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[RickK]

Welcome aboard Eddie!

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard to both Kevin and Eddie. 

Eddie, nothing wrong with that teak that a good cleaner/brightener won't fix. It appears one piece may be broken/missing port side, forward pocket and the anchor locker hatch but all will clean easily even with just a brush and soap. Still the cleaner/brightener (with a brush) will make it look new. Then just treat it with the finish of your choice. If that's not your thing, don't junk it. There are members here that are always searching for different pieces of teak for their CCPs. It's what gives the model its classic look IMHO.

Good luck.

[savageman]

Hello all from Texas,

George from Texas here and the proud owner of a one owner 1995 175 Osprey with a Johnson 88 SPL as the pusher. Hope to absorb
as much info from here as possible. No restoration needed just a lil TLC on my part. Should be dropping it in the water in the next two weeks or so.

[RickK]

Welcome aboard George - you're going to like the 175.

[TGriggs]

Hello, all. Tom Griggs here. Live in Tampa. I'm a partner in a 1969 191 . . . they call it The Remnant for reasons unknown to me. My boat partner's dad bought it new in 1970. The boat's been in their family ever since. I'm relatively new to boating and having a blast. The Remnant's in good condition other than a few whiskey dents and some ware-and-tear, to be expected. Always in need of TLC and I'm hoping to learn and acquire resources from the group from time to time.

I've got a couple of questions right off the bat. First is whether anyone in Tampa has a recommendation for tower welding repairs. I'm just looking for a short-lived patch (if possible). I hope to replace the tower all together in a couple years. All the recommended local tower/marine specialists are always backed up and want it dropped off for about a month. Not sure I can handle that much down time. I gotta believe that, in a port town, there's someone who can provide quick or mobile welding for something like this. I couldn't attach the photo properly so here's a link to my photo album. Admin help



Second request is a for some advice on learning how to make fiberglass and gel-coat repairs. General advice, books, websites, or YouTube channels are all great. Just looking for a trusted source.

Thanks,
Tom.

[RickK]

Welcome aboard Tom! You did the hard work of getting the pic to your gallery - to add the pic to your topic you click and copy the "Linked Image" code on the right of the pic and then paste that into your topic.

I can't help you with welders since I'm not from that area.
As for learning fiberglass work - spend some time in our rebuild forums and you'll learn a lot.

[barbwire44]

New member here from Ohio, just picked up a new to me  161 Tournament Cat, Im about 90% ready for the maiden voyage, a few more things to button up on her. Ill try and post a pic. I have plenty of questions now and Im sure more as i get some time on the water, primarily will be on lake erie and the ohio River, with the occasional trip to the chesepeake when time allows.
Thanks

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard Tom and BW. 

[Onebadlarry]

Name is Ben and from  CT. After two years of pleading with the boss lady and a super strict boat budget (in which I went over and then got grounded for) I now own a 1974 Aquasport 196. Totally worth getting grounded over.

[RickK]

Welcome Ben and Barbwire!

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard Ben.

[Sailfish]

Hello Classic aqua sport, I'm happy to join your forum. I have owned may boats over they years. I currently have two power boats and a 4 sailboats. I appreciate boats that have had a long production run. My Aquasport is a 2001 200 Osprey Tournament Master, my other boat is a 31 Jupiter.

Does anyone know how many 200 Ospreys were built? Did the hull come from the 19-6?

I live and fish in South Jersey and fish the FL Keys in the winter.

I have aways been a fan of the Aquasport boats, especially CCPs. This Aquasport 200 is simple, easy and a fun little boat.

The only project on my todo list is to re-bed the console to the deck. I would imagine to do it right. I would drill out the screw holes and over bore them, fill them with epoxy, redrill to the correct size, bevel the top of the hole set with 3M 4200 in the holes and around the base of the console.

Maybe a quick fix, just fill the holes with epoxy and redrill and set with 4200.

Anyone do this before? I'm happy for your expertise and advice.

Sailfish

[bcrawf2095]

Hi all, would like to introduce myself from Carroll County MD. We are going to look at a 1998 osprey 200 center console tomorrow. We are considering buying it for the use of fishing and crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay. It is powered by a 1998 evinrude 115 spl. Looking forward to getting to know more about the brand and those that love them. Thanks

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard to both Sailfish and bcrawf2095. 

[RickK]

Welcome Sail and BC 

BC - a 115 is on that boat is under powered, unless you always have just 1 person onboard.  You might consider selling that motor and buying a 150. Look at the link to the catalog I sent you to see what it is rated at.

Sail - no records were available after they closed the plant in 2006. I bought my 230 in 2006 and immediately called Aquasport TS and was able to get build numbers for my model - didn't think about getting build numbers for any other models at the time (dang it).  Shortly after my call they turned off the phones and dumpstered all records.