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  1. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    One more image of the boat at low tide. I can pull it out of the water onto the dock if I need to for bad weather or maintenance, but it rests on the mud quite happily most of the summer waiting for the tides to bring in the 1-1/2 to 6 feet of depth required to get out into deeper water in the...
  2. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Merrymeeting Bay, where the boat is, is actually fresh water, fed by the six rivers that flow into it. The combined flow is funneled through a narrow outlet about a mile from here into the Kennebec river and then out to sea. The incoming ocean tide in the Kennebec backs up the flow and gives...
  3. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    This is a busy weekend. Thursday I took the boat out for the year, Friday I hauled the dock out and dragged it up the bank. Today I will pull the ramp out and be done for winter. It seems early but I know what October means around here, and we get coastal storms that can bring up big waves and...
  4. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

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    Another Maine Starchief

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    Another Maine Starchief

  7. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Thanks Scott
  8. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    hard to believe it has been 4 years since my last post. I am still here on Merrymeeting Bay in Maine, but have had some health problems For the last three, and still working on recovery. I managed to solve my mud mooring problems with an EZ Dock and a ramp, but have not been able to get the...
  9. oldhaven

    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...
  10. oldhaven

    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?
  11. oldhaven

    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...
  12. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    View from the front window during a storm from the south. 40-50 MPH winds that day
  13. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    the Katahdin going by the island to the west. The whole island was only 200 feet long.
  14. oldhaven

    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...
  15. oldhaven

    '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...
  16. oldhaven

    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...
  17. oldhaven

    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...
  18. oldhaven

    '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...
  19. oldhaven

    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...
  20. oldhaven

    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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