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  1. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    I went out to "have a look" at the Chief this morning and suddenly found myself working. And with great success! :cool: I guess the 6 months of physical therapy I had is paying off! :D Seriously, I was just going to look. Maybe figure out options on how to get that 90HP center section out...
  2. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    I found a different way! Surprised the heck out of me this morning. 🤪 I'm not sure if I'll have a custom under-deck fuel tank fabricated. I have a contact who should be able to fab up the extra transom braces for me. I'll talk with him about the fuel tank option. :)
  3. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    This afternoon I used my trucklet to pick up a single sheet of 4' x 8' BCX plywood . It was easy peasy to get the sheet in and out of the bed of the little truck. :cool: The purpose of the single sheet is to safely let us walk around inside the hull while working. Later on, it'll...
  4. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    We got the Chief back in the barn this evening. Man, is it dirty! 😏
  5. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    We got 2 of our non-boat projects fully completed last week. Finished up the second one yesterday afternoon. Yay! :cool: This morning I went out and moved the Chieftain up closer to the garage, then pulled the masking tape. That boat has a ton of sand in and on it from the dustless...
  6. BWR1953

    Electric Cars or Trucks

    Back to topic... Lincoln just unveiled their Star EV concept and announced that they want 50% of their sales to be EV by 2025 and said that the demand is already there. That's just a couple of model years down the road, folks. The naysayers, pooh-poohers and Larry's can denigrate and ridicule...
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    Electric Cars or Trucks

    And then there's hydrogen fuel cells. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2022/04/19/plug-power-snags-walmart-fuel-deal-as-green-hydrogen-revs-up-amid-oil-price-spike/?sh=ef94530a4144
  8. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    So the next step is to get the masking off the Chief. After that, we'll take it to the local drive-thru carwash that we'd used before and wash all of the residual stuff off the boat. Then will come the leak testing and whatnot. Could be a little while before we get to that, but it's gonna...
  9. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    However, I do know how to use parallel processing! :D Took the Chief to the dustless blasting guy on 15 Apr 22. He said there were 3 other boats ahead of me but that he'd try to squeeze me in later this week. Then he called me this morning to say that the Chief was done and ready for pickup...
  10. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    I keep getting sidetracked by other projects. 😏 Like sod work. 🥵 I had to use my wife's truck to haul the heavy load. o_O But we're finally done!
  11. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    We got the old nav light off this afternoon. It's pretty rough. I'll see if it can be blasted along with the other Chief parts. Hopefully it'll clean up enough to be reused. If the chrome plating can be removed, I'll paint the Zamak that's underneath. The wire and sockets are a mess and...
  12. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    You and me both! After all, it's been nearly 7 years since I picked up the Chief! o_O I've actually chosen dustless blasting, a combination of pressurized air, water and blast media. It's great on aluminum boats because it gives the cutting power of sandblasting but without overheating...
  13. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Got the Chief ready for dustless blasting today. I started in the morning and did the stuff I could, then we finished after the boy got home from school. The blaster guy told me that they can get accuracy down to 1/4" and that I could leave the eyebrows and guard rails in place. Agreed! My...
  14. BWR1953

    Is 17ft long enough for a tournament bass boat?

    :ROFLMAO: 🤪
  15. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Got some good news today. Finally. 😏 Hooked the Chief up in the morning. Took the Chief over to the blaster guy this evening and we reached agreement on the dustless blast job price. Yay! 👏 I learned a fair bit about what prep work needs to be done. Not as much as I'd thought. I...
  16. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    I was just going through my old original pix of the Chief. Found this. Should be interesting to see what's going on behind that silicone sealant. :rolleyes:
  17. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    A bit more done today and the Chief is now hooked up to the Trucklet and ready to take to the dust blaster guy. Tomorrow morning I'll give him a call and set an appointment. The windshield will definitely need to be replaced. Fortunately, I found a YouTube video that shows how it's done. 😏...
  18. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    I have been very busy, but things are sorta/kinda starting to settle down. Maybe. :rolleyes: So the boy and I got a little Chief work done today, with a little more to follow this week. The guy who was supposed to come over to give me a paint estimate a couple weeks ago never showed...
  19. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Garage is okay enough to get something started. :cool:
  20. BWR1953

    I’m back

    Sweet! (y) :cool:
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