1968 22-2 FB rebuild

[Aquasport Commodore]

[CLM65]

Nice pics, Aaron  Looks. Like you had a great time!

[gran398]

Awesome pics, and such a pretty little girl! Boat looks like she's running sweet...love the console lip.

Happy Birthday

[CLM65]

Hey Aaron, did you add any coring to the console, other than the sides?  I'm doing mine now, and wondering if I need to put any under the dash where the helm, throttle, etc. will be.

[Aswaff400]

no, the glass on mine was fairly thick so i felt no core was really needed... i passed through your neck of the woods this weekend. was gonna call but most of my contacts got lost when i got a new phone...

[Aswaff400]

i repainted the outboard last week...


my uncle i havent seen in 10 years came down for the weekend and met us up on the river... we ran just shy of 40 miles total, boat ran great!






youtube video


this is the spring at Rock Bluff, normally this time of year the water level is low, first pic was yesterday, second was in 2012



took these from the tower




loaded and heading home

[CLM65]

no, the glass on mine was fairly thick so i felt no core was really needed... i passed through your neck of the woods this weekend. was gonna call but most of my contacts got lost when i got a new phone...

Yeah, mine seems pretty solid too, but I was in a console-coring mood, so I glassed some 1/2" nida core there, as well as 3/4" coosa to the sides.

Wish you woulda called - you could have helped glass something!

Boat's looking good!

[gran398]

Great pics!

Lightweight console coring....strength where you need it.

[Aswaff400]

finally got around to wiring up my trolling motor and charger.

batteries are below deck in front of the console/fuel tank. re-used my old duralast deep cycle's from my osprey, close to 5 years old and still hold a full charge.


mounted the charger to the port stringer below deck


TM plug is up underneath the cap out of the rain/spray, and mounted the charger plug to the face of the casting deck.


and heres a closer pic for some, that shows how well Eugene's livewell fits with the Panga console.

[CLM65]

Looking great, Aaron!  Did you get the outside painted yet?  And what is the height of that livewell, and how big is the gap between the trailing edge of the console and the livewell?

[Aswaff400]

i havent painted the outside yet, saving up some cash so i can have some major work done on my F250, otherwise she would be getting painted. i have the livewell mounted 18 inches aft of the console, fits me good but for those on the husky side it would be a squeeze. im not sure what the height is, ill measure it tomorrow.

[captainwinger]

Awesome work buddy! I'm in the process of building a 68 with a very similar layout as yours. If you don't mind me asking, what is the centerline measurement of your scuppers to the bottom of transom? I want to be sure I raised my floor enough for proper drainage. Again, great looking boat!!

[Aswaff400]

i dont remember off the top of my head but ill measure when im at work tomorrow. i want to say 9-1/2 inches. the transom scuppers on my boat are about 2 inches lower than the deck scuppers, which sit in a 1 inch deep trough. i raised my deck about 5 inches so scuppers where raised 4 inches. with 2 people on the transom and both of the livewells full, i had zero water come back up the scuppers.

 your welcome to swing by my work any time and take a hands on look at her if you'd like. she's at The Harborage Marina High & Dry.

[Aswaff400]

sorry for the Delay on the measurements, I haven't been around the boat all week. Been sick...

Craig, the height of the livewell is 26 inches.

Capt W, the center of the scupper to the bottom corner of the transom is right at 9 inches. They sit right at the water line

[CLM65]

Thanks Aaron, and I see in your signature that you've sold the Osprey.  Congrats!