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  1. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    So I went out to the garage awhile ago and while walking out there I noticed that it was very foggy. Then I got a whiff and it was smoke, not fog! I didn't last long out there and came back into the air conditioned house. Turns out that the forestry service is conducting a controlled burn...
  2. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    If I'm gonna spend money on this, I'm gonna be picky! :lol: As a matter of fact, one buddy asked me the other day why I'm even bothering to repaint the Mercury outboard. My reply was simple... "If I'm going to go through all this effort to do a great job with a full restoration on the hull...
  3. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Let's talk about the STARCRAFT logo decals. I've been looking around online and have found beau coup offers but they're all "one way" in direction. Like the ones in the attached pic. So I'd have the port side logo facing in the opposite direction from the starboard side. Anybody know where I...
  4. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    It was all the wires wrapped around the center of the thing that caused the problems. My bud got it back together but it was very stiff to operate. He finally gave up and went back to working on his giant tractors. The small stuff is tough on him! :lol: Fortunately, the replacement shifter...
  5. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Today we got back down to bidness. Worked my fingers to the bone! :lol: Brought out the big gun to deal with that stubborn hood paint! I'd given that sandblaster to my buddy a decade ago. I asked to borrow it and he said to just keep it (again) because he never uses it. Okay then! I...
  6. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Didn't get anything done yesterday other than to reacquire the box of Mercury shifter stuff that I'd given to my bud to see if he could make one good one out of two bad ones. Didn't happen, so I bought a replacement 10 days ago. That new-to-me replacement shifter is missing the small button...
  7. BWR1953

    Returning member to the Starmada - 18' Supersport or Offshore?

    Thanks for the primer pix. How many coats of primer did you use? A few years ago, when I painted part of the inside of my KF to cover the Gluvit, I used rattle-can self etching primer. I know the goal for SE is to just use a light dusting but that was very tough to do in that case. The stuff...
  8. BWR1953

    Model Airplanes

    I totally missed it today. I was out running errands and new it was supposed to launch but forgot to set a reminder alarm at liftoff time. It's always cool to see the big beasties reaching for the sky. My favorite that I actually worked on was this:
  9. BWR1953

    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    So you're saying that you need a place to hide it until later? Hey, I know a guy! :heh: :stupid: Then again, there's this 20 foot hull on Facebook for just $400. :nod: :applause:
  10. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Late this afternoon we hit the inside of the hull at the leak location with stripper and got it cleaned up enough for the Gluvit. The stripper worked very quickly there. It's still shiny under there. Should I try to re-buck any of the rivets? I'm disinclined to do that out of concern that...
  11. BWR1953

    California Chieftain Repair and Resto 1974 18'

    I started out with the Jasco stripper and struggled with it mightily. :grumpy: But recently I switched to Kleen Strip Aircraft Paint Remover and that made all the difference in getting the hull stripped. The aircraft stripper was much more effective and far more tolerant of temperature...
  12. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Well, the weather didn't cooperate today and we couldn't do any stripping. Too cool. But we did get the Chieftain bow raised. Not only was the trailer jack buried in the sand, but the roller had snapped. (Poor, poor neglected Chief. :blue: ) Believe it or not, with only a couple of very...
  13. BWR1953

    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    21 footer with 125HP Mercury outboard. https://orlando.craigslist.org/boa/d/starcraft/6472429182.html 1971 StarCraft, motor is a 2000 yr. 125 hp has been rebuilt top to bottom and runs great, has new controls and cables. Has 2 25 gallon tanks and a new battery.
  14. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    We safely got the KF into the backyard this afternoon. My buddy and the boy walked alongside and carefully watched to make sure that there wouldn't be any problems. No worries this time. (Man, I really need to get the bow of the Chieftain up!) :eek: The KF is draining and drying tonight and...
  15. BWR1953

    1966 Starcraft Holiday Engine Repower

    Whoops! I just now saw that you asked me a question. My bad. I also used Titebond 3. Clamped it good and tight too. :lol:
  16. BWR1953

    Groundhog says 6 more weeks of winter

    I'll take it. ;)
  17. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    There is definitely a leak at the stern caused by damage from the boat coming off the trailer yesterday. Water drops along the seam this morning and water on the floor beneath. I have a doc appointment shortly and I'm unsupervised right now, so I can't move the boat outside to drain. But I...
  18. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Thanks WM. I just ordered more Gluvit. I still have some left over from 3 years ago but I don't trust it and simply haven't thrown it away yet. Will do that now for sure. I'm not seeing any "crinkles" or other signs that the boat got bent. So far. :rolleyes: This is the area now in...
  19. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Part 2 I'm posting this so that others can learn from MY mistake. Don't be a bonehead like I was this morning! :blue: It was completely my fault. :yell: REMEMBER TO STRAP THE BOAT TO THE TRAILER BEFORE MOVING!!! I didn't even think about it. I was so happy that I only had a tiny leak to...
  20. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    So at this point it was time to take the boat out into the yard to drain and dry. And I did something really, REALLY stupid. And I have to pay the price. :facepalm:
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