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Just when you think it can't get any worse............it does

Good looking set up, its great that your Wife is interested in shooting. Traxx, I'm ecstatic that she bought her own firearm and would like to get her CHL one day, with a larger caliber of course. I got Letty, a subcompact XD 9 a few years ago. It took a few times shooting to loosen the slide up fo...

Good looking set up, its great that your Wife is interested in shooting.

Ive called and visited many places around DFW and no body will touch it. 1 due to the age of the boat and 2 because the backside is in the cabin. Google fu Muggy weld and it is basically a low temp rod. They have 2 flavors one for 350f and one for 600f. I'm thinking to try the rod, then marine tex a...

Thanks all, I guess I am the 1500. After looking around it seems like I am on the bottom feeder end of the spectrum. There are a lot of awesome craft on here.

Thanks, Im looking into the marine tex and muggyweld. I still have at least 2 and a half weeks to think about it.

Yes, but it was well hidden. I thought it was a rivit leakig first an started cleaning it up with a wire wheel and found that under a grey filler that had been sanded down and painted.

Thanks PJ and Lester, right now its looking like a lot of work to be done. Going through and finding all the easter eggs the PO left behind. I'll most likely be asking a lot of questions so stand by.

A view from back aft and the Merc Tower of Power

welder wrote:Carl, PM me your Address and I will send you some stickers.
Oh yeah, also your shirt size.

Thanks, this is a cool welcome.

Loving the boat but I did find this when checking for leaks and that is how I found your site. Looking for a way to fix a split on the bow. http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x162/GRISHOM1173/boat/cbb90af2-c21f-4ae1-b7af-0d28725ed08b.jpg http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x162/GRISHOM1173/boat/00000...

welcome Carl, once you figure it out it's a piece of cake [pics that is. Here is a link that might help for posting pictures >>>>> http://www.aluminumalloyboats.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=40 Thanks, problem is my computer crashed and I am haveing to do all this from a ipad until I get something be...

Just checking in, Carl here. I am the new owner of a old boat. She is a 1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' with a Merc 1150 Thunderbolt and my first boat besides flat bottom John boats. Pix are coming as soon as I figure out how to resize them.