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  1. Makaw

    70’s Starcraft 14’ Seafarer “By Golly”

    Yes, here’s to hoping my prep job was good! I sanded out the epoxy a bit, but it’s still noticeable. Motor is back together. New seals and gaskets on the gearcase group. I polished sealing surfaces and generally cleaned up what I could internally. Also cleaned up the gearcase exterior and...
  2. Makaw

    70’s Starcraft 14’ Seafarer “By Golly”

    Yes, that’s the plan. Sand it out smooth and hopefully it won’t be noticeable, because I think I’ll try and paint my lower unit while everything is apart.
  3. Makaw

    70’s Starcraft 14’ Seafarer “By Golly”

    External coat of epoxy on. I’m using a product called Devcon 10760. Expensive stuff, thankfully my employer is freely letting me use it, as we keep it stocked at work. It’s a titanium putty that we use for other hydraulic sealing applications. Going to do the inside today.
  4. Makaw

    70’s Starcraft 14’ Seafarer “By Golly”

    I started working on my lower unit this week. I drilled out the end of the crack to prevent it from spreading further and then notched a channel along the crack, both inside and out. It’s a little scary having a hole in the lower and being able to see daylight through the crack, but this should...
  5. Makaw

    Remove middle bench.

    Here’s what I did to reinforce the hull after deleting my center bench. Port side braces double as rod holders. Starboard braces integrate into a captains chair base. All braces are fixed up top to the original bench mount and on the bottom to the hull ribs. Not the quickest solution, but worked...
  6. Makaw

    It's time.. Finally starting my 77 14' Seafarer build/ rebuild.

    Woo hoo a Seafarer twin! :love: I'll be following closely! I wire wheeled mine with stainless and never felt like I was taking too much off or hurting the rivet/head at all. Didn't go crazy prepping around rivets and all the sealing work I did seemed to bond great.
  7. Makaw

    Paint advice. Help me put lipstick on this pig!

    This is basically what I did and I was very happy with the Rustoleum. I had more bare aluminum after sanding than I originally expected, so I opted to use a primer that works with aluminum prior to painting. Thinned the paint a touch and used a foam roller to good effect.
  8. Makaw

    1957 LoneStar King Commander

    Congrats on the boat! Looking forward to seeing the progress!
  9. Makaw

    70’s Starcraft 14’ Seafarer “By Golly”

    This is the top portion. The bottom looks fine. It’s already disassembled but I’ll show my fix for it when I get to it. We’ve got some specialty epoxy at my work that’s (titanium?) impregnated we use to seal areas on hydraulic steering gears. Should be ideal for this. If it fails I can always...
  10. Makaw

    70’s Starcraft 14’ Seafarer “By Golly”

    I think I cracked it on my last trip out late summer when I had an unfortunate bump on a submerged rock pile. Mid summer I checked oil and everything was fine. Probably also expanded with freezing temps with the water that was in there. My fault for not checking it earlier. This model of...
  11. Makaw

    70’s Starcraft 14’ Seafarer “By Golly”

    Well, 🤬. That is my lower gear housing. This complicates things.
  12. Makaw

    70’s Starcraft 14’ Seafarer “By Golly”

    @Rob57 Awesome man, thanks for sharing and thanks for the kind words! If you got that boat and trailer for $350, that's a steal. Please let me know if you start a build thread so I can follow. If you have any other questions about my boat/build, don't hesitate to ask - I'm happy to share...
  13. Makaw

    70’s Starcraft 14’ Seafarer “By Golly”

    Wow, I hadn't heard that about the salmon season, hopefully the rebuild is successful and a normal season resumes. Take a trip over to Michigan, the salmon here are doing great ;)
  14. Makaw

    70’s Starcraft 14’ Seafarer “By Golly”

    Definitely one of the highlights of my summer was taking the boat on a feeder lake off Lake Michigan where salmon will stage before starting their river run. It was a tough bite but went 1/1 and the boat notched its gunnel for the first salmon caught!
  15. Makaw

    70’s Starcraft 14’ Seafarer “By Golly”

    @beagle Thank you, the kind words really mean a lot. I've put a ton of work into the boat, but it's been so enjoyable to see it come to fruition. If you ever have any questions or want more details about a part of the boat build, let me know and I'll happily try to elaborate to share any insight...
  16. Makaw

    70’s Starcraft 14’ Seafarer “By Golly”

    It's been awhile since I last posted to this build thread, so here's a quick update! A few boat minor changes have taken place: 1. I installed a threaded post mount to the rear deck so I can use my casting seat from the rear of the boat. The slightly larger deck/seat has made this possible 2...
  17. Makaw

    Maritime Songs...

    This is my kind of thread! I'm a sucker for old timey maritime songs and sea shanties. Here are two of my favorites...*some salty language included* Barrett's Privateers by Stan Rogers Old Maui by The Dreadnoughts
  18. Makaw

    Gear Ratio for Older Johnson 20?

    @LaqueRatt thanks for clarifying. Solas doesn’t get the best reviews on this site and with your experience I think if I try a different pitch it will be with a Michigan Wheel product.
  19. Makaw

    Gear Ratio for Older Johnson 20?

    Thanks @mbullen for the info. For some reason I was thinking Solas discontinued their pin drive options. And I wasn’t familiar with Michigan Wheel but I like what I see. I thought I’d be relegated to used OEM spares, but I’m glad I was assuming incorrectly.
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