1970 Aquasport 222 FB rebuild

[Shine]

1. How far up the sides should I go with the 1708?

a few inches at least

2. Is it Ok to fill the keel in the bow with epoxy putty then lay 1708 on top?

I put in a wedge of transom foam in there and glassed over with 1708 , it made mounting the bow eye a lot easier too.

It will be easier to do a good transom lamination if you pull the cap up first.

Nice grinding job !

[Que Pasa]

Careful with that cap sag. May want to support the hull sides.

[HawgLeg]

Careful with that cap sag. May want to support the hull sides.

Not sure I understand. The cap was already removed when I got the project. I put it back up there to keep the shape, get it out of the elements, and take measurements. It will come off before I glass the hull.

Rick,
I'm still planning to use poly above the sole and gelcoat the inside of the boat so I don't think I would want to run the epoxy lam up further than the height of the sole.

[RickK]

Mine had a liner so I could hide the epoxy behind it.  I think some FBs had a thin liner for the hullsides to hide the raw glass. I had to build a "shell" for the transom from poly to bury the epoxy on the transom behind it.  I epoxied the shell onto the transom.  The face is poly.

[HawgLeg]

Glad I got this out!


cap measurements taken, cap back off, hull sides braced

[RickK]

Yeah, that eye block didn't look too healthy - good thinking to pull that   You can use a 4x4 cut corner to corner and rounded off to fit back in there.  Might have to fuss a bit with it to get it just right.  I added a plate of aluminum to cap it off.

Grinding looks real good.  I think I might glass right over where the block was to get a fresh layer and then figure out the new block.

Keep up the forward motion   

[HawgLeg]

The epoxy gets real slippery if you step in it - don't ask how I know that

Yep it sure does...lol


Got the starboard side glassed yesterday evening. Did some skating around and managed to glue my kneecaps to my pants!! Overall I think it was a successful first experience with epoxy haha.

[CLM65]

Nice work  !

[RickK]

Man that was fast and looks great!  You'll be glad you took this step (well not the one into the epoxy  ).

[Capt. Bob]

Indeed!

[HawgLeg]

Haven't gotten the port side glassed yet. Had to order more 1708. This weekend I went ahead and separated the casting deck from the liner pieces. I'm tossing some ideas around in my head as to what I want to do with the deck. Leave as is and find hatch covers or change the layout a bit to add under deck storage. Haven't decided whether I am going to put a trolling motor on or not. If I do, then the batteries will go in the original battery box. My cranking/electronics batteries will likely be in the console. I would like to fill in the holes where the two doors are on the rear of the casting deck because thats the best place for speakers. The fish box in the middle of the casting deck really isn't big enough for my needs and could be repurposed for cast net buckets. Im planning on a large cooler for a fish box anyway. Could add doors to the inside walls of that compartment for below deck storage. Any ideas are welcome! OH and my dad hooked me up with a paint sprayer we had at work. Its a Apollo 800+ HPLV sprayer. Anybody ever used one of these units for gelcoat?

[RickK]

You mention the original battery box - where is that again? Is it where the original baitwell was on these boats, below the sole where the "windows" may be?

[HawgLeg]

You mention the original battery box - where is that again? Is it where the original baitwell was on these boats, below the sole where the "windows" may be?

I'm assuming it is where the wires are coming out and the battery tie-down strap is in picture 2.

[flatbackpaul]

What you are referring to battery boxes is where I stored the batteries for my 24v trolling motor.  originally it was just hinged storage with a removable face.  I think you have those pieces as well.  It's coming along nicely.  I'm jealous - keep up the good work.

Paul

[HawgLeg]

Thanks Paul,

No sir I didn't get those pieces. Do you still have the hatch covers lying around? I'm thinking I could add a hatch to both sides of that storage area inside. That way I can put stuff up under the casting deck as well.

~Edward