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  1. BWR1953

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

    Those LED nav lights look good. I knew about the angle stuff and was thinking of making a giant protractor for the bow to measure the correct angles. Easy enough to set the angles with a blank slate tinny like ours. I do have the pole light for the bow already, courtesy of the donor boat...
  2. BWR1953

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

    Received this nav/anchor light base today. So now, with the donor boat leftovers, I have 2 working units for the KF. But it does bring up some consternation for me. I do have the LED style nav lights for the bow but they're not USCG approved. Bought them a year or more ago. We don't...
  3. BWR1953

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

    Made some more progress today. Not as much as I'd hoped since we lost 4 or 5 hours of work from the JBWW issue yesterday. I'd hoped today to finish refilling the "bad" holes, grind them down, do some additional cleanup then turtle the hull. Didn't happen though. But we did find a couple...
  4. BWR1953

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

    Three steps forward, one step back. So went today. :rolleyes: A learning experience for the boy though. :cool: Received the new stainless cleats today. They're smaller than the old Zamak cleats that were previously on the KF but they'll work just fine. We rarely use the cleats anyway.
  5. BWR1953

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

    Well, the pressure is on again. Our summer vacation starts 9 weeks from today. Last month we made reservations for a lakefront rental with a dock up in Georgia. Really looking forward to taking the KF up there and having a nice, relaxing time. Last year's vacation was nice but pressured...
  6. BWR1953

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

    And I ordered a few items tonight. :cool:
  7. BWR1953

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

    So I ended up using my rotary tool with an 80 grit sanding drum attached to cut through the bulk of the JB WaterWeld. Worked like a charm. It cut through that JB like a hot knife through soft butter. I had to be careful not to be too aggressive, lest I dig a hole in the aluminum. Followed up...
  8. BWR1953

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

    I did some more hole filling by myself this morning. Man, there were a lot of holes. Still have some left that I can't reach! The boy will have to do those. And I ended up having to use a heating pad on my knee for a couple hours after my work this morning. D'oh. Still plenty of work to...
  9. BWR1953

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

    My morning and early afternoon were shot today. Had breakfast with my buddy then we ran the roads taking care of errands. Got some "smalls" work done today though. I went out early this afternoon (by myself and was admonished by my wife for it :rolleyes:) and took a look at all the holes in...
  10. BWR1953

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

    Received the short grip rivets for the thru-hull bracket connections this afternoon. Popped those babies into place in just a couple minutes. That's all I did today other than rest my left leg.
  11. BWR1953

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

    Got the bow brace INSTALLED today! :D Only a month after being removed! :rolleyes: :lol: Large flange rivets in place! Yeah, we scratched up the paint a bit during handling, etc. but it's going to be color painted anyway so we'll re-prime then. This is how it looked with the alignment...
  12. BWR1953

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

    Beaten but not defeated... yet. :mad-new: The boy and I went out this evening after dinner to attack that bow brace yet again. And once more it thwarted our efforts. But tomorrow is another day. :rolleyes: Counter boring done. Stainless washers test fitted.
  13. BWR1953

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

    Thinking... experimenting... adjusting to reality and whatnot. :cool: There is simply no way to get a rivet gun into the space around the brackets, so I went with 1/4-20 stainless bolts with lock nuts for final installation... when the time comes. Holes drilled larger and bolts test fit today.
  14. BWR1953

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

    The boy was home from school today and we spent several hours working on that bow brace again. Mind you, a lot of that time is the learning process for the boy. And I mean a lot!! A competent, experienced worker in good health would have had this whole project done a year ago! :lol: We did...
  15. BWR1953

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

    Yeahhh... I went back and forth on that one. But the bottom line is that even though my KF is from 1976, the top logo reminded me too much of the "Bold, new graphics" of 1970s cars. I want something subtler and classier than those bad old days. :lol: Remember these...
  16. BWR1953

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

    The boy and I went out this evening after dinner and worked on reassembling the bow brace. We had heavy t-storms here today along with some tornado warnings and couldn't do anything outside during the day. Ran into a couple snags with getting everything back together with the new backer piece...
  17. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Will this 30 gallon tank fit my Chief? It's for sale on c-list.
  18. BWR1953

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

    Nothing really happening here again today. Rested my knee. No, not the burned one, that's just fine. :flame: The other injuredknee! :lol: I think I messed it up when I was moving the 90HP mid-section forthe Chieftain. Started feeling it the next day. And like most other stuff with me...
  19. BWR1953

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

    We went back out later this evening and did a bit more. Not as much as I'd hoped though. We were chugging along when my buddy texted me for help with his new-to-him boat, so I got interrupted. Then later he came over to my place with some freshly smoked mullet and another item that he needed...
  20. BWR1953

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

    Lunch break. Time to upload a few pix. I had some 0.05" AL angle stock on hand and used 2 pieces stacked to simulate the thickness of the rib ends and center stringer in the KF.
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