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    1980 Holiday 181

    Did my first splash this weekend. Let’s just say things didn’t quite go as planned. Loaded the dogs and our young adult daughters for a trip up the lake to the beach. We got there and that’s when things happened. Temperature gauge pegged out over 250°. Pulled up on shore let everything cool and...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    I’ll be running 2 sets of 6 1/2” infinity 2 way speakers off the old Alpine 4 channel amp. The Kenwood mono amp will be power an Alpine 8” Type R dual voice coil sub and everything controlled by a Kenwood excelon cd head unit. I like to have background music while fishing and I’m sure it’ll...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    Here’s a picture of where the battery switch is mounted.
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    1980 Holiday 181

    I’ve had a few free evenings to get some work done. I started in the rear and mounted the batteries and battery switch. Finding an accessible spot for the switch close enough to the batteries was my top priority. I ended up mounting it in the rear panel directly inline with the starter. I also...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    Test fitting the step/subwoofer enclosure. Fits good so I’ll sand all the edges smooth and cover it with the matching flooring. I may enclose the top section to mount the stereo head unit. I plan to mount a piece of plywood to the wood on the underside of the bow to mount the amplifiers. I...
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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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