Rough and ready '74 Starcraft Chieftan 18' rebuild

[laurentide]

Must be hard to go out during a record setting winter.

Merry Christmas, Chem.

Back at ya, GaB! I wasn't the only boat out if that tells you anything about the temps!

 

[classiccat]

Merry Christmas Chem!! Is that Santa swimin' down there with those big salmon?? :noidea:

 

[laurentide]

Merry Christmas Chem!! Is that Santa swimin' down there with those big salmon?? :noidea:

Could be...does Santa love smelt?

 

[oldhaven]

Nice Christmas card....

 

[Decker83]

Great looking pics.. Must have been really nice being there..

 

[Watermann]

Man what a super nice trip on glassy smooth water. Jeez my Chief's been winterized and put away for 3 months now... :cold:

 

[laurentide]

It's all over now, guys. I got out on Saturday, too, with highs in the 50's and bright sunshine. I was fishing in shirtsleeves. Yesterday I was scraping ice off the windshield and now it's snowing. I'll probably get a couple more days before the ramp ices in.

There were 7 other boats fishing in the bay I was in on Saturday! It's a nice advantage of outboard power in cold climates.

 

[jbcurt00]

Theres still a couple of extra bonus days fishing pending? Thats awesome, closing out 2015 on a high note

 

[GA_Boater]

Go out NYE and come back in after midnight. Then you can say you rang out the old and rang in the new. Weather permitting, of course! LOL

 

[laurentide]

We even have hats!



February is dicey with the ice and all :smow:

 

[Decker83]

Dropping in to wish you and yours a very Happy New Year..arty:

 

[laurentide]

Dropping in to wish you and yours a very Happy New Year..arty:

Thanks, Decker! Same to you my friend!

 

[classiccat]

Thanks, Decker! Same to you my friend!

was this an update from the Chief's cabin?? :lol:

Happy New Year Chem!

 

[laurentide]

was this an update from the Chief's cabin?? :lol:

Happy New Year Chem!

Kennebunk, Maine. Family visit and real estate scouting. Thinking about maybe getting salty (and investing in Salt-Away ).

Hope you had a great holiday, CC!

 

[laurentide]

I got a death certificate on the ol' Cherokee this week from my local shop. Hole in the subframe by the rear spring shackle and bad brake lines. I hate road salt. BUT...it turned out to be an opportunity to greatly increase my towing piece of mind and range with a major upgrade:

'03 Tundra with a dealer replaced frame (from their big truck recall) and literally zero body rust. She's a runner! I love it so far. 7100# towing capacity and big discs all around. I can bring the Chief to the coast or the Hudson now for Stripers. :rockon:

 

[GA_Boater]

So is the Jeep in Rust Heaven or did they take it in trade, Chem?

Nice ride!

 

[classiccat]

Chief is going to look really good behind that rig Chem! Big fan of the old-style Tundra! :thumb:

 

[jbcurt00]

Nice looking tow vehicle, congrats

:rip: Jeep

 

[laurentide]

So is the Jeep in Rust Heaven or did they take it in trade, Chem?

Nice ride!

He would have taken it at junk value but it's not driveable with the brakes. I'm going to just sell it as a parts vehicle as there are a ton of Jeep hobbyists around here. Thanks!

Chief is going to look really good behind that rig Chem! Big fan of the old-style Tundra! :thumb:

I was looking for a 3rd gen 4runner and saw this on a lot. I did some research and people who own these love them. It's a cast iron version of the Land Cruiser 4.7, which, aside from being belt-driven, is pretty indestructible. And hand crank windows! :hail:

Nice looking tow vehicle, congrats

:rip: Jeep

The 17 year old Jeep ran and drove great, but the metal cancer is fierce up here. I'm going to fluid film the undercarriage on this one.

 

[pckeen]

Now you just have to paint the Chief and Truck the same color. :joyous: