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  1. BWR1953

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

    Let's talk about doublers. Or joiners. Or whatever you want to call them. I call 'em doublers. :joyous: They're the parts that join the separate deck sections. As seen in the pix below. I'd originally been thinking of just using plywood but am now considering using strips of 3 or 4 inch wide...
  2. BWR1953

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

    Since I couldn't get the grass cut today, there was only one thing left to do. Work on the boat! :D Got the first coat of paint on the tops of the deck pieces. The boy did the edges with a brush while I rolled on the paint with a 9" roller. Annnnnddd.... it's glossy paint, not the...
  3. BWR1953

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

    Well, I've been back over a week and the grass still isn't done. :censored: Mechanical problems with 2 machines. Frustrating. :doh: And several doc appointments to interfere with my time. Grass still looks like this. Since the Gravely ZTR was out of action, I installed new blades on my...
  4. BWR1953

    Late 70s early 80s 22' islander

    You mean this pic?
  5. BWR1953

    Boy did I get my eyes opened today, Repair shops are out of hand!

    My 1995 F-150 has 'em.
  6. BWR1953

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

    Kingfisher stuff - I remembered that somehow the trailer bow stop got broken before I left for vacation. One "ear" is gone. I have no idea how or where it went. But I ordered a replacement this morning. And while I was gone on vacation I got to thinking about the spar varnish on the deck...
  7. BWR1953

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

    Hi all! On our vacation we took two days up and two days back with nine days in between those travel times. Stopped for a couple hours in Front Royal, VA on the way up and visited a 97 acre farm where I lived for a couple years as a teenager. The one-acre underground stream-fed pond and 2...
  8. BWR1953

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

    We're back, baby! :D From vacation, that is. Trip went well, details later. But right now I have to get outside and harvest the wheat... uhh, cut the grass! :lol:
  9. BWR1953

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

    Made good progress today. Got all the deck sections coated with OTF both top and bottom. Finally! Then we cleaned up and tidied up the shop and made room to put my truck in there. I'll feel a lot better with it locked up in the garage while I'm gone. ;) Scraping off excess OTF from a deck...
  10. BWR1953

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

    Well, I'm still around! Leaving on vacation the day after tomorrow. Really looking forward to the trip! :joyous: Might be adding quite a bit to the travel portion too. Could be a nice surprise for my wife and the boy. ;) They arrived here 5 years ago tomorrow and haven't been out of...
  11. BWR1953

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

    Feeling better today. Not back to 100% yet, but definitely better. Received my rivets today. What I really wanted was large flange aluminum with steel shanks. But due to time constraints (prior to countdown termination) I ordered standard flange. And they turned out to be all aluminum...
  12. BWR1953

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

    T minus 10 days... and HURTING! :sick: Having another very bad health day here again today. That's twice this week. Dunno what's going on. :confused: :blue: I woke up feeling okay but after a couple hours I started feeling pretty bad. Toughed it out for awhile and the boy and I went out...
  13. BWR1953

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

    T minus 11 days... and HOLDING? Maybe. :confused: Got in touch with my young mechanic buddy this evening. He hasn't had a chance to even look at my shifter controls. And I'm not sure he'll have time anytime soon. No shifter = no motor = no boat on vacation. :( I still have a carp ton of work...
  14. BWR1953

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

    T minus 12 days and counting. I had a horrendous health day today. Started in the middle of the night. I never left the house all day. My wife says that I've been pushing too hard and overdoing the effort. Could be. :rolleyes: Finally this evening I went out to the garage with the boy and...
  15. BWR1953

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

    T minus 13 days and counting. I can learn! :D Bought another sheet of plywood this morning. Rented a Makita circular saw and bought a plywood blade for it as well. Made progress! This is my B&D circular saw that I was given for my birthday last month. The base plate is wobbly and cannot...
  16. BWR1953

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

    T minus 14 days and counting. I've said it before and I'll say it again... I absolutely, positively SUCK at this wood working carp! :rant: :blue: I sure wish I could get one of you master craftsman to come over and cut this wood for me. :grumpy: It's 93 degrees out there. We worked for hours...
  17. BWR1953

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

    T minus 15 days and counting. Well, I was supposed to be all done working on this boat as of today! Yeah, right! :lol: But we're still moving forward. First thing this morning was to go to HF and buy a couple new palm sanders. Got the 20% discount and freebie with each of them. When we...
  18. BWR1953

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

    T minus 16 days and counting. Still way behind schedule but moving forward. We worked for a solid 8 hours out there today. Looking at the pix, it doesn't seem like much got done but we were hard at it and only took 1/2 hour for lunch. And I even skipped my afternoon nap! :laugh: :sleep...
  19. BWR1953

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

    T minus 18 days and counting. Feeling better today. Much better! Got stuff done today! :D Started out with the washed transom. Then I scraped and scrubbed it again, following up with TSP substitute to get rid of the chalky white paint that was over top of the original Starcraft cream...
  20. BWR1953

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

    T minus 19 days and counting. And I'm getting farther behind schedule. :sour: Bad health day today. I was okay in the morning; did some work in the old shed and ran errands, including buying tool and supply stuff for the boat job. But the afternoon brought problems and I'm still not back to...
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