Last night around 6 o clock me and my buddy just bought are first john which is a 66 starcraft. We where so dang excited that all we could think about was to go ahead and start to work on it. So 8 pm to midnight we sat there and sanded in the 40 degree weather. . sanding is taking forever it seems..we are pretty clue less about everything so far, dont know what kind of paint to use, carpet or what kind of battery to buy, if anyone could help us with any advice it would be greatly appreciated! thanks everyone, hope to have more pictures in, as the weeks to spring get closer and closer

o yea and by the end of one night the boat had a total of 7 colors on it. we all think its a record!  ;D

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thats just what i did when i got my jon boat haha, as long as you work a little bit every day it iwll be done in nooo time

when you sand it down, make sure you don't go too far and start eating up the aluminum, otherwise you'll have to buy an additave for your primer

I did the same thing a few years ago. I used paint remover on  what I also counted about 7 different colors, primed with an aluminum compatible primer and spray painted it with rustoleum and a spray gun. I sprayed the inside with a flat color, cut out plywood to fit the floor and covered it with comertial grade carpeting to reducd noise. added pedistal seats to the original bench seats. It looked like a new boat when done. Good luck with your project, it'll be worth it when you're done.

Thanks for all the help!

There are a ton of posts on this site with the info you are looking for.  It'd be in your best interest to read them.  Good luck with the boat:)

I did the same thing a few years ago. I used paint remover on what I also counted about 7 different colors, primed with an aluminum compatible primer and spray painted it with rustoleum and a spray gun. I sprayed the inside with a flat color, cut out plywood to fit the floor and covered it with comertial grade carpeting to reducd noise. added pedistal seats to the original bench seats. It looked like a new boat when done. Good luck with your project, it'll be worth it when you're done.

This is how you do it. That way you don't run the risk of messing up any of those rivits when sanding.