1964 Lone Star Cruiseliner 24'

Here she is, the project that's likely going to drain my pocketbook and all my energy for the next year or two! Luckily she has a new engine and out-drive, but every piece of wood has to be replaced. I have plans on keeping her looking original, but updating her to more modern standards and creature comforts. I intend to use her as our family pleasure boat and as an "floating RV". She sleeps four and has a kitchenette from the factory, so I have stuff there to work with already.
 On this blog, I intend to keep a virtual log of my progress and ideas, with as many pictures as I can take of the build so I not only have a scrapbook of her, but it might also help someone else doing a similar project or  restoration of a Lone Star. I previously owned another Lone Star for 25 years and had modified her several times to meet my changing needs. As she was a bit small for our family's future, I reluctantly let her go and bought the Cruiseliner. This boat is the same year and hull design as my Medallion, so aside from being bigger, I am hoping that she has many of the same characteristics that I loved about the smaller boat. We'll see.....