...

got the boat painted, water sanded in between coats and it turned out pretty good. a couple dents here and there but i think that adds character. we got the alluminum made up for the platforms and picked up the wood for the floor. once the floor is in we'll measure the height for the...

finally finished sanding the boat. i started using 120 - 150 grit paper, but that took too long to cut through the red paint. i finished the rest of the boat with 60 grit and featherd it in with 220 grit. when that was completed we went through the whole process of priming the boat. it...

thank you everyone for your time. starcraft it is.

my first boat i bought marine carpet from a car/boat detail shop, and the underneath wasn't rubber lined. it had a nylon weave to it. it also wasn't looped and when it got wet from rain or dew it dried in about an hour of sunlight. hope this helps on your decision.

does anyone know what kind of boat this is from?