246 rebuild live from Delmarva!

[4shore]

Knowing that there was a 22-2 named the miss Delmarva and it is involved with one of the best rebuild threads on the web I figured I'd pay homage with my thread since I live on the eastern shore of Maryland .(Delmarva)

I'll start by telling you plan for the boat. It will be used almost year round starting with the spring rockfish season which involves a lot of trolling. Down to the tunnel for drum and cobia. Then some offshore trips in the summer. Then back to the bay for the fall rockfish run. The biggest departure from all this will be in the winter when it gets used for duck hunting. There is a great opportunity on the Chesapeake for diver hunting on open water especially using lay out boats which the large deck on the 246 will come in handy.

Pic of boat in driveway


Pic of stern and the huge 68"x20" cut out. That's going away!

[4shore]

This is my idea for the new transom shape. I had already spoken to bondobill about it and he has provided some really good info. I was told by others that I could go as narrow as 28". I would like to enclose the transom as much as possible due to the removal of the splash well.


This is the splash well that is getting cut out to gain more floor space,almost 3'!

[Callyb]

Very  8) to have another Ms. D aboard! Keep the pics of the progress coming, and good luck!

 :afro:

[RickK]

Looks like another rebuild I can learn from, let the skill saw/jig saw/sawzall melee begin  

[4shore]

Ask and you shall receive
Putting her to sleep in her crib. The shop has an overhead gantry chain hoist which helped a lot but it still needed some good ole country strong on it! The rear chines are actually resting on those heavy steel platforms that car dealerships roll their cars up on for display. Scored the four boat stands off of Craigslist $160!!





Removing the teak and rub rail

[4shore]

Btw there are two more boat stands supporting the stern. More pics soon, off to train the bird dogs!

[slvrlng]

Good to see you started your own thread! I went down to OB and retrieved Slipaway on Friday before Karen got any closer. Now (of course) it has pretty much fallen apart. You asked for measurements on the cutout on Slipaway so here you go. It has a 25 inch transom measured from under the keel to the top of the transom. The cutout at the top of the transom is right at 37 inches if you square off the rounded corners. It then slightly widens out to where it reaches the cap to about 38 inches.

[4shore]

Nice, thanks. So with a 200-250 you don't think I could squeeze it down to 28"?  Btw are those those tabs that self adjust? How do they do for you?

[slvrlng]

I like the width on mine, it makes it a easy to step off the swim platform into the back of the boat and not have to squeeze past the cowling. Yes, those are smart tabs and they help with the porpoising problem and getting the hull out of the hole. They do help with tracking in turns and not letting it slide.

[dirtwheelsfl]

How do you get paint on your phone?    is it an app?

[4shore]

It's on my iPad but its called draw on photo. Cost a dollar or so. Comes in handy for work a bunch when trying to explain things to my crews

[4shore]

Beveling the seams and then cutting the liner out. I used a laser measure so ill be able to line up the sides correctly when I reinstall the liner

[4shore]

Plywood in the splahwell was rotten

Drilled some test holes in the stringer and found it to be hollow. Drilled the other stringer and found the same thing. I was under the impression that they were foam filled

[RickK]

Plywood in the splahwell was rotten
Drilled some test holes in the stringer and found it to be hollow. Drilled the other stringer and found the same thing. I was under the impression that they were foam filled

Maybe it was a Friday boat.

[4shore]

I kinda hope that's the case because the floor is the next project and if they are hollow then I don't have to cut the tops off and fill them with foam. I can just drill holes and fill.