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  1. BWR1953

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

    More letter work today. :D Got started on the RAFT first. Two coats of regular primer applied. I'm hoping to get some paint reducer tomorrow so that we can spray the black color coats. :joyous:
  2. BWR1953

    The iboats gearhead channel

    This was me in 1975. My dad's buddy was building these things. I drove it the next day after he got the fenders and other stuff installed. Chevy big block. Auto transmission. 450HP. I got it to 160MPH and it was still shoving me back into the seat at 4000 RPM. :eek: I ran out of track and...
  3. BWR1953

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

    Got some more letter work done today. Finished the big "S" using 600, 1000, 1500, 2000 and 2500 grit W/D sandpaper used dry. Going all the way up to 2500 was truly unnecessary but I felt like testing. Took me almost 15 minutes but when I started seeing the ceiling and lights reflecting in the...
  4. BWR1953

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

    Yesterday we went shoreline/bank fishing but no joy. The water temps have cooled quite a bit and the fish are likely out in deep water next to a fireplace or something! :lol: Today we did some driveway maintenance and a couple of other home related chores. The driveway grading was because...
  5. BWR1953

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

    This evening I received an order with my new small spray gun. This is the same one I'd had previously, as part of a 2 gun set, but I'd had to return the set because the larger gun was defective. I finally got a good larger gun by ordering only that size and used that gun to spray the Kingfisher...
  6. BWR1953

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

    Went out this morning to do some boat work but got sidetracked doing maintenance and repair on the truck. Got that necessary stuff behind us though. So we then removed the paper from the big letters in preparation for sanding and general cleanup. Man, the mineral spirits really popped the...
  7. BWR1953

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

    We went out to the garage so that I could get some filing done today. Didn't work out very well though. I spent more than an hour grinding, filing and sanding just a couple of letters from the small set. Took way too long and I wasn't very happy with the results. I'm going to scrap the...
  8. BWR1953

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

    You’re right, it won’t ever sink. Because it’ll never get done! LOL! :lol: At least it feels that way to me sometimes. :rolleyes: Don’t mind me… I’m on meds. :p :cool: Yah… but I’m not in the boat restoration biz. :laugh: I’m just a beat up old fisherman trying to get a 40+ year old...
  9. BWR1953

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

    Sigh... I'm discouraged. :blue: It's been over 3 weeks since I've done any boat work. We left the masking tape in place on the touched up areas and surprisingly, the super sticky blue tape fell off part way but the green tape remained in place. We reattached the blue tape and I'd planned...
  10. BWR1953

    2018 Starmada Splash of the Year Nominations

    Thanks for updating the list JB. I’ve been so absorbed in my own project and personal issues that I’d lost track of who did what when. :facepalm: Ah jeez…. Got ya covered! Finally. :rolleyes: :) I nominate Monmouth00 and his 1979 Kingfisher. :eagerness:
  11. BWR1953

    Wanting a bush hog for my tractor

    I used to have an old Ford 1210 three cylinder diesel which was 16HP (13 at the PTO) and it was a beast. I used it to do the massive cleanup needed when I first bought my 1.5 acre place here. It did a bang up job. That Ford could easily handle a heavy 5 foot box blade and it also handled a...
  12. BWR1953

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

    Do you mean like this one?
  13. BWR1953

    Site Navigation Wierdness - just happened today . . .

    Something definitely odd going on with the site. It's happening on my laptop with Windows 7 and Google Chrome and on my Android phone as well. :grumpy:
  14. BWR1953

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

    I've had bad health days again for the last several days; yesterday especially so. The only thing that I was physically able to do yesterday was to go look at the touch up paint area on the KF spray rail. As usual for me... it suuuuuuucks! :facepalm: :lol: I'm going to have to sand it down...
  15. BWR1953

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

    Today we did a little more. I started sanding and smoothing the "S" in the small letter set to see if the set could be salvaged. I did a really lousy job cutting out those small letters and they'll require a significant amount of time to get properly cleaned up for painting. Took me nearly an...
  16. BWR1953

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

    Well, we did get out there and worked for an hour or so. Pulled the new deck back out and stuck some of the old deck and a spare piece of plywood in the boat so that we could sand. And sand we did. Didn't take long at all using 220 grit paper and electrified sanding devices. ;) "Working"...
  17. BWR1953

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

    I'm pretty weak from tapering down the Prednisone but this afternoon I went out and removed the chairs and whatnot from the KF. I'll need the boy's help to get the deck out. But once that's done we'll put some temporary wood in there so that we can start sanding the inside of the hull...
  18. BWR1953

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

    Another doc appointment this morning (routine) and no safety monitor this afternoon so I couldn't do much. But I got bored enough to get out there in this nice cool weather and futz around a little. I placed the seats and bases inside the KF (from outside the boat) to get a better idea of...
  19. BWR1953

    Insight spacecraft just landed on Mars

    I watched it live on the NASA channel. I was holding my breath just like the folks in the control room. Completely nerded out. Brings back big time memories for me. :nod: :D The first image from the lander on the ground has already been received...
  20. BWR1953

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

    This morning the boy and I went out and sat and cogitated on what to do next. My initial thought was to have my buddy come get the boat so that he can get the trailer welding done. But with his busy schedule, I may not get the KF back until springtime! :cool: So while we were discussing...
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