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  1. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    No work done the last couple of days. I was out of town yesterday, we had an appliance repair guy here this morning and then we had to run errands this afternoon. But! One of those errands was to have the 0.080" sheet patch rolled to shape. And I'm pleased to say that it fits perfectly under...
  2. BWR1953

    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    When I first got the Kingfisher, it had a bench seat. And that really suuuucked! :rolleyes: Having to climb over and around that thing in order to move fore and aft stunk. And with 2 or more people moving at the same time, it was not only annoying, it made the boat more tippy. Retrieving...
  3. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    I got out there early this morning and started drilling out the marked rivets with a 3/16" DeWalt bit. And as happens many times, found problems. Like extra large rivet holes. Sigh. :rolleyes: And this one got a little lop-sided during the drilling process. 😬 But, I test bucked a...
  4. BWR1953

    20 seconds to start peeing on muffs

    Man, I wish I could achieve that! :ROFLMAO:
  5. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    More progress today. Much of it a learning experience for both the boy and myself. And some lessons were painful! :LOL: We did some more cleaning and then moved on to rib reinstallation and rivet stuff. We both had to learn about installing solid rivets, a first for us. 🤓 I showed the...
  6. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Yes, I'd read that the Coat-it is thicker. I plan on using Gluvit as the primary for getting down deep into the hull crevices. The Coat-it will be used for shallower stuff. :)
  7. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Yow! I totally missed that safety violation! I'm normally very strict about safety. Thanks for the alert! 😬 "The boy" as my wife calls him, is my stepson and will turn 16 in a few weeks. He's a good kid and normally is very careful about safety too. After I saw your heads up, I sat the...
  8. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    This evening we received the sticky stuff. Tomorrow we'll get started on rivet and leak repairs! :D The boy counted 136 rivets that need to be replaced, not including the ribs we removed. And there are "other" holes which will need to be addressed as well. While I was sitting in the...
  9. BWR1953

    20 seconds to start peeing on muffs

    If yours is the 4-cylinder, then I have the same motor. Yep, it can take a little while for the water to fully circulate through the system.
  10. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    And thanks to the guys for the likes! :)
  11. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Thanks WM! We're moving forward a lot faster with the Chief than we did with the KF. :) Yeah, having a strong youngster to do a lot of the heavy work is great. Only 2 more years left for him being here, so we'll keep him busy! 🤪 Speaking of power tools, a few days ago I was sitting...
  12. BWR1953

    Advice for Smith Mountain Lake, VA

    I spent a weekend there back in the early '90s. Yes, there really are monster stripers there. I parked my RV and boat, then walked over to check out the dock and launch ramp. As I walked up to the dock I saw a big school of stripers, all about 3 feet long, cruising the shoreline. My eyes...
  13. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    More progress today! While the boy worked inside the Chief, I cleaned up the cabin substructure. Parallel processing and whatnot! :D That carpet adhesive was pretty yucky. The power sander works well in this application. Meanwhile, the boy was hard at it inside the boat. (y)...
  14. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Made progress today! :D We had zero effect trying to remove the carpet adhesive in the cabin area with the Brush Cleaner. We also tried heating that dried on goop with a heat gun, then scraping it with a metal putty knife and that did nothing. :rolleyes: So I went after it with the power...
  15. BWR1953

    How effective is Gluvit?

    Gluvit works great when applied correctly... from inside the hull. Many of us have used it and Coat-it (a competitor) as well. I used it on my Kingfisher project and just ordered some for my Chieftain project. Come visit us over in the Starcraft subforum. Lots of great advice and info...
  16. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Hahaha! That's it exactly! :ROFLMAO: Yeah, I started out that way, then things changed. Right now I'm not sure I'll be able to order any from the original vendor. I got a reply asking me to "take a picture of my original battery" so that a decision could be made. Uhhh.. I ordered rivets...
  17. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Got a little work done this morning. Not as much as I would have liked, but some. We were sidetracked by selling tractor stuff again. Most of that is sold and I only have 2 items left, so hopefully it won't interfere much more. The boy got busy with the wire wheel and drill. He's learning...
  18. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Been running the roads again today, so no boat work. :cautious: Thanks for the helpful info, WM! :) (y) After reading your post, I successfully cancelled my order for 1/2" length rivets and tried to cancel the one I placed for 3/8" length rivets but am not sure that I made it in time. No...
  19. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    I'm thinking of using my rotary tool to grind a notch in the stern flange to fix this hole after cleanup. A couple of options; install a rivet there or fill with JB Marine Weld. Thoughts?
  20. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    I really need to order rivets. 😬 The boy only has 2 days of school left and we'll soon be working hard on the Chief to get it going. I have to allow for delivery times in my planning. :unsure: I have a couple of questions that I need to have answered before I can begin ordering rivets and...
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