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    wrong offset wheels--how fast will they eat wheel bearings?

    hi all---weird Q here, but please tell me if it's been covered before and i'll search harder. i'm building a boat and trailer for fishing on the west coast of Baja California and similar rural areas of Mexico. Getting to some of the good spots involves mucho washboard dirt roads (try 100 miles...
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    trim tabs on 18' hull?

    hi all--started a new thread rather than burying it in my endless Holidaze because this info might be useful to others. my '64 Starchief has cast aluminum trim tabs that i've seen on a few other boats here, so i suspect they may be factory or at least a dealer option from when it was sold...
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    Here?s to lying, cheating, stealing and drinking

    Here’s to lying, cheating, stealing and drinking If you’re going to lie, lie to save the life of a friend If you’re going to cheat, cheat death If you’re going to steal, steal the heart of the one you love and if you’re going to drink, drink with friends both old and new! Nuttin to do with...
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    sliding vs folding rear doors---PROS AND CONS

    i'm almost to the point where i'll be reinstalling the rear "slider" panels that close off the area under splashwell. i'm thinking about hinging em instead due to clearance and other issues. would love to hear input from anyone else who's made this decision, whichever way you ended up going...
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration that sig line there looks ominous fer the ole glasser PS nice bluefish!
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    Orca Bait returns to the Sea of Cortez; fish guffaw loudly

    just got back from another week in Mexico, fishing out of San Carlos, Sonora. The Admiral had to work, so I was solo again. This was going to be another one of the “fishing death camp” expeditions, where we live lean and fish so hard no one wants to go along. Even took the last of the freezer...
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration yeah, but that plan don't work on a mid 80s OMC 70hp, where there is no water pressure to measure and usually no temp gauge. and no one is going to be changing im-ellers or lower units at sea. unless you have a kicker to limp home on in case your temp goes...
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration how does it start and idle when cold? if your carbs are crudded up, the first place you'll notice it is the tiny jets in the idle circuit.....takes very little varnish to screw up flow through them and thus your air-fuel ratio, so these are sort of your...
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration no, i wouldn't worry about it. you're conflating two different issues: 1. how fast does that grade of stainless corrode? 2. how far above aluminum in the "galvanic table" is the particular grade of SS? IIRC, the magnetic grade of SS actually is closer to...
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    another safety reminder

    not directly Starcraft related, but why you want to have positive flotation AND use good seamanship: A hooked marlin sinks a fishing boat? Well, something like that | GrindTV.com as Zack Thomas notes, it's amazing how big a wave a boat will take on the bow without flipping backward. it's even...
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration yeah, really nice work. boat looks great. get your spousal unit to shoot a pic of you flossing the limber holes......:D
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration the holiday is going back together with solid panels with as much foam as possible behind em. the Starchief has this nifty little tip-out gear bin that isn't held solidly in place but is held closed by gravity....the stocker is pretty small but it seems...
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration sure. fishing rod and gaff storage, back clearance for stereo speakers, etc.
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    18' 1969 Offshore V restoration

    Re: 18' 1969 Offshore V restoration just keep in mind how well aluminum absorbs heat when you select color....it's really easy to build a tin oven without intending to
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    a guesstimation Q for cabin boat owners

    i'm about to do some research that will benefit us all......figure out how to buy a cover that will fit the 64 Starchief without dropping beeg bux on a custom one, since no one makes boats this shape any more. getting it from the same place that i got my Holiday cover from. the ones i'm...
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