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  1. BWR1953

    Monmouth's 1979 Starcraft Kingfisher Rebuild

    The bench in my KF was 3 feet long and used a 3/4" ply top. Works fine even for my massive bulk. :rolleyes: I'll be using 3/4" ply (leftover from the transom work) as the base for the twin boxes I now have.
  2. BWR1953

    Monmouth's 1979 Starcraft Kingfisher Rebuild

    If you're talking about this front bench, 3/4" should be plenty.
  3. BWR1953

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

    The boy helped for awhile but when I got to a stopping point, he went to continue working on his homemade battleship! Cool beans... :D
  4. BWR1953

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

    Thanks guys! The KF is definitely helping with motivation. Plus some serious meds that get me pumped up! :lol: We're in summertime mode here, working only in the morning and evening and leaving the afternoon for being inside the house! It got up to 85 here today. Dangitall. :sour: Didn't do...
  5. BWR1953

    Starcraft 16ft aluminum

    Dealing with snakehead fish?
  6. BWR1953

    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    Fair price on this one. https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/boa/d/16ft-starcraft/6502110998.html 16ft starcraft - $550 (Tampa)
  7. BWR1953

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

    No KF work today. Went to the ER instead. Spent all day there. I am soooo sick of this! :yell:
  8. BWR1953

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

    Today I finally defeated that tough paint on the cowl hood. It's off there! :D As a final attempt to clean it after stripping, we used the sand blaster with the walnut media. Which did nothing! That media is pretty weak. BTW - I accidentally discovered that leaving the stripper on that tough...
  9. BWR1953

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

    We're in the garage now. I've been sanding the cowl hood with 220 grit/orbital sander. There are a few really deep scratches that I want to remove. Probably nobody but me will ever care though. I did get them down quite a bit. Anyway, I'm wondering if I can use "high-build" primer to fill them?
  10. BWR1953

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

    Yeah, winter ended early here. Should be in the low 70s during the day and down to the 40s at night. But it ain't happenin'. Gonna do a major boat work push today and tomorrow since the boy will be home from school for President's Day. The weather is great for working on boats. :)
  11. BWR1953

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

    Nope, but I had one try to eat me one time!! :croc: :eek: It was 25Oct2014 as a matter of fact. We'd been shoreline fishing at that same lake as yesterday. It was about 45 minutes after sunset and I caught a big bowfin, maybe 6 pounds or so. But, at the time and in the gloom of late dusk, I...
  12. BWR1953

    Just brought home another Starcraft SS 16ft

    More flotation stuff.
  13. BWR1953

    Just brought home another Starcraft SS 16ft

    Yes, it's to add water ballast when the boat is swamped to prevent capsizing. Theoretically providing upright and level flotation. If you do the math, you'll find that there would be several hundred pounds of water down low with flotation along the sides below deck and along the sides of the...
  14. BWR1953

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

    I was supposed to be painting the boat this weekend, wasn't I? I didn't really get anything done on the KF over the last 2 days. Sooo sidetracked. But it was all (other) boat and good stuff. :p :laugh: Well, the only thing that actually got done was to have a buddy remove that screw with...
  15. BWR1953

    Monmouth's 1979 Starcraft Kingfisher Rebuild

    Here ya go! Brand new fresh pic for ya. :)
  16. BWR1953

    I thought it was a tinny but now I'm not sure

    And this one's for the Starmada... a 1973 Starcraft Chieftain I/O with original trailer. :) The guy has a whole bunch of boats sitting on that acreage. Fun stuff! :cool:
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    I thought it was a tinny but now I'm not sure

    The tinny owner also showed me this BIG tinny! A 50 foot all aluminum racing catamaran. It reached speeds of 132MPH. :eek: He recently had it silica blasted in preparation for paint and restoration.
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    I thought it was a tinny but now I'm not sure

    More pix... :D
  19. BWR1953

    I thought it was a tinny but now I'm not sure

    So I tracked down the owner of this old tinny and met up with him today. I was trying to get myself into trouble with this little boat but he didn't really want to sell and I really didn't want to buy. So we didn't and everybody's happy! :lol: Turns out that the owner is a big time boat guy...
  20. BWR1953

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

    Had to resupply this afternoon. Got some more stripper which makes the count up to 4 gallons thus far, plus a few more scrapers. Went out this evening and worked on that cowl hood again. It sure is tough! But I'll eventually get it all done.
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