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Hey Everyone, It's been a while since my last post and alot has been going on. I picked up a 1971 Starcraft SuperSport in a trade this past winter. And after some trailer title issues, finally got her on the water in early June. For the most part she's in good shape and a big upgrade from the...

Hello All, It's been a long time since I've been on Tinboats (much less posted). It's been a LONG, but exciting winter. Some of you may have followed our build of a 1981 Starcraft Seafarer to it's relative finish last August. Well this past January, after much deliberation, we traded her...

Hello Everyone, Well we did it. We traded our 1981 StarCraft Seafarer 14' w/9.8hp Mercury for a 1971 StarCraft Supersport 16' w/80hp Mercury. Anyway, I would love to find out more info about the Supersport. I think it was manufactured as a "runabout", but has become more of a fishing boat over...

Hey Everyone, It's been a while since I've posted. It was fixin' to be a nice quiet winter and then it happened. I was on craigslist taking care of some items I want to get rid of and after I finished, I looked at the local boat classifieds. Saw one "Sell or Trade", and had to take a look for...

Hello All, We have recently finished a build and with all of the mods, the boat has gained a little weight. The 9.8hp Mercury still does OK, but I would like to get an 18hp or 20hp for next season. I am pretty sure I need a long shaft and would like to stick with an older Mercury (familiarity)...

Hey Guys, The next little piece of my build is to mount and install the transducer and fish finder. I have seen a couple of cool transducer mounts using a piece of plastic bolted and adhered to the transom. I have the pieces cut, drilled and countersunk. But I am waiting to drill the wholes in...

Hello Everyone, This may sound silly, but I am trying to figure out how to attach a link to my boat build to my posts. Can anyone help with this?

Hey Guys, We've been working on our 1981 14' Starcraft Seafarer for a little over six months and are in the "Home Stretch". But before we put the floor in for good I want to put a little bit of additional flotation below deck. I was thinking of the spray foam you can get at the discount home...

Does anyone have a good idea for foam under the floor when doing a build? I bought some of that "Great Stuff", but is there something better?

Can someone help me with this one? I found this stuff while I was looking for a good deal on Gluvit epoxy sealant. Does anyone know how this Amazing Goop "Coat It" stacks up against Gluvit as a sealant? I found it for alot less than Gluvit, but if it's not as good, it's probably not worth it.

Well, we're doin' it!!! My boys and I are rebuilding/converting our '81 Starcraft Seafarer. We just got this boat from a good friend of mine this past summer for a song. Almost literally!!! I paid $150 boat/motor/trailer. All were/are in great condition and how could I complain anyway?!? The...

Hey Everyone, Just got a Minn Kota Edge 50lbs thrust bowmount foot control trolling motor for Christmas. Looking for suggestions on a good "Bang-For-the-Buck" battery. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the help.

I hope to be customizing our 1981 14' Starcraft Seafarer over this coming winter. I have really liked some of the projects as well as the advice posted here. Along with all of that, I've added my own twist. Take a look at my drawings and let me know what you think. I look forward to any and all...

Hello Everyone, Just looking for some advice for the first time boater (me) on what to pack on the boat as for necessity items. Thanks in advance for ANY input.

Hello All, I recently purchased a Shoreline tilting trailer along with a boat and motor. But I need to register the trailer and can't seem to find the ID#. I looked mainly up front by the tongue. Can anyone give me a clue?

Hey Everyone, So glad this forum is here and you are all so willing to help a novice like me. Now let's get down to it, I recently did something crazy! I bought a boat, motor, and trailer from a friend and of course she doesn't run...yet. Being new to the boat thing, I'm trying to take "baby...

Hey everyone, I found this great site about 3 weeks ago while searching for information on small aluminum boats. I had been looking at a couple of boats that friends had wanted to sell. Well, I bought one today!!! And I am very excited to get it out on the water with a couple of my boys. I...