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    Another Maine Starchief

    Unlikely that you have met him since he was out of Burlington. He has not been on the forum since 2020, so…
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    Another Maine Starchief

    Thanks MC. The mud is never soft and deep enough that I can’t walk around the boat, but I try to avoid it because of the mess and cleaning of boots afterward. The flats as shown in the photo only stay that way for about an hour before the incoming tide comes in and the boat begins to float. do...
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    Another Maine Starchief

    One more image of the boat at low tide. I can pull it out of the water onto the dock if I need to for bad weather or maintenance, but it rests on the mud quite happily most of the summer waiting for the tides to bring in the 1-1/2 to 6 feet of depth required to get out into deeper water in the...
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    Another Maine Starchief

    Merrymeeting Bay, where the boat is, is actually fresh water, fed by the six rivers that flow into it. The combined flow is funneled through a narrow outlet about a mile from here into the Kennebec river and then out to sea. The incoming ocean tide in the Kennebec backs up the flow and gives...
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    Another Maine Starchief

    This is a busy weekend. Thursday I took the boat out for the year, Friday I hauled the dock out and dragged it up the bank. Today I will pull the ramp out and be done for winter. It seems early but I know what October means around here, and we get coastal storms that can bring up big waves and...
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    Another Maine Starchief

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    Another Maine Starchief

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    Another Maine Starchief

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    Another Maine Starchief

    Thanks Scott
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    Another Maine Starchief

    hard to believe it has been 4 years since my last post. I am still here on Merrymeeting Bay in Maine, but have had some health problems For the last three, and still working on recovery. I managed to solve my mud mooring problems with an EZ Dock and a ramp, but have not been able to get the...
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    My New 1970 Starchief

    That’s in the same ballpark as the 13x18 I have with the Merc 90 four stroke on my 67 Starchief. I had a 13x21 on it at first and that was too much pitch with a full boat. I do get a higher cruise and top end than you mention, but all in all that’s about what you can expect from these hulls in...
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    My New 1970 Starchief

    I have a similar Starchief with a 4 stroke Mercury. Just curious...what size and pitch prop are you using and what kind of performance does it give you?
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    Another Maine Starchief

    We’re in the new house after a long layoff. The boat was under cover and dry docked in the Maine woods for over a year, but made it through a summer, winter, and spring just fine. Changed the fuel filter put in fresh gas and it fired right up. While we are now on the water, our area of the...
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    Another Maine Starchief

    View from the front window during a storm from the south. 40-50 MPH winds that day
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    Another Maine Starchief

    the Katahdin going by the island to the west. The whole island was only 200 feet long.
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