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  1. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    The brown truck brought some peace of mind today. Now I've got to safely transfer the axle to the trailer. Lots of blocking and jackstands.
  2. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Supposed to keep going until this afternoon. I started up the wood stove just now.
  3. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    I had a productive day yesterday. I fitted the 3/4 deck risers at the rib ends, installed the longitudinal stringers at their new outboard positions to meet the increased deck height, and cut the two large sections of deck to fit. These were the 3/16 blind hole spotters I used to transfer the...
  4. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    We had a great few days relaxing and I'm ready to get back at things. While we were there I brought back our "taxi" that we used for years to get to our remote camp across a lake. Now that the camp is sold, I can use it here. I caught many a togue from the stern of this boat. It is a Grumman...
  5. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    By the way, I used one of these General No. 36 drill guides for drilling the holes in the transom through the skin. It is not the most precision tool in the world, but all my holes drilled from outside hit the bracket and knee brace holes on the inside nicely, something I had worried about. I...
  6. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Another stellar two days of weather here. It seems like I did not get much done, but I was at it pretty straight out (for a retired guy anyway). Did a final clean up of the hull inside using Krud Kutter , a SS wire brush and a Nyalox cup brush, then thoroughly rinsed, acetone, and let it dry...
  7. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Repair plate is on. temporary fastenings, and the 5200 has 5-7 day cure in this situation, so I have plenty of time to refasten with permanent rivets and bolts. I plan to get the transom in in the next couple of days if I can decide on paint colors. After seeing it together, I think paint on...
  8. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Finally great weather here and I took advantage of it to get to the transom skin corrosion and holes. Sunday I used Marine Tex, JB Weld in tube and stick to fill the holes and pitting after using a SS brush, a nyalox brush and then POR-15 metal cleaner and metal prep and acetone. I used...
  9. oldhaven

    1963 16' Star Dust I believe

    I am going to try to use this truss head machine screw by milling flats on the head so they have a approximately .375 to .390 width by .448 length. I was going to do this today anyway, since I am at that point myself by serendipity, and they arrived in UPS yesterday. They are stainless steel and...
  10. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Lots of small things done but the temperatures have not been good enough to do the patching and filling on the transom skin. that is holding me up from leak testing and sealing the hull. Otherwise not much photo worthy except: Scored a like new bow light on the Bay. It is used but looks almost...
  11. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    This weekend I pulled the tarp off and commenced some serious work on the interior and hull. I removed the cabin bulkhead and the berth support aluminum, then cleaned up all the rivets ends and stubs that I had drilled out last fall so the interior is less dangerous now. I also spent several...
  12. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    Thanks Willy, that makes me feel a bit better about the cost. I have done more on the steering console now that I have the wheel and hydro hub, so I fit the good panels and the new parts. I still have to add four 2 inch link gauges that daisy chain off the Mercmonitor to monitor the engine...
  13. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    In boat progress, I managed to get out in the somewhat warmer weather we are having between cold snaps and removed the Z-brace on the transom skin by drilling out the solid rivets. This will help with cleaning up the corrosion. There was a bit trapped between the brace and the skin, but no...
  14. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    HI all, I am working on plans for the side panels in the Starchief. Some of the builds I have seen use full or partial panels that go all the way from the deck to the gunwales, and I think this was even standard in later model SC's. My '67 has panels that only go up to just above the mid way...
  15. oldhaven

    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    Not an outboard, but you are thinking major work anyway. Just raise the top : Lynn MA craigslist $1000 http://nh.craigslist.org/bpo/5418755901.html
  16. oldhaven

    Mercury 2.1L control system

    I recently (2015) bought a new Mercury 2.1L 90HP 4 stroke. It is not rigged yet. This is a complete system changeover from the older 50HP 2 stoke Merc that was on the 1967 Starcraft boat. I plan to use a new hydraulic steering setup and was wondering what opinions others may have on what basic...
  17. oldhaven

    Another Maine Starchief

    I have the instrument panel out and will be working on a plan for a new one. The old design is pretty simple but I was thinking of something more like the one in the second picture. My apologies to whoever owns this beautiful boat as I did not note the source of the image, but I really like...
  18. oldhaven

    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    18 foot sylvan offshore - $1600 (bangor) http://maine.craigslist.org/boa/5420013649.html Not a Starcraft, but a nice looking cousin. I would go look at his if I did not have my current project. Ron
  19. 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
  20. 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...
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