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  1. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Well, I wanted to do more boat work this evening but I got out voted! My wife said if we went fishing that she'd buy us pizza on the way. DEAL! :lol: :pizza:
  2. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    A little more progress this morning. Slow but steady. Sanded the epoxy filler on the seat box spacers from yesterday. The epoxy smoothed out nicely. :joyous: Sanded and filled the seat box lids/bases. Cleaned and marked the hinges prior to painting. Applied a drop of oil to the hinge...
  3. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    When my buddy was visiting the other day, he suggested adding a board seat that would fit between the two main seats but which would be stowable (on its side along the gunnel) when not in use. Interesting idea that I'm going to explore a little. ;) Sorta like this:​​​​​
  4. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Been busy with medical stuff this week but have a few updates from last week and a little more work today. I needed to get a bolt template from the seat bottom. Why lock a swivel into place? Just delete the swivel and replace it with a spacer and call it good. I cut the spacers last week...
  5. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Still no trailer here. Sigh. It'll come back someday. :blue: Plenty of medical and family obligations keeping me busy as well. Two more "down-the-road" doc appointments coming up this week. Ugh. But I've been going out to the garage for 1/2 hour or so in the mornings doing seat box stuff a...
  6. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Yepper, the boy definitely comes in handy. I work him hard but he's far more capable than any of his peers and friends. I've also taught him to cook a little and now he can make us breakfast! ;) :D I was lucky that the KF already had that 3 foot long aluminum storage box. All I did was cut...
  7. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Today I tried to get more seat base work done but got side-tracked. My neighbor bud called me to help him out with his truck. What should have taken 10 minutes took over 2 hours... plus lunch. :lol: While we were out and about, we discussed his progress on my KF trailer welding job. He...
  8. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    This morning I tried to cut the grass. Got it partly done but sadly my old Craftsman GT3000 garden tractor failed on me. Again. Steering system broke. Sigh. :blue: So we went out to the garage and did a little KF work! :D I'd realized the other day that I'd forgotten to add rivets across...
  9. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Yesterday we went to a birthday party for an 11 y.o. Pretty neat that it was on this 30 foot pontoon boat with dual water slides on the stern! :D The whole thing went really well and both my wife and the boy had a great time in and on the water. Met some new folks, had some food, listened to...
  10. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    I worked on the second storage box today and found a much faster and neater way to drill the hinge and relief holes. I just clamped the assembly into place and made a single pass with the drill, going through all 3 layers of aluminum plus into the plywood. Simple. :rolleyes: I got all the...
  11. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    After my shower, a FedEx truck showed up with a package and the driver got stuck in my yard. Silly southern boy didn't know how to drive in the "snow" around here. Gave me an hour of entertainment while he and another driver tried to get going. I finally got involved and helped to physically...
  12. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    So last night I changed my sleep pattern in an effort to get outside earlier when it's "cooler" in the garage. Didn't work out too well. :rolleyes: Yes, I was out there and working at 0630 but by 10:00 I was too sleepy to work. I toughed it out for another 45 minutes then gave up and went...
  13. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Got the second seat box riveted up and the wood cut this morning. Oh yeah, my young buddy came over yesterday and picked up the KF trailer to do the extension welding. Moving along here... :D I took a different approach to framing the seat box end this time. Instead of using the little...
  14. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Got one seat box riveted up today and the wood cut to shape. And in the process, my cheap carp circular saw gave up the ghost. Completely shot. Only had it 14 months and used it maybe a couple of dozen times. :yell: Rivet rivet! :frog:
  15. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    More good stuff happening today! The boy and I made more brackets for the seat box bases. Taught him how to quickly find the center of the squares and then let him do the hole punching with the drill press. Also taught him how to use the depth stop as well. He's learning and doing great...
  16. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    I worked a couple more hours this morning and made more 1" x 1" brackets and modified the old seat hinges. I really do like doing the aluminum work. The fun part of the project! :) I cut the hinges to a standard size then put them into my vise and "gently" whanged on them with my rubber...
  17. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    But on the plus side, this morning I did get started on constructing the storage boxes for under the seats. :D I was sitting there looking at the 4" x 1.5" x 1/8" aluminum angle stock and wondering how long it would take for me to cut sections down to the right sizes for the boxes. And...
  18. BWR1953

    Missouri 1983 SuperSport 16

    A couple decades ago I used an adjustable hole saw to cut through the fiberglass & wood dash on my old boat and it worked fine. They're still available. This one goes from 1 to 6 inches in diameter. Like so:
  19. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    The boy and I rolled the KF back into the garage this evening. The garage isn't fully cleaned or cleared yet but it's good enough. I want to keep the boat inside for awhile longer. ;) Another pic of the KF in the great outdoors this afternoon.
  20. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    This morning I rolled the KF out into the sunshine for the first time after painting the black accent color 5 1/2 weeks ago. It didn't immediately melt so I guess it's doing okay! :D I've been really busy with yard work, tree trimming and other stuff lately. Getting the KF out will allow...
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