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    Colorado boat registration question

    Hi everyone, I am looking to buy a boat from Colorado and trailer it back to California. The owner has no paperwork for the boat...only the trailer. He has told me Colorado does not have registration for boats...only the trailer. Is this accurate? Any Colorado boat owners out there...
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    I/O to outboard bracket conversion?

    Ok folks, ready for a new challenge. I am an outboard fan over I/O's. Looking for a new project and am looking at 22ft Starcrafts, either set up for an outboard, or...if possible I would convert an I/O to an outboard with a offshore bracket. Anybody have info here on the I/O to a bracket...
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    1970 Starchief conversion to center console

    More work today, Sunday, 1/31. Removed the excessive cloth from the two pieces of my 3/4 inch transom. Now the two pieces are just a tick tight when I set it into place. I ran out of sandpaper to make it fit the way it should. Question time....what epoxy would folks suggest? I will go back and...
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    1970 Starchief conversion to center console

    forgot a few shots....and some new goodies . First, my good friend and fabricator made the two pieces inside and out side the transom...the inside one was warped. The replacement was twice a thick. They are next to the original pieces...with ten thousand holes!!! Next is the picture I forgot to...
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    1970 Starchief conversion to center console

    more work today...still wet and raining. Finished the temporary installation of the second broken rib, Only one rivet hole was out of line. When I get some dry weather I will clean up the rib area, 3m-5200, and invert the 10/32 bolts on the ribs....epoxy between each piece of 1/4 inch flat bar...
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    1970 Starchief conversion to center console

    Good work day...slow but steady. Rain on and off all day. Temporary installed my first broken rib supports. Ran out of material for the other broken rib. Should finish the temp installation tomorrow. Will need dry weather to install permanent. I stacked three 1/4 inch flat bars that I rolled...
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    1970 Starchief conversion to center console

    Hola everyone, not a lot of work done until now. Christmas, new job, and rain. Should be putting more work tomorrow on my two front broken rib repair, then onto filling my pitted inside transom....and filling in the holes. I am having two new pieces cut and fabricated...the inside and outside...
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    1970 Starchief conversion to center console

    Hola Everyone! New kid on the block. I picked up a 1970 18ft Starchief recently...it came with a Calking galvanized trailer, a 1990 Yamaha 85hp (I think). Paid $850.00 for everything. Cleaned up the Yamaha, new plugs installed and sold the motor for ....$1200.00!!! Knocked off the cab, removed...
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