1981 Osprey 222 Freshen / Overhaul (2 Stage)

[Capt. Bob]

Yeah, the drain lines would have been a nice touch but it still looks good. I wouldn't waste time thinking about that.

She's coming along fine.

[Ulysses485]

Yeah, the drain lines would have been a nice touch but it still looks good. I wouldn't waste time thinking about that.

She's coming along fine.

Yeah probably not going to worry about it for now.

[Ulysses485]

So I discovered guide coat (powdered graphite) and boy does this stuff work great! Picked it up on amazon and it will probably last my entire life   ....it goes a loooong way..LOL. Its great stuff (at least for gelcoat)! Its a little messy but will clean up easy with soap and water when I done. 





DA sander pass with 320 grit. Next is going to be 400/600/800/Aquabuff Compund 1000f /Aquabuff2000

[Tampa Bay Mike]

 Thanks for the updates! I'm approaching this step soon and will be referencing this again for sure 👍

[Ulysses485]

Thanks for the updates! I'm approaching this step soon and will be referencing this again for sure 👍

Absolutely. I would happy to help in any way that I can! After spraying almost 7 gallons of gelcoat over the past year, I am getting it dialed in. I am not thrilled with how the final sprayed gelcoat worked out over the non skid so there are areas that I am going to repair and the large fish box hatch that I have to do. I am going to roll the final coat. I have a feeling its the way to go for the final coat. Ill update with my findings. :)

[Ulysses485]

Made some progress in the last quarter of 2022 (the summer was just too wet and hot to seem to get anything done) and got most all the gelcoat wrapped up with 220 (runs)/320/400/600, and compound buffed/polished with Aqua buff 1000/2000 (good stuff). I also got the cap placed back on the hull and console placed inside. Looks like I only have some slight trimming to do from the cap coring and glass cap underneath that was done along with of course a gelcoat punchlist and some small parts. I learned a MAJOR discovery to wipe all the gelcoat down with acetone that was thinned with duratech high gloss additive. It always seemed tacky and I could never figure out why. I WISH I had tried this sooner. This would have saved me DAYS of sanding (of course I didn't find out till about the end) because of it immediately gumming the sand paper. 

TIME TO START RIGGING NOW! :)

[RickK]

Looks real nice.

[Ulysses485]

Haven't spent much time on this refit (priorities?..too much going on!!) but here are some photos to catch up from 2023 (excuse the dirty deck...the gelcoat was tacky (love hate with Duratec High Gloss) and has been a pain in my a**. It all needs to be wiped down with acetone).

Got some jewelry in the works and buttoned the fuel tank hatch:







Motor hung and ready for rigging:

[RickK]

She's coming out real nice Ulysses  Won't be long now.

[Duffy1470]

Really nice