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Old starcraft boats12/28/2022 ![]() That boat, serial numbered "1-X", was never sold & has been stored indoors since 1955. (Especially when the "untitled boat" is "one of a kind" & "historically significant", like the 1953-4 PROTOTYPE called "Texas Fast 1", that is the sole surviving boat built by Pleasant Boatcrafters, Inc. MAYBE this MESS means little to "most users" but it is "a problem" for those of us who rescue/renovate/restore classic, vintage & antique boats and/or are interested in "boating history". Issuing a new title on an old/untitled boat is a major hassle. Note: I've "wrestled with" the TP&WD for months about 2 tin-boats (that have been on our family's farm ponds for decades), that were NEVER titled/registered (They never had motors, but I'd like to put a small outboard on each boat & fish out of them OFF the farm.) from the 1950s. (GLASTRON was founded in 1956 & built their first boats in March 1957.) Boat motor and trailer 3000.00 or best offer. Motor has power tilt but the tilt is non functional, can be repaired. Boat is equipped with 2 Rod holders, Depth finder, Rod storage Transom mounted trolling Motor. A 1965 GLASTRON ski-boat that's titled as a 1952 model. 1972 15 ft Starcraft Jetstar Aluminum boat with 1986 Johnson 50Hp 2 Stroke outboard. (Inasmuch as the hull says CRESTLINER in 8" letters on both sides, whoever applied for the title had "a head full of rocks".)ģ. A 16ft CRESTLINER outboard runabout, that's titled as a 18ft TEMCRAFT I/O - The only correct thing on the title is the serial number. I have a friend who owns an early 1960s OUACHITA tin Johnboat that, according to TP&WD documents, is a : "1969 Wa-oo-a-cheater", as "fiberglas" & only 5 numbers of the 9-digit serial number are correct.Ģ. The State will usually know, unless (as happened here in TX when they started titling everything) it's listed as a "home-built" or "as something else".įwiw, the early boat title records of TEXAS are a REAL MESS & often make NO sense. But it has the big splash well. I’ve got a 50 hp evinrude triple right now but a 70hp on the stand for this winters rebuild plans.I would start by calling the local GAME WARDEN & giving him/her the registration number off the bow. Great to hear the floatation foam worked! Both times I was coming to shore on a beach on lake Ontario with a full load of duck decoys and gear, with breaking waves. Starcraft is a boat builder in the marine industry that offers boats for sale in a variety of sizes on Boat Trader, with the smallest current boat listed at 14 feet in length, to the longest vessel measuring in at 27 feet, and an average length of 20.99 feet. ![]() Long transom, but no splash well.the reason I swamped it twice. Mine is 84" wide at the widest point of the gunnels. What are you powering it with? The SS is a much bigger boat than mine. I replaced every single pop rivet in the boat. The solid rivets took a few tries to get good at, but once you've done a few, they are easy, and strong. He led me to the right tools and places to get supplies. I have to thank Irishfield for his knowledge on that part of the project. It works, because I found out the hard way several times lol. My foam was all above the floor, and bone dry so I left it alone. 2004 16 Starcraft Aluminum boat with 2 beautifully restored antique. Yours looks like it would feel much more open. antique outboard motor museum Find high quality antique and vintage outboard motors. ![]() Similar hull and construction to yours except I have a more vertical freeboard than yours. How were your rivets? I’m up to my eyeballs in my 16.5” Starcraft SS.
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