1974 Aquasport 222 Rebuild Captain Joe

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Nice work, keep it up!

[Capt. Bob]

 

[Capt.Joe]

I know I know, a post without pictures is worthless BUT I’m knocking out big projects!

The cap is recored, the front portion of the floor is glassed, and I’m currently making a stiffener for the front floor. Once I knock out a few small things and we get some promising weather I’ll be ready to lay the final layer of glass on the main deck.

I’m only a few work days away from starting the fairing and sanding process. I promise I’ll upload some photos the next time I post.

Cheers!

[Tampa Bay Mike]

👍

[Ulysses485]

Good to hear things are still moving along! Please do share photos! :)

[Capt.Joe]

After laying 4 layers of 1708 (2 on each side) on the front floor, glueing the hatch gutter and the hatch to it, i was able to set it inside of the boat.



My next step is to start fairing and sanding the entire boat. Once it’s ready for paint, im going to use my neighbors shop as a paint booth to spray it.

Now im looking at motors and different style brackets. I really wanted a porta bracket but starting to really like the Armstrong ones.

More progress to come!

[RickK]

Another check on the checklist. 

[Ulysses485]

It’s coming along! Nice work! Are you planning having a larger access hatch at the face of the casting deck?

[Capt.Joe]

I’m not adding anymore storage on the decks but might enclose the area at the bow nose so I can lay an anchor in there. I was going to make an anchor locker too but I’d rather just get this thing on the water and fabricate one later.

[Ulysses485]

I’m not adding anymore storage on the decks but might enclose the area at the bow nose so I can lay an anchor in there. I was going to make an anchor locker too but I’d rather just get this thing on the water and fabricate one later.

I feel your pain. I have been wanting to get my 81’ on the water for quite some time now. I would suggest building a triangular box and mounting it to the underside of the cap at the front. This is how my 81’ is and I can see it to be very useful. It drains right in that cavity below and drains to the bilge area below the tank cavity. You could always cut out and deal with the details of the gutter/lid fabrication and finish after the cap is installed.

[Capt.Joe]

I’m in the fairing and sanding process. I still have things to finish up but starting this makes me feel like I’m moving forward. A mix of 1:1.5 poly resin and 3m glass spheres with maybe a 1/4 cabosil makes a perfect putty. I used a kitchen baking spoon to fill in the radius and a spackling tool to lay it down on the floor.

[RickK]

Let the fun begin.

[Ulysses485]

Lookin good! I have been using straight cabosil. How is like adding the glass spheres? It seems it makes the fairing and sanding easier from what I understand?

[Capt.Joe]

Lookin good! I have been using straight cabosil. How is like adding the glass spheres? It seems it makes the fairing and sanding easier from what I understand?

The glass spheres really create a smooth creamy texture. It makes mixing and spreading a lot easier. I wish I knew to use this for all of my fillets under the floor.

[Ulysses485]

Lookin good! I have been using straight cabosil. How is like adding the glass spheres? It seems it makes the fairing and sanding easier from what I understand?

The glass spheres really create a smooth creamy texture. It makes mixing and spreading a lot easier. I wish I knew to use this for all of my fillets under the floor.

Great! Thanks for the feedback. Gotta get me some!