Wecome To A New Owner

[MommaMia]

some more.

[birol]

C, Good job with the pictures  ! I agree with you that this thing has two dinettes or a couch or something and a dinette ! Yummy a lot of sitting area ! I love that ! If the linolium thing on th floor is bad, I can just take off all the cabinets and replace it right away right ?  heheheh

I showed the pictures to the kids and they loved it ! They want it here right away It will eb a nice drive for me, all alone, listening to my cd's I love driving !

[OC Campers]

Congratulations Birol.  The popup looks great.  It looks to be in really good condition for its age.  The old owners seem to of taken really good care of it.  Enjoy it!!
 
Jacqui

[MommaMia]

C, Good job with the pictures  ! I agree with you that this thing has two dinettes or a couch or something and a dinette ! Yummy a lot of sitting area ! I love that ! If the linolium thing on th floor is bad, I can just take off all the cabinets and replace it right away right ?  heheheh

I showed the pictures to the kids and they loved it ! They want it here right away It will eb a nice drive for me, all alone, listening to my cd's I love driving !

Taking out cabinets is a major renovation.  No need to do that.  Peel and stick vinyl flooring tiles lay down SOOOO easily!!  You can trim them to size with a mat or exacto knife or even scissors if necessary.  IMO, the floors aren't bad.  A good scrubbing with Comet will work wonders.  Plus, you'll probably throw down a rug anyway.  If not, the cg dirt gets pretty gritty on the floors and makes for messy feet.  Don't worry about the floors, I say.

[wiininkwe]

Cindy is right about the floor, don't worry about it. People will be tracking in all kinds of dirt and leaves and pine needles, you just need to have some throw rugs to wipe off on at the door, then you can shake the dirt out and put them back. Keep one outside too, to keep shoes on. Hey, did this thing have an awning?? Now I have to go back and look at the pics again.
T

 
Nope no awning, but you can fashion one froma  tarp and a few old tent poles if you want one, it isn't hard to do.

[topcat7736]

Congrats on the new-to-you popup B!

It looks like an 8' model as the bunkends seem to be the same size. A similar layout to our Taos.

I hope it's not too heavy for you to tow. The older models were built like tanks to last but were also very heavy.

[birol]

But it seems to have two dinettes ! The tire is 2" and the full length of the PU is 13.5" (as measured on the screen), No idea what is the actual width of the tire would be, what does that ratio make it to be ? 8' or 10' ? Any help there


If the wheel is 1.5' (wide ) I mean from one side to the other side looking at it sideways  (resaonable ? too big ? ) 6.75*1.5 would make it to bs a 10' or 11' box right ? if the size is two feet wide ? Dunno if it can be, it is a 12' box no ?

Congrats on the new-to-you popup B!

It looks like an 8' model as the bunkends seem to be the same size. A similar layout to our Taos.

I hope it's not too heavy for you to tow. The older models were built like tanks to last but were also very heavy.

[jpreiser]

But it seems to have two dinettes ! The tire is 2" and the full length of the PU is 13.5" (as measured on the screen), No idea what is the actual width of the tire would be, what does that ratio make it to be ? 8' or 10' ? Any help there


If the wheel is 1.5' (wide ) I mean from one side to the other side looking at it sideways  (resaonable ? too big ? ) 6.75*1.5 would make it to bs a 10' or 11' box right ? if the size is two feet wife ? Dunno if it can be, it is a 12' box no ?

if the size is two feet wife ? Dunno


If she is only 2 feet you could pack her in suit case:)

[birol]

lol it is wide not wife

if the size is two feet wife ? Dunno


If she is only 2 feet you could pack her in suit case:)

[Gone-Camping]

Starmaster-8 floorplan, though they may have called it something different in 1968. My dad had the same trailer, and I had the same unit (mine was 1978). It is indeed a 10' box.
 
It does indeed have two dinette's, one at each end. The forward one is the easiest to use, the rear one can be hard to get in & out of. When I used mine, I added a cleat to the outside of the trailer, and placed the rear dinette table on the outside, then utilized the seat benches on the rear dinette on galley side for extra kitchen stuff, and the opposite bench for storing suitcases, clothing etc. There should also be a porta-potty cabinet on the rear door side dinette seat as well (which I know Birol now has one of them things). I don't remember my dad's 1968 having a 12v power converter, but it was wired for 115vac shore hook-up's. If Birol wants to add a converter it's not that hard to do.
 
Roof as a center seam, and should have a roof vent located over the stove top. Those will be the two primary places where a leak could occur. If it does have soft wood, don't freak out, the old Starcrafts are rebuildable (and usually still usable as-is).
 
I'd highly recommend lubricating the lifter pulleys, and will be glad to tell ya how to get at them. Failure to do so could result in failed pulley which will bust a cable fast. A couple hours of work will save lots of money in the long run. You'll need to find a special screw driver bit, it's called a 'Clutch Screw' and is a bit strange. I've found some 'square' bits work in the factory screws, and a small straight blade driver might work too.

[Acts 2:38 girl]

All Right!!
 
 
Birol, you'll be in Mass to pick it up?  Wanna stay the night in the back yard "popped up"??  The offer is open, just let us know!  DH can meet you there if you like!  (plus then we'll be the 1st ones to see it!!)  :p   I'm sooooo glad for you - what a deal!  

[MommaMia]

But it seems to have two dinettes ! .......



If the wheel is 1.5' (wide ) I mean from one side to the other side looking at it sideways  (resaonable ? too big ? ) 6.75*1.5 would make it to bs a 10' or 11' box right ? if the size is two feet wide ? Dunno if it can be, it is a 12' box no ?

I think it has a dinette and what's refered to as a "gaucho couch".  The main couch part has a slide out platform so you can fold down the cushions to make another bed.


I really think it's a 10 foot box.  An 8 foot wouldn't seem to have enough for two full sized beds PLUS a gaucho couch/bed and a dinette bed.  The old 67 Skamper had this same floorplan and was 10 foot box.  Everything seems to be in the same place.

[MommaMia]

if the size is two feet wife ? Dunno


If she is only 2 feet you could pack her in suit case:)

hehehehehhehe

[Gone-Camping]

I think it has a dinette and what's refered to as a "gaucho couch". The main couch part has a slide out platform so you can fold down the cushions to make another bed.

Nope... I recognize the trailer from the pictures. Having had one myself, and my father having one when I was a kid, this trailer is more than familar to me, I could pick this one out in the dark while wearing a blindfold! This is the dual dinette Starmaster-8 (I think they called it the Constellation in 1968 though).
 
Front wall has those two cubby holes, in the new ones (1978) the left side cubby hole is where they mounted the 12v converter, so I don't think he's got a converter in this trailer (my dad's didn't either - same year, same model)...
 
If I'm not mistaken, this trailer should be equipped with surge brakes! Both mine and my dad's had them... But didn't look like I saw a surge control on the tongue in the pictures.

[Miller Tyme]

Congrats on the purchase of a classic camper, Birol!:C

 
Those old Starcrafts will last forever and very easy to repair and maintain.
Here's to many years of happy camping!:!