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  1. BWR1953

    Nobody fishing?

    After I got the grass cut this morning, I decided to go to the ol' fishin' hole and see what the fish were up to. Apparently, they were at home watching TV. :LOL: The only bites I got were from a couple bugs, but I did see the resident swamp lizard. That creature was wearing camo...
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    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    More progress! 😁 I really should remove that seat base and set it aside. I've tripped over it several times. But I only need to do "one or two" more things, so I'll wait... :rolleyes: I don't have a bus bar for the ground wires and didn't want to wait days and days to have one delivered...
  3. BWR1953

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    You guys are hysterical! :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: I'll keep my diesel! I'm going back to a steam engine! Anybody got a horse and buggy? :LOL:🤪
  4. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    This morning I did some more soldering and adding extensions to the console indicator lights. Made good progress, then ran into an odd thing. When I added the indicator light to the courtesy light switch, the courtesy light would stay OFF when I turned the switch to ON. But the dash indicator...
  5. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    Yeah, I'm slow and my buddy is a very busy man. Takes me forever sometimes. :sneaky: I did buy a piece of aluminum to cover that gaping rectangular hole in the dash. And the store guy turned out to be a former boat salesman. He said that the hole most likely held an AM/FM cassette receiver...
  6. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    I'm still working on wiring and switches and whatnot. Made good progress yesterday but lost all day today because I was in the ER. I'm okay though. One of those "better safe than sorry deals." :sneaky: Yesterday morning I spent removing the indicator lights from the console, then soldering...
  7. BWR1953

    Nobody fishing?

    Neato. :cool:
  8. BWR1953

    Anybody know what this is?

    My buddy just got a new-to-him jon boat and it has 2 of these, one on each side of the boat near the gunnel, but not directly across from one another.
  9. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    Been a very busy week for me, with non-boat related stuff. 😐 However, this morning I did a quick gauge test. Found out that I'd skipped the tach/voltmeter power connection while running jumpers between gauges. Made up a new jumper and turned the ignition on. Voila! And a little video...
  10. BWR1953

    How do I clean a Starcraft Islander hull

    I use Simple Green and it does a pretty good job.
  11. BWR1953

    Is this repairable for safe use on the lake?

    My neighbor had the same thing happen to his 16' jon boat. Not nearly as severe as yours, but very close. He used a variety of tools and whanged it back to general shape. Then, he cut the worst part of the upper rail out and welded in new. No leaks. It's all functional now, but "ain't...
  12. BWR1953

    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

    Looks great! (y)
  13. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    I started getting the switches and horn button remounted today. Couldn't find the 4th switch, so contacted my buddy (who had set up everything for the splash) and he dropped by. After he crawled under the dash he said "Oh yeah, there was a switch which wasn't connected to anything." So he had...
  14. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    I got all 5 gauges fully wired and installed today. Tomorrow is major cleanup day. :sneaky:
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    Starcraft Holiday 18 make over

    Nice!
  16. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    I do indeed. And when it's raining, it's like being inside a snare drum in a rock n roll band. LOUD! We've tried it in the past and even though we wore ear muffs, it was too deafening to stay in there. 🔊📢 Here's a 15 second video from when I was in there the other day and it started raining...
  17. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    This is what I mean by storm training. It's moving west to east at a slow pace and just pulses. Storm a bit, clear a bit, then repeat. For hours. All day. Makes it tough to get anything done. :cautious:
  18. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    Aug 16 First gauge being wired up and installed! Temp gauge, so I need to trace the wire back to the engine to make sure that all is well. Aug 17 Tilt gauge being installed, with jumpers between gauges for B+ and ground. I have to trace the sender wire back to the engine. I remember seeing...
  19. BWR1953

    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    Time for an update, several actually, now that I have some time and the pix are working again. If it isn't the heat, it's the rain that clobbers my efforts. But, I have in fact, been making slow but steady progress. Aug 3rd Console painted; mocked up with gauges and steering system removed...
  20. BWR1953

    Nobody fishing?

    Boooom! 🎣
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