Ryan's (aka prudog45) 1975 Aquasport 222 Newbie Rebuild

[seabob4]

Miss D is a pretty boat, ain't she Ryan?  

[prudog45]

Miss D is a pretty boat, ain't she Ryan?  

I'm working now, but have real access to the Internet again. I  just typed too much, then lost it when I took a work related call and moved away from CAS.com for too long. came back and all my typing was gone  

In a nut-shell: Ms D is a true work of art. The AS 22.2 by itself is stunning, even when it needs some serious TLC. Ms D really shows what this boat can be with hard work, know how (this site), and the heart to make them right. Gran has turned Ms D (for lack of better words) a spectacular boat. Words escape me, and a thesaurus full of words still can't describe Ms D. I'm proud to say that Jenny and I were more than impressed, and ready to make our AS 22.2 right. I am not fooling myself, there is no way I can personally match Ms D's rebuild. But I might be able to make our 22.2 into a head turner too.

We took Ms D out today (this morning), we have so many pics. I'll get them up on Ms D's pics ASAP. Waiting for my girlfriend to edit them (That's her, she loves photography, so I have to wait until she fixes any imperfections she perceives, before I can upload them). Regardless, Ms D handles as well as she looks. Gran gave me the honors of taking the helm for a bit. She drives like a dream, and the dual outboards on her stern were a treat for me, as this was my first experience driving a boat with dual outboards. I've had jet drives, single outboards, inboard/outboards, but this really opened my eyes to maneuverability factors that exist with dual outboards. My old Jet drive handled like a dream as well, but there were too many setbacks running a jet drive. You can spin them on a dime and run nearly on sand (on plane). But they are loud, as mine was a Chevy 350 attached to a Kodiak 3 Stage Jet on a flat bottom skiff. You'll suck sand and screw up impellers in a hurry, not to mention fishing line or rope being shot through a multi-stage blender, they aren't designed to chew stuff up and spit it out...  Plus you'll scare every fish within a mile. They also don't run well in deeper water, still somewhat a mystery to me. The dual outboards Gran is running on the other hand, seem to have so many positives, them being Mercury 75HP EFIs make them more economical, noise was not an issue at all. Noise was just the wind blowing through our hair (or lack there of in my case). Ms D's being Mercury's helped in my case as I'm putting a single 220HP Merc Mariner EFI on mine. I started ordering a Verado, but I stepped back and decided to run her with a lighter engine to start. Sure economically the 220 EFI will not do as well economically. But I'm going to see how the AS 22.2 does with a lighter engine on the stern. One that has more Horseys than I'll ever need. The Verado price was not hard to step back from even if just for short term.

In conclusion, Jenny and I set out Thursday for a 3 days in Wilmington, NC.. My goal for Jenny to see a restored AS 222 and for myself to get some warm and fuzzy feelings. Get some fishing in, and just get away from home. What I found was meeting Gran was the genuine pleasure. He is the real deal, and great guy. He has a contagious personality and people are drawn to him because of his overall demeanor. Seeing Ms D was no doubt a true pleasure, riding on her was a blast. But finally meeting Gran was the real enjoyment of the trip. I thank Gran and his wife for their hospitality and showing us a very good time. I look forward to getting back to work on our AS 22.2.. Pics to come soon!!

[gran398]

Ryan, great meeting you both too, glad the weather finally straightened out!

Thanks for the compliments too!

That boat has been a lot of fun....you're going to enjoy the process and the final result

[CLM65]

You didn't get fish blood on the deck of Miss D, did you?  I heard that isn't allowed.

[Aswaff400]

You didn't get fish blood on the deck of Miss D, did you?  I heard that isn't allowed.

but chicken grease and cheeto cheese is  

[gran398]

Oh heck no guys! Ya'll know how I feel about those nasty fish

And no Cheetos or shrimp-flavored snacks :( .

Unfortunately, our ride didn't last long, as they had to get on the road. But is was a postcard-perfect morning.

Jenny is quite the photographer....nice cam too....looking forward to her  pics!

[prudog45]

Oh heck no guys! Ya'll know how I feel about those nasty fish

And no Cheetos or shrimp-flavored snacks :( .

Unfortunately, our ride didn't last long, as they had to get on the road. But is was a postcard-perfect morning.

Jenny is quite the photographer....nice cam too....looking forward to her  pics!

I'm working on it. I finally told her I didn't need the Engine or transom shots edited. Just to send them to me. Hope to get them soon. If I do tonight I will put them on the Ms D Pics tonight.

