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    rebuild 18' 1963 Starcraft Starchief cuddy

    Coming into this 10 years after you started this thread. I am in the midst of a rebuild of the Montgomery ward variation of this boat. If you are still active on this site...do you have updated photos of your finished project?
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    1963 Montgomery Ward Sea King / Starcraft Starchief

    Covering the holes in the roof. Getting very close to being able to do a primer coat.
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    1963 Montgomery Ward Sea King / Starcraft Starchief

    Patches the inside rails today. Makes a huge improvement.
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    1963 Montgomery Ward Sea King / Starcraft Starchief

    That's why I listed the actual manufacturer along with Montgomery Ward. The Joys of doing a Resto-Mod is nothing going back into this boat is going to be OE parts. May have to break down and get a new windsheild some day, but its good enough right now.
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    1963 Montgomery Ward Sea King / Starcraft Starchief

    The top of the side rails needed help. Not sure how many different items had been bolted to this boat in the past! Off to the Fab shop to dig through the scraps.
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    1963 Montgomery Ward Sea King / Starcraft Starchief

    I know nothing about the Johnson 85HP motor that came on the boat, but there were a bunch of loose bolts, so I am sure there are issues. A friend of mine was nice enough to give me a donor boat with a working Mercury 90. I love the style of these old stacked motors. Plus I was able to take...
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    1963 Montgomery Ward Sea King / Starcraft Starchief

    Next Up, was the transom. This needed help! evidently there was an I/O option on this boat so there was a large oval that was underneath a factory cover. I removed the rotten wood, sand blasted the whole Transom. I do some work for a Fabrication company, so we did some labor exchange to redo...
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    1963 Montgomery Ward Sea King / Starcraft Starchief

    Demolition Was first on the Docket, the boys jumped right on it. Before we knew it, new flooring was installed, after I flex sealed all of the joints, and rivets of course.
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    1963 Montgomery Ward Sea King / Starcraft Starchief

    Consider this an extension from @tglime I have been trying to find info on this specific boat by Montgomery Ward but it seems to be a unicorn. There are a few references online for the Starcraft Starchief 18' Cuddy, but nothing for the Montgomery Ward variation. As I mentioned the only time I...
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    1963 Montgomery Wards Sea King Cuddy - Starcraft Chieftain

    I have been searching the Wide Web for Months, trying to find another example of the Mongomery Ward Sea King. Since I recently purchased/started restoring one. This is the only one I could find.....Then I figure out it is the exact same boat I bought a couple months ago! funny to see this...
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