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  1. BWR1953

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

    Well, I finally made a decision on the doubler question yesterday. I decided to go with 1/8" x 4" extruded aluminum bar stock from my local aluminum supplier. Bought three 6-foot sections yesterday. Plus I also bought a pair of 1.5" x 3" white painted L-sections (also 6 foot) which were...
  2. BWR1953

    Boy did I get my eyes opened today, Repair shops are out of hand!

    To bring everybody up to date... I went over to our AC shop last week and explained what happened on our vacation trip. Diagnosis - my wife's car needed a new compressor and evaporator. Estimated cost to repair was $800 - $900! :eek: So we traded the car in for a brand new 2017 Hyundai...
  3. BWR1953

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

    Gotta tell ya folks, that boy is something else. He's growing fast and getting smarter every day. For example, while we were working the deck yesterday, I mentioned an obstacle to him. And without any coaching from me, all by himself he worked through the issue and came up with the Watermann...
  4. BWR1953

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

    Been a busy week but "we" are working on the boat again. (That's the Imperial "we", don't ya know!) ;) We put the deck in for a dry fit today. Mind you, the deck is not secured so the sections aren't tight to one another or to the hull. The fit looks good to me. Have a look at that glossy...
  5. BWR1953

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

    Oh yeah... I finally finished cutting the grass yesterday, 10 days after starting! :rolleyes: The Craftsman tractor problem turned out to be a small air leak at the new fuel filter. Closed it up and the tractor is back to being "old reliable" again. The Gravely, on the other hand, has a...
  6. BWR1953

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

    Got the topsides of all the deck sections painted this morning with the traction sand added. Definitely gritty looking. The 9" roller made it easy peasy. Overall, we have 2 coats on the top, the final coat has the traction sand, and just one coat on the undersides of the deck sections. (BTW -...
  7. BWR1953

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

    Today we got the undersides of the deck sections painted. They'll need plenty of time to dry because it's raining here. Gonna be like that all day and much of tomorrow too. I'm only putting a single coat on the undersides. With the paint on top of the OTF, it should be fine. Tomorrow I plan...
  8. BWR1953

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

    Let's talk about doublers. Or joiners. Or whatever you want to call them. I call 'em doublers. :joyous: They're the parts that join the separate deck sections. As seen in the pix below. I'd originally been thinking of just using plywood but am now considering using strips of 3 or 4 inch wide...
  9. BWR1953

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

    Since I couldn't get the grass cut today, there was only one thing left to do. Work on the boat! :D Got the first coat of paint on the tops of the deck pieces. The boy did the edges with a brush while I rolled on the paint with a 9" roller. Annnnnddd.... it's glossy paint, not the...
  10. BWR1953

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

    Well, I've been back over a week and the grass still isn't done. :censored: Mechanical problems with 2 machines. Frustrating. :doh: And several doc appointments to interfere with my time. Grass still looks like this. Since the Gravely ZTR was out of action, I installed new blades on my...
  11. BWR1953

    Late 70s early 80s 22' islander

    You mean this pic?
  12. BWR1953

    Boy did I get my eyes opened today, Repair shops are out of hand!

    My 1995 F-150 has 'em.
  13. BWR1953

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

    Kingfisher stuff - I remembered that somehow the trailer bow stop got broken before I left for vacation. One "ear" is gone. I have no idea how or where it went. But I ordered a replacement this morning. And while I was gone on vacation I got to thinking about the spar varnish on the deck...
  14. BWR1953

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

    Hi all! On our vacation we took two days up and two days back with nine days in between those travel times. Stopped for a couple hours in Front Royal, VA on the way up and visited a 97 acre farm where I lived for a couple years as a teenager. The one-acre underground stream-fed pond and 2...
  15. BWR1953

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

    We're back, baby! :D From vacation, that is. Trip went well, details later. But right now I have to get outside and harvest the wheat... uhh, cut the grass! :lol:
  16. BWR1953

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

    Made good progress today. Got all the deck sections coated with OTF both top and bottom. Finally! Then we cleaned up and tidied up the shop and made room to put my truck in there. I'll feel a lot better with it locked up in the garage while I'm gone. ;) Scraping off excess OTF from a deck...
  17. BWR1953

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

    Well, I'm still around! Leaving on vacation the day after tomorrow. Really looking forward to the trip! :joyous: Might be adding quite a bit to the travel portion too. Could be a nice surprise for my wife and the boy. ;) They arrived here 5 years ago tomorrow and haven't been out of...
  18. BWR1953

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

    Feeling better today. Not back to 100% yet, but definitely better. Received my rivets today. What I really wanted was large flange aluminum with steel shanks. But due to time constraints (prior to countdown termination) I ordered standard flange. And they turned out to be all aluminum...
  19. BWR1953

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

    T minus 10 days... and HURTING! :sick: Having another very bad health day here again today. That's twice this week. Dunno what's going on. :confused: :blue: I woke up feeling okay but after a couple hours I started feeling pretty bad. Toughed it out for awhile and the boy and I went out...
  20. BWR1953

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

    T minus 11 days... and HOLDING? Maybe. :confused: Got in touch with my young mechanic buddy this evening. He hasn't had a chance to even look at my shifter controls. And I'm not sure he'll have time anytime soon. No shifter = no motor = no boat on vacation. :( I still have a carp ton of work...
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