Gran Postcard Perfect is correct. I was so bummed to leave on a day when I knew the fishing was going to pick up. And actually Gran was quite nice. I asked about our shoes before we were welcomed aboard. He said come on, your fine she needs cleaned up anyway, which was a surprise as she looked great. Luckily my Keens and Jenny's sandles were non-marking. I would of felt like scrubbing all day out of guilt!! Axtually we would of been barefoot in a second!! I know what scrubbing shoe marks is like....  :o  Working on Pics!!

[gran398]

Oh heck no guys! Ya'll know how I feel about those nasty fish

And no Cheetos or shrimp-flavored snacks :( .

Unfortunately, our ride didn't last long, as they had to get on the road. But is was a postcard-perfect morning.

Jenny is quite the photographer....nice cam too....looking forward to her  pics!

I'm working on it. I finally told her I didn't need the Engine or transom shots edited. Just to send them to me. Hope to get them soon. If I do tonight I will put them on the Ms D Pics tonight.

Gran Postcard Perfect is correct. I was so bummed to leave on a day when I knew the fishing was going to pick up. And actually Gran was quite nice. I asked about our shoes before we were welcomed aboard. He said come on, your fine she needs cleaned up anyway, which was a surprise as she looked great. Luckily my Keens and Jenny's sandles were non-marking. I would of felt like scrubbing all day out of guilt!! Axtually we would of been barefoot in a second!! I know what scrubbing shoe marks is like....  :o  Working on Pics!!

 

Oh, good stuff! Couple years back,  saw a guy's boat, he says get on it if you must.... but take your shoes off! (I had on Sperry's). Put my back to it and walked away.

It's a boat!

 Last year mine was new. This year....she's a boat!

Great to meet you both Ry. And that sweet, pretty gal of yours...she's a keeper

The Admiral says so too. That's important!

[prudog45]

Got pics Gran,,,' just got home will try to get them on here tonight. If not tonight tomorrow. Thanks sorry for delay. My schedule..

[prudog45]

Got pics Gran,,,' just got home will try to get them on here tonight. If not tonight tomorrow. Thanks sorry for delay. My schedule..

Well I'm having some technical difficulties. I cant't find the Miss Delmarva pics. Im tryng to upload what I have now to my folder and then see if I can't move them. Nope crashed, I will try again tomorrow.
Tried twice, now show!! Will get them up tomorrow.   Can anyone provided me a link to Ms Ds Pics?"

Cheers
Ryan

[RickK]

I don't think you can upload them to his gallery, just yours.  You can then post the links from your gallery and post them in a topic.  Upload a few at a time and when done follow the instructions posted near the top of every forum on posting pics in your topic.  It's very easy, just don't try to post more than a couple in each topic at at time.

[gran398]

Got pics Gran,,,' just got home will try to get them on here tonight. If not tonight tomorrow. Thanks sorry for delay. My schedule..

Well I'm having some technical difficulties. I cant't find the Miss Delmarva pics. Im tryng to upload what I have now to my folder and then see if I can't move them. Nope crashed, I will try again tomorrow.
Tried twice, now show!! Will get them up tomorrow.  <!-- s:?: --><!-- s:?: --> Can anyone provided me a link to Ms Ds Pics?"

Cheers
Ryan

Thanks Ry, looking forward to seeing Jenny's pics <!-- s:thumright: --><!-- s:thumright: -->

[prudog45]

Got pics Gran,,,' just got home will try to get them on here tonight. If not tonight tomorrow. Thanks sorry for delay. My schedule..

Well I'm having some technical difficulties. I cant't find the Miss Delmarva pics. Im tryng to upload what I have now to my folder and then see if I can't move them. Nope crashed, I will try again tomorrow.
Tried twice, now show!! Will get them up tomorrow.   Can anyone provided me a link to Ms Ds Pics?"

Cheers
Ryan

Thanks Ry, looking forward to seeing Jenny's pics

You can post them up here:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6763&start=1740

Well it took me awhile but I got them there. I would like to get the full size photos to upload, but Jenny was taking large photos. I decreased the size but possibly too much. I will try to do better later, but I have been uploading and posting for a bit--- it's 12:44 AM -- gotta get up in a few hours to work on my boat. I'll try to get my actual slow rebuild pics on here by Saturday.

I did post this one pic to Miss D's Forum too. But as it was the GQ shot of the both of us I wanted to add it here as well.. We should of been in show businesses!!   TTYS Scott and thank you!!

[gran398]

Thanks Ryan! And thanks very much to Jenny, and also for the pics on the Miss D thread!

[prudog45]

Thanks Ryan! And thanks very much to Jenny, and also for the pics on the Miss D thread!

Your so welcome. We really loved our visit. You and your wife are great. Also ending the trip with a cruise on Miss Delmarva was just awesome!!
!