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  1. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    The new cabinet really added a lot of storage space! :)
  2. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    But there were good things happening too! I had a birthday and was given some awesome goodies. :party: :rockon: My daughter bought me these: And my wife bought me this! So I put the boy and my buddy to work. ;)
  3. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Well, I had a busy week... running the roads to various and sundry doc appointments. I got poked, prodded, stabbed, examined and evaluate. Turned into a pincushion. Blech. :blue:
  4. BWR1953

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

    Okay guys, what the heck size is the bolt head at the tail end of the lower unit? I'm trying to get it off and none of the sockets I have will fit. I've tried everything from 3/8" to 9/16" SAE and 9 - 12mm metric. I'm confused. :confused:
  5. BWR1953

    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    Yah! Sorta like so...
  6. BWR1953

    1977 Starcraft Restoration project

    In my 16' Kingfisher I used 4.5 sheets of the .75 inch pink stuff. It was the only size available to me at the time. And my method uses a lot more but that extra becomes additional flotation if needed. Ya know? ;)
  7. BWR1953

    74 Starcraft Holiday resto

    The BIA pattern:
  8. BWR1953

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

    Getting the motor inside the building was a good first step. Next was to rig up some temporary casters so I can move the thing around. Done! Yeahhh... that looks to be around the right sized motor to me! But my wife and the boy are already terrified. :lol:
  9. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Got more cleanup and organizing done today. We even have a couple empty drawers leftover. Definitely need more tools! :lol: And I used some leftover 1" aluminum angle stock to fabricate some drawer dividers. Will be riveting those into various drawers but have to buy some new drill bits...
  10. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    BTW - I did try the "ketchup trick" to remove rust from the top of the big red box. Sadly, I have to say that I am unimpressed with the results. Left it on for almost 2 full days and it didn't seem to make much difference. Smelled up the garage though! :lol:
  11. BWR1953

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

    Time for an update. I got nothing! :doh: :lol: Well, very little. But things are picking up. Last week I had multiple doc appointments (more coming this week too) and was running the roads. But the delay was mostly due to researching parts for the Mercury 50 and trying to figure out...
  12. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Okay, I finally made some progress here in the garage. Got that Task Force rolling cabinet fixed! :) The boy really helped a lot too. ;) This is the cabinet. Note that the drawers are askew. Several were jammed up and couldn't move. I suspect that my old buddy who gave me the cabinets...
  13. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Dagnabit! A guy on craigslist has this pair of 19 gallon tanks for sale and I'd love to put them in the Chief! But I just went out and measured and can't figure a way to mount them without taking up too much real estate in the boat. The tanks measure 9" x 10" x 50" and I was hoping to put...
  14. BWR1953

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

    Made a little progress this morning! :) With the right tool for the job, things get done. My new circlip pliers arrived yesterday and I put them to work this morning. Got that stubborn retaining clip off the steering wheel shaft in very short order. Then things got interesting. :rolleyes...
  15. BWR1953

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

    No boat work today. Been dealing with computer stuff again. Took one back for a refund, went to a different store and bought another, then returned that one as well. Stopped at a computer repair place on the way back and talked with the tech there who recommended that I bring the Dell in for...
  16. BWR1953

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

    Trying again...
  17. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    So while sitting in the garage contemplating boat stuff this evening I noticed the 6-spoke steering wheel that I bought for the Chieftain. And remembered that a couple days ago that I popped off and saved the Starcraft logo that was on the Kingfisher. I'd originally thought that I would clean...
  18. BWR1953

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

    I felt great today! Not just "okay" or "tolerable" but actually healthy and energetic! :D Spent hours in the garage working on the KF and also had the boy do some design computation stuff for the Chieftain! :becky: Made good progress from my point of view. The KF is now stripped and ready...
  19. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    First concrete crack found today, near the rear door of the garage. It's tiny, but it's there. :grumpy:
  20. BWR1953

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

    Busy today but I did get the new custom strap installed on the trailer winch. It's 6 feet shorter and fits much better. :) Not related to boat stuff but I did get my truck washed today too. First time in months! :rolleyes: Man, it really needed it. :redface:
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