1970 Aquasport 222 FB rebuild

[RickK]

I saw your tower in person yesterday - really nice.  You'll need some bath tub non-skid strips on the ladder portions though.

[Shine]

I believe shields makes a more flexible fuel fill hose, I have used it before and I think it will make that bend so long as there is not another bend close by. 

[HawgLeg]

I believe shields makes a more flexible fuel fill hose, I have used it before and I think it will make that bend so long as there is not another bend close by.

Joel,
Is this the one your talking about? Looks pricey...


Fire – Acol – “C” Fuel Fill Hose – Series No. 351

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Size Range – 1 1/2″ 38.1mm Warranty – Limited Lifetime

Shields Fire – Acol – “C” Fuel Fill Hose resists gasoline/alcohol blends and has a corrugated cover for extra flexibility. This hose is compounded for low permeation and is reinforced with a wire helix imbedded between plies of HD synthetic cord. It is also abrasion resistant. This hose is primarily used for extra flexible fuel fill ( gas or diesel ) and is for pleasure boats only. The temperature range is -5ºF to 180ºF. It meets SAE J1527 type A2 and ISO 7840 type A2 NMMA/CE Type Accepted standards. Get More Info…

[darenative]

The regular Shields fill line is probably  flexible enough for that run, as long as it's new and not a used piece that's being reused...

[HawgLeg]

Just got back in town with the tower and console. Randy did an awesome job. 12 hours of driving today...probably should have just had it shipped. I couldn't stand it any longer haha

[HawgLeg]

Made my tank tie downs out of some scrap from my stringers. Extra beefy! Still gotta seal them all over them I'm going to add 1/8" neoprene to the bottom sides and 1/16" to the sides. The tie downs will be fastened with through bolted Aluminum brackets.

1/8" neoprene on bottom
 
1/16" neoprene for sides



I also got to work on the knees and transom cap.

[RickK]

Looks good ... and stout is a understatement for those cross members  
Make sure you leave a little bit of room (more than the neoprene) for upward expansion.  It supposedly takes up to 45 days for these tanks to expand when full of gas (remember that its a chemical reaction).  The built-in blocks of the tank are pretty high so maybe lay a 1/4" piece of something down and then your cross members?

[HawgLeg]

Thanks Rick. Yea I'm considering the expansion. You think 1/4"? What about width within the blocks do you think that will change any?

Still waiting on my bait well...

[CLM65]

Looking great!  The poly tanks will expand up to 2% in all directions, so multiply each dimension (height, width, and length) by 1.02 and make sure you leave enough room for that growth.

[HawgLeg]

Got some boat porn for you guys. I put the tower and console in the boat to check it out. 

[RickK]

Looks great 

[flatbackpaul]

Looks so good it brings a tear to my eye.   

[Aswaff400]

looks awesome!!

[CLM65]

^^x2!

[HawgLeg]

Thanks guys! Still chipping away at things to complete below deck. I have a few questions that Ive done research on here and the net but am not decided enough to make definitive action yet. It would be a lot easier to make these decisions if I actually had my baitwell but the guy I'm dealing with is taking his sweet  time and won't answer calls or work with me.

At this point I don't know how many and what size hoses the tank is fitted for. I have two 800GPH Tsunamis to run the well. Went with tsunami cause they can be found at wallyworld in a pinch and they're cheap( can always upgrade later). I can add another pump if y'all think I need to but the tank is rated to 1100. I like the way Aaron constructed his manifold and would like to do it that way. I guess my question is: To feed the one 43Gal bait well with two 800GPH pumps(on separate switches), what diameter should the manifold be and also what diameter for the high speed pickup, ball valve, strainer? I also don't know where the overflow/s will be located.

Question for Aaron:

Are you liking your manifold system through the one pickup and with the strainer? Plenty flow?