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  1. OldAlewife

    1968 Starcraft Chieftain 21

    Alpha 1 cutout and hole modification finished up today. Made a template off my donor boat for the pattern and keyhole opening. Was a little scared to dive in without that expensive jig merc sells, but I took my time with the tools I had and it worked out. I filled the old mc-1 upper holes with...
  2. OldAlewife

    1968 Starcraft Chieftain 21

    Wiring all came off in tact luckily. I have the Larson gauges hooked up in the old chieftains dash/helm now. They slipped right into the old openings very well. I’ll be hole sawing the old 68 “power tilt” faceplate to get the larson’s trim gauge to fit in there. Also have the controls from the...
  3. OldAlewife

    1968 Starcraft Chieftain 21

    Alright time for an update! Lot of words here, and then a couple questions at the very end. Almost a year in now. The amateur boater in me quickly learned all those hard lessons about these projects taking time and lots of money. The more I got into this, the more I learned I need to replace...
  4. OldAlewife

    1968 Starcraft Chieftain 21

    Is this just a sheath for the cables that keeps lube in? Some liquid residue around the gearbox and thick line. Our current woe is trying to figure out why we don’t have spark at the plugs when every other ignition component is getting power/sending signals. More details I’ll type out in a...
  5. OldAlewife

    1968 Starcraft Chieftain 21

    Here’s some more pictures of the important/ugly stuff. Wiring looked like a mess at first glance, but it’s fairly easy to trace each one. Steering seems to be hydraulic? Moves very smooth and easy. Transom looks very solid, not even any dry rot towards the bottom. The skeg “repair” attempt has...
  6. OldAlewife

    1968 Starcraft Chieftain 21

    Hello all! New member here. Unless I glanced over it, I didn’t notice a member intro section to post in. Forgive me if this is in the wrong spot. I’ve stalked around for a while working on my older outboards. My name is Matt, I live in Michigan and do a LOT of fishing and adventuring around the...
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