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  1. oldhaven

    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    Now that I really like....wonder why? Wood on glass, wood on tin, nice idea. I may steal a few there for the Chief. Ron Nice color too. Somewhat like the '67 Starcraft burgundy
  2. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    After two whole days of work I finally have the upper windscreen back in one piece. I managed to find some vinyl glazing channel that worked, but it was just slightly too thick for the 1/4 Lexan and the channel widths. I was able to use it, but really struggled getting the cut windows into the...
  3. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    I got the transom pieces put together today. West System epoxy straight for first tack coat on each half, then a thin layer of thickened epoxy to gap fill before clamping. I think I could have gotten away with just the un-thickened epoxy. I got a lot of squeeze out and dripping and spent an...
  4. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    In a Mercury performance test, the new 75hp 4S got 8.8 mpg at 3000 RPM, 23 MPH , and still got 7.4 mpg at 4000 RPM, 32.6 MPH. Top speed of 43 MPH. This on a 17 1/2 foot aluminum bass boat with a dry weight of 1100 pounds. Even discounting advertising hyperbole, MPG is probably pretty good on...
  5. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    I will try to do a CAD model of the spear endcap. Perhaps something can be worked out. In other resto news, I just bought a 34 gallon Moeller belly tank off C-List, never used in a boat, for about a third of the new price. It is a model from the mid 2000's, but sat in a shed for years. I...
  6. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Well, I placed an order for 4 of these, so thanks for the suggestion Andy: They are 1 3/4 wide and 2 1/4 long, SS, and should fit or I can modify them a bit I suppose and fill any gaps with some bedding compound or 3M 4200. Not that expensive either. I also found an old thread that answers a...
  7. oldhaven

    Starcraft Garage B&S. (boat and other stuff to talk about)

    I really like the emergency brake lever. What implement did it come from? I also checked out the RR project on your Photo Bucket album. You have done a very nice job of fabrication and also of documenting your progress. It will be nice to look back at some day, but not as nice as taking...
  8. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Yesterdays winter progress: I stripped the motor well except for a few small spots, but ran out of stripper. I'll get them later. Also ordered Gluvit, JB Weld, Marine Tex, new fuel tank fill and vent and cable boots that fit in the motor well and enough rivets from JayCee to get the free...
  9. oldhaven

    Starcraft Garage B&S. (boat and other stuff to talk about)

    About the time I got done with all the lashing in hundreds of holes rivets were very appealing. The holes also had to be layed out, center punched, drilled and deburred, so it is pretty labor intensive. It is satisfying though. I developed a thick callous on the outside of my right hand from...
  10. oldhaven

    Starcraft Garage B&S. (boat and other stuff to talk about)

    Thanks all, Not as impressive as that rat rod project, but it can be done inside in the winter so you don't get aluminum withdrawal. I had a great time building it, with its mix of old and new materials and techniques. I highly recommend buying a copy of Dyson's Baidarka, It is a great read...
  11. oldhaven

    Starcraft Garage B&S. (boat and other stuff to talk about)

    Just thought you tin boat fanatics might like to see an aluminum boat not held together by rivets or welding. This is a kayak I put together for my wife following the techniques pioneered by George Dyson and outlined in his book "BAIDARKA". It is my own design, loosely based on an Aleut...
  12. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    I took advantage of the 50 degree day to get some outside work done. I picked up the 3/4 Coosa board and cut out the two pieces for the transom. Went through two sabre saw blades doing it due to the fiberglass content, but all in all it cuts nicely, and no itching since I took precautions. I...
  13. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    I used the prop calculator for your setup as best I could remember, though it would not accept the weight formula for some reason and I had to use length instead, but it came out remarkably close to what you hit at top end. I don't know if you are using a 23 pitch prop. It's fun to play with...
  14. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    This is theoretical and may be wildly optomistic, but you can see the predicted difference between the 90 and 115. I have a feeling that if I ever hit that kind of top end with a 115 in a Starchief I would be riding alone from then on. I think the 90 should be about right and it probably gets...
  15. oldhaven

    1967 Starcraft resto, code name "On Holiday"

    I use the proprietary iBoats server for my photos and it seems to work fine. Type a couple of words in the write something box at the end of your thread. Click the left most icon on the upper right of the reply box at the bottom of the page. It has a page image with a paper clip. An upload...
  16. oldhaven

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    The coyotes in Maine are much bigger and some think they have cross bred with wolves in Canada before their recent population expansion here. this was taken in my back yard, and I have seen much bigger animals than this. Starcraft content: perhaps someone needs to put a game camera in BWR's...
  17. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    They did exist on cuddy boats. Looks better on a runabout for sure. Though if you ever watched any episodes of Buck Rogers or Commando Cody this will look familiar.
  18. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    I'm afraid the other project got started before I found iBoats, so any information on it is at another forum site. I am sure Ii am not the only one with split interests on here, and I hope the relationship between the two is friendly. The two threads for the other project are...
  19. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Here is a picture of the original deck covering on the 1967 Starchief. The color scheme that year was burgundy, and it looks like that included the decks. the texture is quite pebbly or coarse, and I kind of like the color. this was under the cabin bulkhead wood out of the sun, so is probably...
  20. oldhaven

    Pictures on iBoat server

    I have been using direct to server posting for my topic, keeping under the 700k limit by reducing photos before posting. It seems to be working fine and I am satisfied with the process. The photo help topic seems to recommend using photobucket or some other external link as the preferred...
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