Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

[classiccat]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

the only thing holding (most of) us back from unlacing the gloves & poo-pooing all over the nasty glasser donors is the fact that it's in the boat restoration forum.

Bring this baby over to the SC forum so we can break-out the chainsaws and BFHs! :madgrin:

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

PM ezmobee about moving to "OUR" section.

EDIT - Leave the glasser. :laugh:

 

[Watermann]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

PM sent to Ez requesting a move so we'll see what he says.

Yeah I'm hoping to get some video of the rotten McNasty glasser meeting it's doom playing with the compactor.

 

[SigSaurP229]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Yeah that sounds awesome on the move and crushing a glasser. I am hoping that my donor boat will meet the same fate hoping to crush it with my buddies excavator. It kind of sucks as a donor as the cables, steering, are all to short to work in the 16ss. BUT I did get a 75 hp evinrude and a trailer I really like for $300.00

 

[classiccat]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Welcome Agua!! :welcome:

 

[dozerII]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Your in deep now H2O, a move right into the asylum, if you ever thought you were going to beat MBS it won't happen now.
:laugh:

 

[Watermann]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Thanks for the hearty iboats SC forum welcome! I'm thinking CC will be along shortly with his SS.

A bit of tin psychotherapy from some fellow tin psychos! :topsy_turvy:

 

[Watermann]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Yes, not to big a deal especially seeing you still have the glasser to make a template from. I had long since tossed the glass and had to make a cardboard pattern off the transom plate.

First thing I did was make a template from the glasser, tape it to Chief's transom, transfer the mark for the new cutout and then sawed out the new opening. It was cake easy, just hope it's right! Dowel and glued the upper holes. Going to fab up a larger collar too and after gluing it on I'm thinking that drilling the new upper holes after the mount is on to get them right.

 

[SigSaurP229]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Great to see ya moved probably gonna have my 18 restore thread moved as well

 

[jvanhees]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

I couldn't find ya for a minute, as you were moved! As always, great progress on the chief Water! Keep at er.

 

[Watermann]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

I'm seriously relieved and stoked to see this... I was big time worried about having a usable gas tank... not now tho! :thumb: A simple dry fit seals the deal.

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Look what getting to the "Kool Forum" does for ya. Makes tanks slide right in.

Did you just widen the stringers a little?

 

[Watermann]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Yeah I drilled out the new rivets and for now everything is just sitting there. I need fab up some hold down brackets and cut those floor supports and then rivet the angle piece back on again to drop a half inch. Looks like I need to raise the deck a half inch to have good clearance for the feed line to the motor. Will also need to create some cross supports over the tank to bridge that span. All cake compared to what I've already been through. Oh and the 5 thick rubber padding strips were in great shape once cleaned up.

Amazing what this SC forum brings for luck. :lol:

 

[Weep'n Willy]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Tank looks like a good fit. Keyhole cut and drilled....next thing ya know the power plant will be in.

 

[dozerII]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

That tank was made to fit in the belly of your Chief, looks real good.

 

[ShowMeGuy]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

man.. I'm jealous of that tank for sure man....... How did you manage to bend up that new z-bracket stringer that you moved outward?

 

[jasoutside]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Shoot man, that tank is fantastic in there, awesome!:thumb:

 

[Watermann]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

man.. I'm jealous of that tank for sure man....... How did you manage to bend up that new z-bracket stringer that you moved outward?

I haven't got to that yet, they're just sitting there right now and are too high. I plan on running them through my saw, then move the angle down what I think should be a 1/2" and rivet it back on to the support with solids. Sorta Frankenstein floor support but with the solids mushed in it should be plenty strong. I will also have to raise the floor a 1/2" by using furring strips on the outer ends of the ribs. I'm also considering using a center strip of wood for the tanks flat bottom to rest on. There were also 5 long, thick strips of rubber that were salvaged and not rotten in the least. That's great because the tank will be resting on 5 ribs.

 

[crankbait cowboy]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

good plan h20, and tank fits great

 

[classiccat]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

BOOOYAH! like a glove man!

so when do "we" blow-up that nasty glasser?