1974 Starcraft Chieftain

[bgc]

Re: 1974 Starcraft Chieftain

I'm gonna need to spend more time in the dry docks! I'm falling behind on whats happening.

Between baby, boats, engine, outboards, work, keeping up the house....and that one night a week Jim B and I get to hang out, i'm fallin behind.

 

[Watermann]

Re: 1974 Starcraft Chieftain

Yeah nobody wants to say that SOB's name out loud for fear he may visit them... I will sound it out and hope he doesn't hear... Mur...fee.

 

[SigSaurP229]

Re: 1974 Starcraft Chieftain

Yeah nobody wants to say that SOB's name out loud for fear he may visit them... I will sound it out and hope he doesn't hear... Mur...fee.

He can, well I can't say it on a family oriented forum.

 

[bgc]

Re: 1974 Starcraft Chieftain

Now I'm following(10 week old, five 12 hour shifts pre week, no sleep)......

He stopped by few weeks back....they were on the wall when I left....

Karma stopped by later, (paying forward works)....4 new Mercs and two additional upper cowls came to the garage...not sure how that green thing ended up in the car...

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1974 Starcraft Chieftain

How, hope not of the fiddle bits were hurt on the OB's that danced w/ Mr. Fee.....

Where'd ya drag those OB's home from? I haven't forgotten about Big Red, it still on that glasser?

 

[bgc]

Re: 1974 Starcraft Chieftain

How, hope not of the fiddle bits were hurt on the OB's that danced w/ Mr. Fee.....

Where'd ya drag those OB's home from? I haven't forgotten about Big Red, it still on that glasser?

Tally from "Gravity Incident";
3 props
4 Skegs
Two upper cowl
One lower
Damaged paint and pride....

Three of the OB's came from Pensy and two from western Ohio.......

 

[barato2]

Re: 1974 Starcraft Chieftain

ouch. sorry to see that one. when you reinstall the 2x6, you could put a shim under the skeg of each motor so the floor is carrying the weight of the motor and all the wall is doing is keeping it upright.

 

[Watermann]

Re: 1974 Starcraft Chieftain

Youwch!~ Just the thought of the sound that made is nauseating.

 

[bgc]

Re: 1974 Starcraft Chieftain

I chalked it up to a learning experience......I learn the hard way.

On a lighter note, stripped the donor motor down today. Very clean inside and shows little wear, not bad for a hundred bucks!

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1974 Starcraft Chieftain

That sucks on the outboards coming off the wall. The motor looks real clean inside.

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1974 Starcraft Chieftain

Don't store the Chevy motor on the wall, bgc.

Really clean! Did you try to fire it up before the tear down?

 

[bgc]

Re: 1974 Starcraft Chieftain

The entire motor was as clean a the pics above, except the exterior of the block.

GA, I did not start it up. The donor boat was trashed and the blocks 34 years old, I didn't want to take a chance.
She is showing wear on the rod and crank bearings and it gives me an excuse to play in the shop. Plus imagine all the HP I'll gain by punchin her out .030

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1974 Starcraft Chieftain

She may be 34 years old, but she doesn't look like it. Has to be a low hour motor.

 

[Watermann]

Re: 1974 Starcraft Chieftain

Yeah or someone actually performed preventative maintenance on it.

 

[bgc]

Re: 1974 Starcraft Chieftain

The valves had a light coat of oil on them, looked like it had been fogged. They took care of the motor but the amount of raccoon poop in the hull, the boat was not.

 

[bgc]

Found some time to do some work on the interior.Got the fuel tanks, helm, and ice box cabinet out.