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[jbmarine]

i just got her but not sure exactly what she is. i know she measures 24 foot and is powered but a 165 I6. it looks simalar to the chieftan but seems to be a bit longer than the rest i have found. any informaton or help would be greatly appreatiated. the boat dont have a hin number and i havent located an id plate yet. again thanks to anyone that can help and i will try and post some pics soon.........Jesse

 

[ezmobee]

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We're gonna need pics.

 

[Huron Angler]

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There's a link to some brochures in my signature that have the specs on the cabin cruisers...sounds like a nice rig

Welcome to the fleet.

 

[barato]

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does it have the flat glass windshield or the bent plexi? this is a good help in dating it.

as someone else said, most of these hulls and boats are basically similar, it's just the length and the outfitting (open or closed bow, cabin, etc). anything that's 24 feet would have been called either an Islander or a Chieftain...i think they're essentially the same thing, but the Islander name superseded the Chieftain. the reason yours looks longer is that the vast majority of em were 21 or 22 feet....the 24 and 26 footers are uncommon.

nice boat, welcome, and you've heard the rumors of the zombie stalker hordes around here who claw at your windows at night crying "piiiiictures"?? we thirst for your pixels.

 

[North Beach]

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The Cheiftains have been around since at least 64(which is the oldest brochure I have). In 64, 65, and 66 they shared the same hull as the Sunchief. The Starchief was also available all thru the 60's in an 18' hull and was the same platform as the Holiday. In 67 Starcraft introduced the Islander as a replacment for the Sunchief using the same hull and even 66's paint scheme.

The Islander was available in a larger 24 and I think 26 foot model sometime in the mid 70's but I haven't seen one in a brochure. Also available in that time frame was a Chieftain type boat in 24 and 26 foot models, but I haven't seen those in the brochures either. Also, they weren't just longer, they had higher gunwales and were overall just bigger.

In the 70's Starcraft did some weird stuff with the brochures. The 76 brochure shown in our brochure link is not a full representation, just the runabouts. There is a paragraph in that brochure that says to contact your local dealer for a full brochure that shows all of the boats available.

I search everyday for brochures to fill in the blanks

 

[barato]

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NB--thanks for clarification!

i'd thought the Islander was the replacement for the Chieftain, and the Islander 19 the replacement for the Starchief.

i note your brochure in your resto thread mentions a "camper top" for the Sunchief....how does this differ from a Chieftain/Islander? less interior appointments?

on just how close the Starchief and holiday are....my Starchief even has a hole in the bow cap where i'd guess an AM radio antenna or something would go on a Holiday, so it looks like the hulls are 100% identical up til they drop the camper shell on.

 

[jbmarine]

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thanks for the help so far guys. i had a min to snap a quick picture of her today. hopefully i can get some more tomorrow.

 

[starcrafter65]

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THAT IS ONE BIG ARSE BOAT!

As Mike Tyson said in "Hangover"......."Nice"

 

[North Beach]

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Barato,
This is the camper top they were talking about. My boat still has the snaps for it.

Over the last 30 years or so, the islander has been offered in several different lengths and with different power packages. I's the only model from the late 60's that starcraft still offers.

Jesse, as I said earlier, we don't know what this boat was called. We've seen several over the past couple years selling on ebay and Craigslist.

 

[jbmarine]

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I have been trying my hardest to figure out the model. As i said before it is very simalar to the cheiftan but has slight differances. I measured it again today and it is for sure 24 foot long. All i know is i havent seen another one like it anywhere. The closest i found is a fishing boat called the polish viking. It is very simalar just smaller

 

[Daltonxj]

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It looks like the '76 Chieftain Mark V to me.. real close... the flat top 2 piece window also the front bottom 2 piece and then the 3 side style windows....

also looks like the Chieftan Express...

look here...
http://s883.photobucket.com/albums/ac32/horsecapades/1976%20Starcraft%20catalog/?action=view&current=76page10insidebackcover.jpg

Top one and last one on the chieftans...

real close...

 

[jbmarine]

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yes they are very close. guess i got myself a chieftan. thanks to everyone once again

 

[jasoutside]

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Wow, sweet rig! Welcome!

 

[jetstreakdave]

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I would say its a chieftain, 24 ft looks like mine . Have a look at the forum 2nd or 3rd page in I have a couple of pics posted. Nice boats. What is the engine , mine is a 165 hp 6 cyl.