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    My New 1970 Starchief

    That’s in the same ballpark as the 13x18 I have with the Merc 90 four stroke on my 67 Starchief. I had a 13x21 on it at first and that was too much pitch with a full boat. I do get a higher cruise and top end than you mention, but all in all that’s about what you can expect from these hulls in...
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    My New 1970 Starchief

    I have a similar Starchief with a 4 stroke Mercury. Just curious...what size and pitch prop are you using and what kind of performance does it give you?
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    Another Maine Starchief

    We’re in the new house after a long layoff. The boat was under cover and dry docked in the Maine woods for over a year, but made it through a summer, winter, and spring just fine. Changed the fuel filter put in fresh gas and it fired right up. While we are now on the water, our area of the...
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    Another Maine Starchief

    View from the front window during a storm from the south. 40-50 MPH winds that day
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    Another Maine Starchief

    the Katahdin going by the island to the west. The whole island was only 200 feet long.
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    Another Maine Starchief

    In mid August we rented a camp on a little island in Moosehead Lake for a week. It was just a mile from Greenville where we put in so it was easy to get into town for shopping and shore time. The Starchief performed great. On the trip when we moved in we had a full boat with 3 adults, two big...
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    '69 offshore rebuild- BMerr

    The early SC side panels did not connect to the gunwales except at the front through the consoles or cabin bulkhead and the back through an aluminum brace. I tied the short panels to the gunwales with the seat brace aluminum, since the package tray is not the best brace as it is at approximately...
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    Another Maine Starchief

    I had some weather delays but now have the new tank installed and the deck and side panels back in place. I put on the new enclosure and finally put in the woven vinyl carpet I had planned on using last fall before the tank problem. Maybe a bit too stripy, but it's nice on the feet. Just a...
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    Another Maine Starchief

    This will look like a time warp, but I took these pictures yesterday. Finally getting the new tank in to replace the leaky one. it took 4 hours to take out the sidewalls and deck, and another two to fit the new tank, which is the same model but slightly longer. I will be refinishing the deck and...
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    '69 offshore rebuild- BMerr

    You will have trouble finding a transom saver that fits the lower unit profile on these new Merc's. I use one of these instead: It keeps the strain off the tilt cylinder. Strictly speaking, Mercury does not feel anything is needed, but I just feel better about using something to hold up the...
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    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...
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    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

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