On Jun 1, 4:12*pm, Richard Casady wrote:
On Sun, 31 May 2009 18:12:40 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
Saw an old Starcraft boat... all aluminum, it was pretty cool. *Also
saw another Premier pontoon with a Yamaha 350 on it (!).

I have an 1979 Starcraft 22 foot cuddy with a big 226 inch four. No
corrosion, the paint is shot. It has been outdoors the whole time.
I remember when aluminum and fiberglass were considered a no
maintainance *miracle. Fifty years has proven that true. Back then,
most boats were wood.

Three grand with a new head gasket. I would take it from Iowa to
Halifax, through the Lakes, if it had some V to the bottom. Damn near
flat which is fast and non tippy at anchor. Just what you want for a
fish/ski.

Casady

That's what we saw... it was the cuddy, don't know what year. Either
they had stripped the paint, or there was a model without, because
that thing hurt your eyes. It looked like an old airstream trailer
with pretty much all bare aluminum. Gleaming, and way cool.

I remember my dad having an aluminum boat when I was a kid. It had a
Mercury 115 "tower of power" on it, an open area under the front of
the boat (windshield forward), and the cables that ran from a "pulley"
attached to the steering wheel that ran down the sides of the boat to
the motor. This was in the late 60's, but he sold it when I was less
than ten. After seeing some pics of some on the net, I'm wondering if
it was an old Starcraft? I'll have to ask him next time I talk to
him. He'll be 82 on the 11th of this month. :-)