76 222 cutty cabin rebuild

[tmontalbine]

Hi guys, I could not find much information about the 22.2 cutty cabin on your web site and am wondering if I need to look in a special place. Is this a rare model or what?

Anyhow, I have owned the boat for over 10 years now and I am replacing the fuel tank now. I will post some photo's as soon as I can figur eout how to add an image to my posting.[/img]

[GoneFission]

This model is typically called the Family Fisherman - check this out:

http://www.classicaquasport.com/gallery ... hp?cat=582

[tmontalbine]

Thanks Cap'n. That's my boat!

Can I ask you to point me to directions on how to upload pictures on the web site. I would love to show others what I am doing and hopefully get some advice from the experts.

Great web site.

[Bushleaguer]

tmontalbine-
If you go the the "Aquasport Resources" category on the message board forum index page, the first post listed gives a great step by step on how to post pics.  I got it on the first try, and they don't come much more techno disadvantaged than me.

I just got my fuel tank out of my 222 Osprey and it wasn't too bad of a project.  There are many helpful posts on here to help guide you, and plenty of smart, experienced repair guys.  Good luck to you.

[tmontalbine]

I had a new tank made by the guys in Farmingdale (they did a great job) and here are the photo's of how the install is going. Can you please take a look because now that I have 5200'd the tank in it looks giher in the aft section than in the bow section of the well. I do not remember how it was when I took it out but now, in the aft part, the cover is only about 1/2" from the top of the fittings for the vent hose.
HERE IS THE BOAT


Here is the tank with the 2" x 1/4 strips glued to the bottom


Here is the tank jut dropped in to the well.



Notice how there is less height clearance aft than there is foreward.

I still do not know how I am going to hold the tank down, I can put some foam in or just put some kind of plastioc around the straps and bolt them together. Any suggestions?

[John Jones]

Just screw and tab in a couple of sealed boards across the top.  It's not going anywhere.  Just nothing to trap saltwater against the tank.

[tmontalbine]

When I got my new 60 gallon tank from the folks at Alloy Metal works it had a fuel sending unit installed. The boat originally had a manual fuel gauge (the kind with a cork float that is attached to a needle to show how high the gas is.

The manual was always a pain in the rear since moisture would collect on the underneath of the cover and you could not read the dial.  So I am enchanted with the idea of having a fuel gauge on the helm somewhere. But the last thing I need is another project. Is it rather simple to install a fuel gauge? I am most worried about the wiring since making a hole and installing a gauge is pretty easy. I guess I will need to run another wire from the sending unit to the helm. Is there anything I need to know?

Would you advise just going with the manual gauge?

[Mad Dog]

The hardest part of adding a fuel gauge in your instrument pannel is drilling the 2" hole once you decide where it will fit.  My old tank also had a manual guage but I decided I did not want the hassel of getting down under the console and pulling a cap off just to check the fuel level.  The wiring is easy. That's my plan.  :)

[GoneFission]

How's $15 sound?

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dl ... category0=

[lordnarvinye]

OMG, I've spent a bit of timeon this site, and now I've found MY BOAT!!  Yay, thanks for the question!