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    400 series questions

    I have a 1990 Starcraft Holiday with the 140hp and a 400 series outdrive. Assuming nothing has been changed on this boat over the years, what type of shift mechanism would it have? My throttle/shift handle currently has to be in roughly the 10 O’clock position to be in neutral. Is there a way to...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    Here’s a question for the stringer guys. If everything is original on my 1980 holiday, what type of shift setup would it have? Would it be electric, mechanical or something else. Also, when in neutral, my control lever is roughly in the 10 O’clock position. Is there a way to adjust it to get it...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    Work on the Holiday has stalled out. I’ve been ordering things and as I get them plans start to change a bit. I have decided to go to a dual battery setup as I don’t want a no start issue after running the stereo for prolonged periods (2 amplifiers). I will be mounting the amps up front so I had...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    Back at it again. Flooring is now glued in. I will more than likely have to trim the hatch door a bit so it won’t interfere when it is covered and installed. Next up is covering the seat bases and back panel with flooring as well. The blue seats and side panels will have to do for this coming...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    We can sit upright quite comfortably. The white keeps the interior at a comfortable temperature during the day.
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    1980 Holiday 181

    I picked a really good time to bring my top in for repairs. Dropped it off yesterday morning and they called me at 10am saying it was ready. One thing I had them do was to add a piece of material in the top rear corners to make sure the tube doesn’t rub on the clear plastic windows. Hopefully...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    The Lexan is in place and the full enclosure is installed. There is only one tear in the top on the rear starboard corner. All window plastic will need replacing and there’s only 4 missing snaps on the entire thing. For a 42 year old top, this thing is in really good condition. I just...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    Thank you. I have a lot of winter projects to keep me busy. Besides the boat I’m also working on a 1980 Yamaha IT 125 dirt bike. It’s nice having 2 different Motorsports equipment from the same year.
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    1980 Holiday 181

    Since my last post too many things have happened. My mother passed away in October so we had to deal with that and then sell our house and move into my mother’s place. Since moving I can finally get back to working on the Holiday. I have straightened the side window frames as good as I can and...
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    75 Chieftain Express 22’

    Since family health issues have put my boats on hold, I’ve been thinking about the head in my chieftain. It’s a small porta-potty type mounted to the floor with what looks to be a built in 5gal. holding tank with a vent and pump out hose attached. I’ve never had a boat with a head so I’m...
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    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    That’s a lot of fabric!!
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    Did Starcraft ever?

    This boat came up for sale locally, listed as a Starcraft. Did Starcraft ever make ones like this? V8 Berkeley jet drive.
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    75 Chieftain Express 22’

    The motor is an OMC 165hp chev inline 6 cylinder cylinder.
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    75 Chieftain Express 22’

    With the doghouse in place it doesn’t look like there’s enough room for seats beside it. The person would need to be rail thin to sit there. I haven’t been able to find any pictures online of the back end of an original express.
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    75 Chieftain Express 22’

    With my holiday offsite for a while, I started pulling the Chieftain apart inside. I removed the side panels to access the fuel tanks. Holy crap they’re big. They must be 5’ long each, hopefully there’s a tag on them so I can find out the capacity. She ain’t going to be cheap to run that’s for...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    The fellow I got the boat from gave me the contact info of a guy that has a good supply of OMC engines and outdrives. He’s in his 80’s and wants to get rid of the stuff so his kids won’t have to do it when he’s gone. I’ll be giving him a call to see what he has. I’m also keeping my eyes open for...
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    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    The Chieftain is home!! It has part of the original canopy with it. anyone with a chieftain express have the full enclosure? I’d like to see how the side curtains fit. On this it looks like the top of the side curtains would have a thick piping that slides into a channel on the hardtop then...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    The chieftain is safely parked in my driveway. I can’t believe how tall it is compared to the house. It’s definitely going to be a fun project worthy of it’s own rebuilt thread. I’m hoping that Sunday I can get the Holiday out on Lake Superior for a shakedown run then get it winterized and put...
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    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    My second Starcraft this summer. Haven’t even splashed the first but it was an even trade for a motorcycle. It’s a 1975 express model with an OMC 165hp stringer. Definitely not my first choice for propulsion. If it doesn’t work I’ll find a donor boat with a Mercruiser or put on a bracket and...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    The Holiday is on hold for the next little while. My elderly mother has been in and out of the hospital quite a few times over the last couple of weeks. My wife had a fall and is having trouble getting around, I still have to find time to do wheel bearings on both our 4x4’s and I still need to...
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