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  1. BWR1953

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

    Yeah, I'm thinking that I missed part of the leak by not going far enough astern. I'll remedy that tomorrow. I counted the rivets from the stern to the leak location and I'll be sure to get plenty of overlap. And if I can, I'll get a real close up look to see if there are any crooked rivets...
  2. BWR1953

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

    I got the metal storage box disassembled today and started stripping. Got the 2 long sides done. Took THREE applications on each side because there were FOUR layers of paint on there! The original Starcraft cream, a layer of brownish orange stuff and two layers of gray. Whew! :cool: The...
  3. BWR1953

    Small anchor for 1040 Lowe Jon boat

    I used the folding anchor on my 11 foot dinghy which was used in tidal waters for fishing. Even with strong tidal currents it held just fine. For my 16 foot Kingfisher I use a 10 pound mushroom anchor which came with the boat. I fish a riverine lake and it holds well in the current there...
  4. BWR1953

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

    Yah, by breaking the box into two sections, I can still use them under a pair of the seats for storage but provide a more functional layout pattern. Something like so. The captain and rearmost seats would have the storage boxes underneath. I'm also planning on moving the trolling motor to the...
  5. BWR1953

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

    After dinner it was time to work on the storage box/seating situation. We needed to get it apart so that the metal can be stripped. I'll also have to fabricate new seat bases as well as waterproof them using the Old Timers Formula. :yo: Some kind soul decided that the best way to attach...
  6. BWR1953

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

    And then this happened! I was literally in the middle of applying the Gluvit when my wife walked into the garage and asked what I was doing. So I showed her. At that point she said that we needed to leave! Huh? Turns out she'd ordered Chinese take-out and we needed to go pick it up. :D So...
  7. BWR1953

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

    The next step was to mix up some Gluvit! I uh, "borrowed" :rolleyes: a household tablespoon sized measuring spoon so that I could accurately mix the 5:1 Gluvit to catalyst ratio. I mixed up too much of the Gluvit, as usual. But I glopped it all on there so that it can work its magic.
  8. BWR1953

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

    This afternoon the boy and I went out to the garage to get KF stuff done. I used a rotary tool to cut into the seam and grind out the Gluvit there. I was careful not to go too deep and accidentally cut a rivet! I didn't reach any obvious voids but a couple of times I did "run into" some of...
  9. BWR1953

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

    We had a great day today. Made progress on the KF too! :D After we had my wife's car oil changed we went to a nice restaurant for lunch over the water! Nice place. Our first time there but it won't be the last, that's for sure. Great food, nice view and super staff.
  10. BWR1953

    BOOM!!

    Wow, I started this thread 2 years ago today! Time sure is flying by. And I still haven't started this project yet! :rolleyes: Been a tough couple of years for me health-wise but I promise that once I get started on this one that I won't rush through it like I'm doing with the Kingfisher...
  11. BWR1953

    Small anchor for 1040 Lowe Jon boat

    I'd say one of these would work fine. Inexpensive and folds up out of the way easily to conserve on board storage space. And iboats members get a 5% discount. ;) https://www.iboats.com/shop/seadog-line-folding-anchor-3-5lb-1-2-eye-grappling-anchors.html
  12. BWR1953

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

    Let's see if this works.
  13. BWR1953

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

    One more thing on my list of things to do soon is to have the fenders welded to the trailer frame. I bought 'em about 2 1/2 years ago and they've just been laying around since then. Found them while I was looking for something else and laid one on top of a tire to show what it's like. I hope...
  14. BWR1953

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

    So I went out to the garage awhile ago and while walking out there I noticed that it was very foggy. Then I got a whiff and it was smoke, not fog! I didn't last long out there and came back into the air conditioned house. Turns out that the forestry service is conducting a controlled burn...
  15. BWR1953

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

    If I'm gonna spend money on this, I'm gonna be picky! :lol: As a matter of fact, one buddy asked me the other day why I'm even bothering to repaint the Mercury outboard. My reply was simple... "If I'm going to go through all this effort to do a great job with a full restoration on the hull...
  16. BWR1953

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

    Let's talk about the STARCRAFT logo decals. I've been looking around online and have found beau coup offers but they're all "one way" in direction. Like the ones in the attached pic. So I'd have the port side logo facing in the opposite direction from the starboard side. Anybody know where I...
  17. BWR1953

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

    It was all the wires wrapped around the center of the thing that caused the problems. My bud got it back together but it was very stiff to operate. He finally gave up and went back to working on his giant tractors. The small stuff is tough on him! :lol: Fortunately, the replacement shifter...
  18. BWR1953

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

    Today we got back down to bidness. Worked my fingers to the bone! :lol: Brought out the big gun to deal with that stubborn hood paint! I'd given that sandblaster to my buddy a decade ago. I asked to borrow it and he said to just keep it (again) because he never uses it. Okay then! I...
  19. BWR1953

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

    Didn't get anything done yesterday other than to reacquire the box of Mercury shifter stuff that I'd given to my bud to see if he could make one good one out of two bad ones. Didn't happen, so I bought a replacement 10 days ago. That new-to-me replacement shifter is missing the small button...
  20. BWR1953

    Returning member to the Starmada - 18' Supersport or Offshore?

    Thanks for the primer pix. How many coats of primer did you use? A few years ago, when I painted part of the inside of my KF to cover the Gluvit, I used rattle-can self etching primer. I know the goal for SE is to just use a light dusting but that was very tough to do in that case. The stuff...
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