My "$100 boat"........PIC HEAVY!!!! BEWARE
Since I sold my Champion last year I was in a market for a more fuel economical nearshore rockfish/striper killing machine.
Searched Craigslist and found this Starcraft for $550. Ended up being a lot more work than I had hoped and offered the guy $300, he didn't wanna sell it but didn't want to keep it either soooooo.. $300 bones it was.
I then resold the old Merc 50 on it for $200 to a "collector" of sorts of old outboards.. Hence the $100 boat..
Yeah, I know when you see the pics your going to realize it was WAY more than a $100 dollar boat. However I stress that everything I have done was periodical so in the end I am in NO debt and now I have this for my efforts.
When I picked her up, May 19th
1968 Starcraft Star Trek V 18.5 ft
You could see through the transom
First thing I did was change the bearings and seals
Came with a Bimini, I plan to change the material but thats down the road. For now it will do
Trailer came from a long way away
My dad and I chopping off excess steel on the trailer.
Got some paint on it
Meanwhile she sits on the ground
Trailer done with added step sides
Now back to the boat.
Sealed all the holes, and epoxied every rivot and seam for extra security
Some minor electrolysis from the plywood motor plate..