1976 22-2 rebuild, factory inboard to outboard conversion

[theFunsmith]

Spent the morning filling the hooks. I got them built up with epoxy and layers of 1708. They are super close now, and should fair and block without too much trouble. Tomorrow I have more epoxy arriving for mixing fairing compound, as soon as the coming storm system passes we'll be back to it.

[mshugg]

Looks really clean.  The slight flat from the inboard should allow you to mount motor a bit higher plus give shallower draft, win-win.

[theFunsmith]

I thought I had an idea of how long fairing the back of the boat was going to take. I had no clue. The transom was about 3/32" low in the middle, and I didn't want to mount the bracket onto a less than flat surface. I finally got the transom to an acceptable level of flatness and the hooks in the bottom faired to completion. I will be doing a skim coat over the rest of the hull next, hoping we'll get a pile of the pin holes, hair lines and sanding scratches filled, and a good idea of what the rest of the hull is going to fair like.

[RickK]

Boy do I remember those tasks. A good manual long board and and air inline sander is the key to beating that task.

[theFunsmith]

I have been sanding as long as I can remember. This morning I laid down the first coat of epoxy primekote primer. The hundred plus pinholes I couldn't see before became glaringly obvious. It was a beautiful thing though to begin changing gears and start to see some highly visible progress. Tonight, I will go back to pin hole filling and sanding. Hopefully get a second primer coat laid down tomorrow

[mshugg]

Every step is one step closer.  Looking good!

[theFunsmith]

Filled closer to 400 pin holes and still missed a couple some how. Got a second coat of primer on this morning. Pay no attention to the finish flaws in the middle of the transom. The bracket is going to cover those.

[mshugg]

Lookin good!

[dirtwheelsfl]

Kinda late now...  but ill save a few oz of primer and take it while its kinda gelled a bit and squeegee it all directions to fill the pinholes after im done spraying it.  Saves a couple steps! 

[theFunsmith]

Kinda late now...  but ill save a few oz of primer and take it while its kinda gelled a bit and squeegee it all directions to fill the pinholes after im done spraying it.  Saves a couple steps!

That is a great tip. I plan on doing one more coat of primer. If I see any more of these little buggers, you bet I am going to try that. Thank you.

[theFunsmith]

Today, I strapped her down, and got her out to my uncle's shop. He had a bay clear, and the hull and trailer cleared the lift uprights by about 3". I gave her a sand with 220 all over, backed her in and tried my hand at rolling on the Interlux perfection. The paint is awesome. I thought it was looking pretty rough when it was going down, but as I rounded the last corner and saw my first rolls, I was blown away at how much it had flattened out. I ran into an issue with particulate contamination, I am pretty sure the rollers I was using are leaving small bits all over. Not a super big deal on the first coats, as it will all be sanded out, but I would like to find some top-notch rollers for the final coats. I am nearly positive it wasn't anything on the prepped surface, as I went bonkers with clean rags and acetone, and then went all over it with tack rags before applying paint. If anybody has some recommendations on rollers, I am all ears.

[Fishhead]

Looks great, keep it up

[RickK]

Yup, looks good. Those scuppers are cool - nice design.  I like the car up on the shelf - looks like he has something inside looking out.

[Capt. Bob]

I'm sure you read this but just in case:

https://www.interlux.com/en/us/support/boat-painting-tips/application-techniques

[theFunsmith]

I did read that, but thank you. I did full sand with 320 and a second coat this morning. The second rollers I tried were better about leaving the small bits on the surface, but delaminated pretty quickly. I tried tipping with a good quality brush as well, but I ended up causing myself more grief with drips and runs just than rolling alone. I have ordered some of the redtree mohair rollers that Andy on boatworks today used with the alexseal in his video, I will give them a rip on the third attempt and report back.