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246/250 CCP Rebuilds / Re: Project - Aquasport 246CCP, 1979, Captain Koz II
« Last post by kaptainkoz on Today at 12:45:38 PM »Totally understand! Same here. Love the creative outlet but man I need to get fishing!!
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246/250 CCP Rebuilds / Re: Project - Aquasport 246CCP, 1979, Captain Koz II« Last post by kaptainkoz on Today at 12:45:38 PM »Totally understand! Same here. Love the creative outlet but man I need to get fishing!!
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246/250 CCP Rebuilds / Re: Project - Aquasport 246CCP, 1979, Captain Koz II« Last post by rhtrades on Today at 12:42:59 PM »Thank you for this good advisement. I'm with you in that I think I enjoy working on my boat as much as I do using it. I replaced the entire deck and core last season...i'm glad it's over, but i'm looking at "whats next!"
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246/250 CCP Rebuilds / Re: Project - Aquasport 246CCP, 1979, Captain Koz II« Last post by kaptainkoz on Today at 12:08:29 PM »Thank you! Probably not. Resin kicks off at almost 300 degrees which could warp or melt plastic and doesn’t stick to plastic. I would think you would have to make a mold of the plastics and rebuild them in fiberglass. Spraying gelcoat to fiberglass and fairing it to look factory is an expert attempt. Even spraying gelcoat on to smooth gelcoat and endlessly sanding it clean as I have is no fun. However many car parts are plastic and I would think you could get a high quality auto paint designed for plastic maybe? Stay away from “spray paint” and go with something that you have to mix a hardener or catalyst into. They are much more durable paints. Gelcoat does polish pretty good but will never get as glossy as good paint. I like gel coat because you can repair it at any time… kind of like spackle on Sheetrock walls. Plus I wanted to keep it all gelcoat being it was gelcoat. I will warn that I had a hell of a time with runs when I sprayed the motor with auto paint. It is thin. Gelcoat is very thick and forgiving to heavy coats. Hopefully someone with more experience will chime in with a good answer on how to refresh plastics. I will warn you that refreshing gets addictive. I should have been in the water already but I keep adding to the rebuild.
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246/250 CCP Rebuilds / Re: Project - Aquasport 246CCP, 1979, Captain Koz II« Last post by rhtrades on Today at 11:29:32 AM »That looks amazing. great job. Makes me want to re-fresh my side rod holder panels...but they're plastic, not fiberglass. Do you think i can just go over the plastic with fiberglass (so i can gelcoat them)?
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Engines & engine woes / Re: 1972 Aquasport 22 Specs« Last post by Ulysses485 on Today at 10:20:30 AM »As Rickk indicated, once we know which of the 222s it is, we will know your situation. Do you have the drain trough with 2 scuppers at the center going through the transom? Do you have storage boxes on the face of the forward raised deck that give you storage all the way underneath the casting deck?
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246/250 CCP Rebuilds / Re: Project - Aquasport 246CCP, 1979, Captain Koz II« Last post by kaptainkoz on October 13, 2025, 10:28:58 PM »Thank you Rick. The photos are dark. Doesn’t do it justice. It looks really good. I like the front teak trim plate instead of those awful oversized holes. I’m going to make teak plates for the aft ones as well.
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246/250 CCP Rebuilds / Re: Project - Aquasport 246CCP, 1979, Captain Koz II« Last post by RickK on October 13, 2025, 08:17:46 PM »That's purdy Koz.
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246/250 CCP Rebuilds / Re: Project - Aquasport 246CCP, 1979, Captain Koz II« Last post by kaptainkoz on October 13, 2025, 07:04:04 PM »Port side rod holder insert is finished
Labor of love. Glad to see it out of my garage. Not sealing it in and mounting it yet as I need that access for now but she is pretty! ![]() ![]() ![]() 9
Electrical / Re: 2001 215 Ospray Sport Ignition Switch« Last post by Scode68 on October 13, 2025, 11:52:56 AM »Well, that's part of the problem. I've misplaced the key.
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Aquasport Discussion / Seacock replacement« Last post by rhtrades on October 13, 2025, 10:22:15 AM »Has anyone ever replaced a Seacock? Is it an easy job and are there any helpful video's out there on replacement on an AS Explorer or a boat similar?
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