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    1980 Holiday 181

    Thank you. I have a lot of winter projects to keep me busy. Besides the boat I’m also working on a 1980 Yamaha IT 125 dirt bike. It’s nice having 2 different Motorsports equipment from the same year.
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    1980 Holiday 181

    Since my last post too many things have happened. My mother passed away in October so we had to deal with that and then sell our house and move into my mother’s place. Since moving I can finally get back to working on the Holiday. I have straightened the side window frames as good as I can and...
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    75 Chieftain Express 22’

    Since family health issues have put my boats on hold, I’ve been thinking about the head in my chieftain. It’s a small porta-potty type mounted to the floor with what looks to be a built in 5gal. holding tank with a vent and pump out hose attached. I’ve never had a boat with a head so I’m...
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    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    That’s a lot of fabric!!
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    Did Starcraft ever?

    This boat came up for sale locally, listed as a Starcraft. Did Starcraft ever make ones like this? V8 Berkeley jet drive.
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    75 Chieftain Express 22’

    The motor is an OMC 165hp chev inline 6 cylinder cylinder.
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    75 Chieftain Express 22’

    With the doghouse in place it doesn’t look like there’s enough room for seats beside it. The person would need to be rail thin to sit there. I haven’t been able to find any pictures online of the back end of an original express.
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    75 Chieftain Express 22’

    With my holiday offsite for a while, I started pulling the Chieftain apart inside. I removed the side panels to access the fuel tanks. Holy crap they’re big. They must be 5’ long each, hopefully there’s a tag on them so I can find out the capacity. She ain’t going to be cheap to run that’s for...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    The fellow I got the boat from gave me the contact info of a guy that has a good supply of OMC engines and outdrives. He’s in his 80’s and wants to get rid of the stuff so his kids won’t have to do it when he’s gone. I’ll be giving him a call to see what he has. I’m also keeping my eyes open for...
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    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    The Chieftain is home!! It has part of the original canopy with it. anyone with a chieftain express have the full enclosure? I’d like to see how the side curtains fit. On this it looks like the top of the side curtains would have a thick piping that slides into a channel on the hardtop then...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    The chieftain is safely parked in my driveway. I can’t believe how tall it is compared to the house. It’s definitely going to be a fun project worthy of it’s own rebuilt thread. I’m hoping that Sunday I can get the Holiday out on Lake Superior for a shakedown run then get it winterized and put...
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    Post a pic of your starcraft!

    My second Starcraft this summer. Haven’t even splashed the first but it was an even trade for a motorcycle. It’s a 1975 express model with an OMC 165hp stringer. Definitely not my first choice for propulsion. If it doesn’t work I’ll find a donor boat with a Mercruiser or put on a bracket and...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    The Holiday is on hold for the next little while. My elderly mother has been in and out of the hospital quite a few times over the last couple of weeks. My wife had a fall and is having trouble getting around, I still have to find time to do wheel bearings on both our 4x4’s and I still need to...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    The fellow with the Chieftain texted me today and wants to go ahead with the trade. I feel it to be a fair deal as I’m sure he could turn around and have the bike sold very quickly. i paid $300, put mirrors, speedometer cable and repainted it with paint from a previous job years ago. Seeing as...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    I think I will pick up a set. A local hardware store sells them for $35. Not a big investment and can be stored easily in the box hatch of my truck.
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    1980 Holiday 181

    I went and looked at the Chieftain this evening. The 165hp motor looks ok and doesn’t show any signs of a cracked block or manifold. The hull is in really good shape as is the upper structure. The owner says the person he got it from had the outdrive gone through and was told it is good. The...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    I’m considering going that route but after looking at the trailer, I would probably just wire a new set of lights on and it’s done as I would probably be keeping it for Lake Superior and the holiday for my place on an inland lake.
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    1980 Holiday 181

    I’m going to look at the 22’ Chieftain this evening. The fellow is asking $1500 for it but said he may trade for my motorcycle. I chatted with him last night and he told me that anyone that looked at it was expecting a turnkey boat. I let him know that I realized it’s a project (as stated in his...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    The pump sits in some type of base. The pump was laying off to the side and wouldn’t turn. I spun the impeller and freed it up. Maybe I just didn’t get it into the base properly. Not much room under the engine to work I’m ready to test the boat but would definitely like a working bilge pump...
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    1980 Holiday 181

    I have the seats and engine cover in place for the time being. I’m now at the point where I want to try it out before moving onto putting flooring in. My bilge pump spins but for some reason doesn’t pump water out so I’ll be looking into either repair or replacing it. I’m hoping to have the...
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