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  1. BWR1953

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

    JUNE 2019 We built some underdeck braces and a topside trolling motor spacer from 3/4" plywood and treated them all with OTF.
  2. BWR1953

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

    Here we go... MAY 2019 What "got me going" again back in late May was that I finally convinced a neighbor buddy to create and weld the trailer extension into place for me. He used the frame from the old donor boat to create the extension. He also added some uprights made from a bed frame...
  3. BWR1953

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

    Okay, I suppose I should give y'all an update. I did promise one several months back. :facepalm: From January last year until late May, I did no work on the Kingfisher. None. But then I finally got re-motivated. I hope this update works. I keep getting Bad Gateway Error and other forum...
  4. BWR1953

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

    Thanks! My health has greatly improved since last year. The dangerous time is long over but I did have to go on the steroid again back in September in order to start functioning physically normally again. And it's working well! I'm feeling tremendously better and doing just fine. Pretty...
  5. BWR1953

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

    Hi guys. Worry not. I'm fine. Thanks for thinkin' about me! :) Haven't actually logged in since February. Part of the reason is because of all the weird forum issues, including "false" logins. Been very busy but I promise to bring y'all up to date in a month or so. But I'm fine. Went on...
  6. BWR1953

    What is your winter weather like?

    Sucks. Too warm here. Again. Did the same thing last year in February. Got way too warm then cooled off with some frost again in March. I have home stuff to do which would be much easier in cooler weather.
  7. BWR1953

    1973 14' Starcraft Holiday Floor Resto

    This is how I did the foam for my Kingfisher.
  8. BWR1953

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

    The weather was a little warmer today so I tried painting a couple letters again. Not much joy. One thing I thought of the other day while out running errands. As I passed Tractor Supply I realized that they probably sell the Majic paint gloss black in a rattle can. They do. Duh...
  9. BWR1953

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

    Well, I messed up the letter paint job. It came out really ugly and we had to strip all the paint off and start over. My bad. Again. Dunno if I'll ever be able to paint correctly. :facepalm: The paint had horrendous orange peel. While painting, I'd noticed that the spray mist from the...
  10. BWR1953

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

    Yeah, I just didn't trust that old paint. It had been sitting in the garage with the really high temperatures inside for a long time. I didn't want to risk paint failure after all I've been through with this project. So today I bought a quart each of the black and white Majic paint. The...
  11. BWR1953

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

    Ran errands this morning and picked up the Preval sprayer kit at HD, then went to Tractor Supply on the other side of town and got the paint reducer I needed. Brought it all home, regrouped, had lunch then went out to do some color painting. I used a scotch brite pad to scuff the primer on the...
  12. BWR1953

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

    oops... forgot the split S.
  13. BWR1953

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

    More letter work today. :D Got started on the RAFT first. Two coats of regular primer applied. I'm hoping to get some paint reducer tomorrow so that we can spray the black color coats. :joyous:
  14. BWR1953

    The iboats gearhead channel

    This was me in 1975. My dad's buddy was building these things. I drove it the next day after he got the fenders and other stuff installed. Chevy big block. Auto transmission. 450HP. I got it to 160MPH and it was still shoving me back into the seat at 4000 RPM. :eek: I ran out of track and...
  15. BWR1953

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

    Got some more letter work done today. Finished the big "S" using 600, 1000, 1500, 2000 and 2500 grit W/D sandpaper used dry. Going all the way up to 2500 was truly unnecessary but I felt like testing. Took me almost 15 minutes but when I started seeing the ceiling and lights reflecting in the...
  16. BWR1953

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

    Yesterday we went shoreline/bank fishing but no joy. The water temps have cooled quite a bit and the fish are likely out in deep water next to a fireplace or something! :lol: Today we did some driveway maintenance and a couple of other home related chores. The driveway grading was because...
  17. BWR1953

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

    This evening I received an order with my new small spray gun. This is the same one I'd had previously, as part of a 2 gun set, but I'd had to return the set because the larger gun was defective. I finally got a good larger gun by ordering only that size and used that gun to spray the Kingfisher...
  18. BWR1953

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

    Went out this morning to do some boat work but got sidetracked doing maintenance and repair on the truck. Got that necessary stuff behind us though. So we then removed the paper from the big letters in preparation for sanding and general cleanup. Man, the mineral spirits really popped the...
  19. BWR1953

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

    We went out to the garage so that I could get some filing done today. Didn't work out very well though. I spent more than an hour grinding, filing and sanding just a couple of letters from the small set. Took way too long and I wasn't very happy with the results. I'm going to scrap the...
  20. BWR1953

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

    You’re right, it won’t ever sink. Because it’ll never get done! LOL! :lol: At least it feels that way to me sometimes. :rolleyes: Don’t mind me… I’m on meds. :p :cool: Yah… but I’m not in the boat restoration biz. :laugh: I’m just a beat up old fisherman trying to get a 40+ year old...
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