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  1. BWR1953

    1974 Starcraft Chieftain Overhaul

    Pool noodles aren't the way to go. They don't provide as much flotation and can absorb water. Foam board insulation is the way to go. Many of us have used it with success. :)
  2. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    The only way I can get pix to upload is to transfer them to PowerPoint, save them as a .jpg file then resize them in my photo software. A pain. So I'm gonna stop with this one. At least y'all can see the "runway" effect.
  3. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Hi all. I'm back again. My buddy came over with his tractor and started leveling the piles. Only took him about 1/2 hour to knock them down and start the leveling process. But then he had to leave again. Sigh. Someday soon it'll all be done!
  4. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Thanks. I hope you have a safe and enjoyable splash! I did read about your replacement tires. Good move. The yard and new pad area are still unchanged for how. Plenty of work left to to. Am hoping my buddy is available to move dirt again soon. Still looks like this:
  5. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Several more weeks have passed and more work has been done. Still very slow going though. Part of the reason is due to my health again. I finally tapered completely off the steroids but doing so caused me to have withdrawal symptoms like weakness, excruciating pain and the inability to move...
  6. BWR1953

    A Diamond in the Ruff? Or a guaranteed frying pan to the head from the Admiral?

    I had one of those when I lived up north 20 years ago. Nice boat. Used it on the Chesapeake Bay and lower Potomac River. My kids liked it a lot too. It had a 75hp Chrysler and would run about 25mph with that motor. Sold it here the day I brought it down to Florida. The guy who helped me...
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    Boat "no-step" area

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  8. BWR1953

    Starcraft '73 16' Holiday (refurb by relative newbies)

    This is how I did it on our Kingfisher. We used 3/4" rigid foam because that was the only size available in our area. Larger sizes are made and might be available to you.
  9. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Wellll... that didn't work! :facepalm: :suspicious: :rant: :yell: :grumpy:
  10. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Started to open the tent shelter side panels this afternoon but the rains came and we had to stop. Did get the KF covered though. We're supposed to have rain every day for the next week which is contrary to what we usually have in May. Will try to get the panels opened when the weather...
  11. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Forgot to post these pix of the boy after we completed working on the 14th. He's wanting to go fishing! :D
  12. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Got more stuff done today, including working on boat stuff! :D We swapped the trailer jacks around on all 3 boats. The one which had been on the Chieftain was bad and needed to be replaced. Instead of buying a new one I switched them around. The one on the donor boat had previously been on...
  13. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Got the concrete blocks from the old garden plot moved this morning. Was so good to feel that I had the strength again to do that. Just 3 weeks ago I couldn't even pick one up by myself. Today the boy and I got all 14 of the blocks into the tractor trailer and moved. The boy picked up the...
  14. BWR1953

    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    Project boat already stripped and ready for reassembly. Rivets included. $450. I'd be tempted myself but simply can't justify another project. Not without frying pan prints upside my haid! :laugh: 18' with clear title... a rarity here in Florida! :lol...
  15. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    This is my place as seen on Google Earth. Wish I still had my drone so that I could take some aerial footage. The yellow outlines show some of the trees/shrubs which have been removed. More were removed at the bottom of the picture but I don't know exactly which ones so I didn't circle those...
  16. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    The last few days have been interesting to say the least. A couple days ago we loaded the leftovers from the burn pile into the back of my truck to take them to the dump. Wasn't enough there to fuss with burning it again. So off we went. Didn't make it in time as the dump had closed 7...
  17. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Went out to see how much stuff was left in the burn pile that needed to go to the dump. It was still smoldering! The boy immediately jumped into action with the garden hose and found every remaining hot spot and put them out. He would make a great Fire Chief someday. :joyous: Some...
  18. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Yep, it's pretty nice. And I'm glad to finally be able to work outside again after all my health issues over the last 7 - 8 months. (I was in the ER again 4 days ago but I'm okay). My lot was raw land when I bought it almost 10 years ago and I've made huge improvements to it during that time...
  19. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Forgot to post this pic. My neighbor's horses could have cared less about my fleet and all the activities in the back yard. :lol:
  20. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    And this is how it looks this morning. I'm very pleased with the yard progress. Gonna be a lot easier to move the boats around once we're all done. And having a level place to work on them in a pull-thru shelter is a huge bonus compared to last year. Huuuge! :laugh: I'd doused the fire...
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