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  1. oldhaven

    1972 Starcraft Chieftain Restoration

    I used an extrusion called a division bar between the deck panels. It has a small low face above the deck that will not trip or hurt bare feet and the lower flange is wide enough to rivet through. I got the 3/4" but it is available in 1/2" . It is not that much more expensive compared to the...
  2. oldhaven

    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    Here one for g0nef1sshn 1989 Starcraft SFM160 - $4500 (Central VT) https://vermont.craigslist.org/boa/5845090606.html
  3. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Just an update so the project thread is still alive. Nothing much to report boat wise, as the enclosure is still getting tuned and adjusted so it fits correctly. As I mentioned elsewhere I will likely have to plow a place in the yard to store it. My wife and I have been up north on the...
  4. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Progress being made on the canvas top. It's not done yet, and these pictures are of it not yet fastened down, so it looks loose, but I like it so far. There will be a back panel with a window that closes it in from the splash well header header forward, and all the panels have zippers so I can...
  5. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    While we are up here this week I took the opportunity to unite the aluminum and riveted brother and sister in the family. This makes for an interesting picture, but probably won't happen often since the truck has terrible rear traction on ramps, a lot of diesel torque causing wheel spin on even...
  6. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Just about a year after towing the Chief home, I towed it back up North and yesterday had my goal of getting it into Moosehead Lake completed. We put in at Greenville and did a round trip run up the Lake to Rockwood and Mt. Kineo. The boat was great, and handled the slight chop easily at a best...
  7. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Up north this week and if the wind and weather cooperate I hope to get the boat into Moosehead this week. Meantime the Chief is attracting admiring stares from the neighbors. Ron
  8. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    My friendly dealer lent me a Merc 13 x 18 Vengeance prop to try. He had warned me that I would be over propped at 21, and rubbed it in a bit. I went out this morning and everything is much better. 41 MPH at 5750. I am putting in a URL for a youtube video of the test. I don't know how to embed...
  9. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Went for a second trip today, and took my wife along, duplicating the Kennebec first trip for another 20 miles. She was very pleased with the seating, footrest, and even the terlet got some use. I managed to get a few stills, but when I tried to get her to take a holeshot video, she was not...
  10. oldhaven

    "are you sure you want to leave this page" pop up

    I am getting this annoying pop up when I am going from one Iboats forum page to another or doing a search. It is intermittent, but happens more often than not.. I believe this is a internet explorer pop up that is used when a user is filling in a form to keep from losing work and data, but I...
  11. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    I decided the passenger seat was too high, so I made some extensions to lower it and and the helm seat. Just got that done and the wood supports painted and then mounted the folding footrests.
  12. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    BMerr, I guess the boat is retro, but I am from that era so it just looks normal to me... The cabin will have a bit more done to it in the future, and I have painted the plywood and fastened most of it down since the last pictures. I would like to insulate and cover the hull in there, but we...
  13. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    More progress to report. After the first run I now need to get some of the comfort factor things into the boat in prep for a trip with my wife, possibly to Moosehead. I installed the cabin door trim and the folding door I picked up on the the i-auction site. Also installed, (2 screws and 5200)...
  14. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Well, today was the big day. With the help of my friend Bud we put in at Richmond on the Kennebec river and did a ten mile round trip up river and then circumnavigated Swan island. About 20 miles total. The motor ran flawlessly, even though I had air in the lines for the first couple of...
  15. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    The 100 gal stock tank is perfect for testing, since I can use the tilt to get it in and out of the water. I got it on sale at Tractor Supply for a surprisingly low price. I have it running nicely and starts right up. The engine functions display shows .3 GPH at no load 700 RPM idle speed, and...
  16. oldhaven

    77' 16ft Starcraftt ss

    GA has it right. here is a picture of my first duty station in the 1970's. On long deployments we would occasionally fold down the causeways while at anchor and have a barbecue party with beer allowed because it was off the ship...sort of... If your rails folded down you could have quite a party...
  17. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Well, I finally got the new 4 stroke on the boat. I still have a lot of hooking up to do, and sorting out the cables and lines to get organized, but I heard it run in a barrel and it sounded great. Just towed it back from the dealer a couple of hours ago. It doesn't even look too strange on the...
  18. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    I am getting the systems work well along now. This is tedious and requires a lot of planning since all the old stuff was bad and was ripped out. I highly recommend the access door in the back of the helm for cabin boats, since I don't know how I could have done that much inside it otherwise. I...
  19. oldhaven

    Bonding fuel filler in an aluminum boat

    When running a bonding wire from the fuel filler neck to the tank gauge ground should the filler neck be isolated from the boat by a gasket or insulator? It would seem this added wire suggested by CG for all boats would defeat the attempt to isolate the boats aluminum hull from the battery...
  20. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Another progress report. I have been slowly adding back the parts I took off. Sidewalls in, using the remnant half inch teak and holly ply I got off CL. The helm is in for good, and the controls are fitted, though not wired yet or cables run. I also have the instruments in and they are...
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