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  1. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Made more progress today even though my buddy wasn't here with his big Massey Ferguson tractor. It was just me, the boy, and my Craftsman II garden tractor. Put that mechanical beastie to work for real. Abused it, even! It took it okay and didn't break. Thank goodness. My friend specifically...
  2. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Making maneuvering room! All ships need appropriate room to maneuver, right? :D Haven't worked on my Kingfisher or Chieftain projects for a month or so. Home projects have taken priority, including making some major changes in the yard for the boats. Since this particular yard project...
  3. BWR1953

    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    Man, I'd like to have that motor. Boat looks good too. :D http://potsdam.craigslist.org/boa/5525017023.html
  4. BWR1953

    Spring............

    We have our normal spring going here. Blue skies, Ultra low humidity. Light breeze. Awesome! :D Really enjoying getting some tractor seat time. On Wednesday I graded the driveway. Thursday - used the lawn sweeper behind the tractor to sweep leaves. Friday - cut the grass. Saturday...
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    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    This one was advertised previously and correctly as a Starcraft now it's an Alumacraft? Dunno why the change but it's for sale again. Could be some weird title stuff going on. :noidea: http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/boa/5514876848.html
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    cooking

    Well, this afternoon I ran across the pix from the recipe I showed in Post #14. Finally. But nowadays I'm not allowed to have such a creation! :lol:
  7. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    We're back home! Rolled in here about 4pm after a nice drive. All in all it was a great trip even though it was very quick and short. Even the boy had fun this time. :lol: We put the truck down low into a ditch. Made it easy to roll the motor on the stand over to the bed for loading...
  8. BWR1953

    1985 Merc 50HP

    I need a little help. Pix below show the throttle lever and top cowl latch for my new-to-me 1985 Mercury 50HP 4 cylinder engine. The PO made some "band-aid" fixes which I need to address. :rolleyes: :facepalm: The housing cover is broken and the throttle/shift lever is broken and has been...
  9. BWR1953

    1963 16' Star Dust I believe

    Can you post a pic of the area you're talking about sealing? I'm not visualizing very well. I might just need more coffee though. :ranger: :lol: I sealed the deck of my Kingfisher to the sides of the hull with spray foam in order to prevent debris from getting below the deck. Like so:
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    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    No title. What a shame. Has a pair of running 30hp outboards on a bracket plus a good trailer. $600 is a good price for the motors and trailer though. http://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/boa/5475321391.html
  11. BWR1953

    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    Here's how we did the rest. I was lucky to have my wife doing the bulk of the cutting. :D
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    1981 Starcraft Super Sport 180 - Gonna try a Restore

    This is how I did it in my Kingfisher.
  13. BWR1953

    Trying to decide which boat to pick

    Lots of good advice here. If the owners won't let you drill into their boats (I sure wouldn't) then see if they'll let you take some photos under the deck and other locations. As others have said, time and water are the enemies of these old boats. Here are a couple pix of a boat that I...
  14. BWR1953

    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/boa/5446670580.html
  15. BWR1953

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

    Yah, I really like the Trackers. Last year our plan was to get a new Magna in a couple years, then I got hooked on restoring the old Starcrafts. :D In 1985 I bought a brand new Tournament TX-17 with a 50HP Mercury on the back. Just like the one on my current donor boat. Owned that BT almost...
  16. BWR1953

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

    A couple more items checked off the list this afternoon. Slow progress but steady anyway. Moved the Chief out of the way and repositioned the donor boat in preparation for engine testing. Charged the brand new starting battery and stuck it in the bilge area. Man, is that donor boat nasty...
  17. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    This morning I moved the Chief to an uphill position in the backyard with the bow high in preparation for moving other stuff around the yard. Although I'd raised the bow last week and drained the bilge, a lot more came out this morning with the bow high and uphill. Brown, nasty, mulchy looking...
  18. BWR1953

    Fourstroke on 1974 starcraft Holiday/too HEAVY??

    That just looks like the brown goop that Starcraft used as a sealant at the factory. Get in there and clean it all out and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised to find it's all aluminum and good. I had the same thing in one corner of my stern. Scared me because it looked like a big gap but it...
  19. BWR1953

    how to make my 69 starcraft safe

    What model and condition is your boat? Pix would certainly help the Starmada render assistance. This is what I did for my 1976 Starcraft Kingfisher.
  20. BWR1953

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

    Got a little more KF work done today. Sanded the dings off the prop from the shallow water event we had when we went fishing the last time (in December) and got that cleaned up. And I swapped the trailer jack from the donor boat to the KF trailer. The donor jack is retractable and I like...
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