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    Chem Backup

    Re: Rough and ready '74 Starcraft Chieftan 18' rebuild Re: Rough and ready '74 Starcraft Chieftan 18' rebuild Hey CW, the boat looks great. Love the paint color, that rusto has a niceeeeee shinyyyyyyy finish. I may have to rethink my color options, so I can use rusto myself. You definitely...
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    Rough and ready '74 Starcraft Chieftan 18' rebuild

    Re: Rough and ready '74 Starcraft Chieftan 18' rebuild Hey CW, the boat looks great. Love the paint color, that rusto has a niceeeeee shinyyyyyyy finish. I may have to rethink my color options, so I can use rusto myself. You definitely deserve this Progress is always better then regression
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    Rough and ready '74 Starcraft Chieftan 18' rebuild

    Re: Rough and ready '74 Starcraft Chieftan 18' rebuild By the way, love the wheel
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    Chem Backup

    Re: Rough and ready '74 Starcraft Chieftan 18' rebuild Re: Rough and ready '74 Starcraft Chieftan 18' rebuild By the way, love the wheel
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    1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

    Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild Troops are ready
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    1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

    Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild The fleet admiral is manned and ready
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    1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

    Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild What???!!! We had the tinny boats restro of America have to frown on this disheartened post
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    1975 14' Mirro Craft Utility Rebuild

    Re: 1975 14' Mirro Craft Utility Rebuild Priceless,
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    4.3 engine question

    Just a quick question, just want to make sure of my gut feeling if you will. Can I use a block out of a car or truck for my marine base engine? I have already plan on rebuilding, so I will put In a marine cam shaft, and freeze plugs. I have a complete top assembly as my current block is...
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    1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120

    Re: 1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120 Okay so nothing fun today, just more cleaning the hull, prepping for gluvit.:whistle: Before: One side complete: It's so shiny now:D
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    1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120

    Re: 1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120 Okay well, didnt make it to cabelas, just reloaded some shells. So anyway..... First and foremost: A sacrifice to the tin gods, or maybe just a loan. :D Alpha one outdrive removed and ready for a test fit Tested fit in progress, major fail:facepalm...
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    1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120

    Re: 1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120 Okay so now were getting to slow and not so fun part. Been outside with the following tools: drill, wire wheel brush(didnt someone say that's very tedious) towels and goof-off. Wait did I say wire wheel??? Howin the h---:twitch: This will take a...
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    1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120

    Re: 1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120 Oh yeah, going to have to redo my bunks on my trailer and add a set lower toward the keel. All the weight is riding on the busted rollers Notice the gap with no weight in her, didnt realize how much she was on the keel. :doh:
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    1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120

    Re: 1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120 Okay so here's todays progress: Thought I would throw in a pic of her hooked behind my tow Vehicle. Engine coming out, now were getting somewhere Pics of the crackshot mechanic team:D Transom assembly removed The entire bottom of my transom is...
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    1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120

    Re: 1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120 Here's a few more ideas, I do the like that yellow #2 I love that black stripe thrown in there, hmmmmmm #3 Now this has the yellow broke up. That would test my masking skills, and my skill of free handing the shape with masking tape
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    1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120

    Re: 1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120 Okay so I'm going to start the paint scheme conversation for the fun of it. Originally the wife and I had discussed bone and yellow. Bone or beige interior, then a bone colored hull with a yellow stripe. That was 2 years ago, fast forward to the...
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    1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120

    Re: 1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120 I love my new avatar. Anyone ever seen the episode of top gear with the Toyota turned into a boat??? Anyway, sadly I'm reporting tonight:grumpy: Not much done today. Yard duties took top of my list, haven't mowed all spring. Then my boss called...
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    Mc-1 gimbal housing

    Opps, i meant mc1 not mcm, just got my mistake there. Okay here's another question, can a alpha one upper bolt up to McM-1 gimbal housing, and match up? Pardon my ignorance to these things, but it will make my mind up on upgrading my current power plant. Mainly need to know that so I can plan...
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    120 inboard rebuild question

    Okay I'm going to rebuild my engine in my Starcraft at some point this year and I have a question. Now I will have the machine shop do my work as far as the head, and the block. I want to have it bored .30 over and maybe the valves sized up in the head if possible. Maybe a port and polish...
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    1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120

    Re: 1968 starcraft hoilday 18 i/o 120 Okay here's my engineered design:D What's the consensus of the group, please be honest lol
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