1981 Osprey 222 Freshen / Overhaul (2 Stage)

[Ulysses485]

Hello y’all,

Slow but steady progress through this HOT and wet summer. Nothing nicer than having a 12x20 Canopy to work in and keep her dry through the weather. Wish i had found this sooner.


REAL Bilge access!! 2” Coosa knees added (sourced from my supplier's DUMPSTER!). Just a little added support for a jack plate. Also raised the "splash well" area for water not to stand and be released through the scuppers.


I have the wife now saying "your still working on that console!" haha..... I would never recommend anyone doing this modification but it’s come a long way and has really given me the hands on experience that I wanted. First spray with Gelcoat dump gun was thick, TONS of orange peel, and just not the color I want. Learned what I needed to, dump guns are for molds, not finish work.





I made the front seat a cooler. Just needs to be plumbed. :)


I could not get to the topside of the inner liner for cleaning, sanding, spraying fresh gelcoat so the cap came off (planning for a similar color to the exterior....similar to Oyster White)


That's about it for now. Hoping to get the cap flipped and re-cored, and Gelcoat the inside and cap before Winter sets in.

-Ulysses

[RickK]

Looks good - the "spray booth" makes it nice.
What are your plans for successfully sealing up that access hole in the aft now?

[Ulysses485]

Looks good - the "spray booth" makes it nice.
What are your plans for successfully sealing up that access hole in the aft now?

Yes it absolutely does! However, I need to figure out a way to keep bugs under control. For the time being Bilge access is going to be a simple access hatch from DPI Marine.


I got one for the Console as well. Very reasonably priced for what I am after on this build.

[Capt.Joe]

The console looks amazing! Good job making the front seat a cooler.

[Ulysses485]

Getting closer to final interior finish Gelcoat to put it all back together..

Flipped the cap with engine hoist pivoted on a rope:


Rotted wood core removed and replaced with coosa:



Filled holes from topside of cap with glass:



Entire cap sanded down with 80 grit and ready for Gelcoat :

[RickK]

Looks real nice. Are you planning a drain line for the anchor locker? Maybe outboard?

[Nates 86 200]

What size hatches are those from DPI,  im looking at using similar hatches for my build as well.
 

[Ulysses485]

The console looks amazing! Good job making the front seat a cooler.

It’s been so much work! I see why most either reuse the same configuration or buy new. I’m happy with how it came out though. The Gelcoat I sprayed using a dump gun was a fail unfortunately and gearing up to spray with duratec using a cheap HPLV gun from HF.

Looks real nice. Are you planning a drain line for the anchor locker? Maybe outboard?

Funny you ask because I’ve been scratching my head on what to do there. There was just a hole trimmed out with an old piece of place so it drained in the bow and made its way to the bilge beside the keel. I don’t want to run it outboard to prevent staining or holes in the side. Putting away a clean anchor is my rule of thumb anyhow. Thoughts?

What size hatches are those from DPI,  im looking at using similar hatches for my build as well.
 

They are the 16x24 flush mount …Part Number: DPF1624. Pretty happy with their quality and they will work great for my purposes at reasonable prices.

[Capt. Bob]

Excellent work.

[Ulysses485]

Excellent work.

Thanks for the kind words! I do my best and although it took me a while to get to it, the hardest part was getting started. Now it’s full steam ahead (as time allows) to get stuff done. There is nothing quite like having dry storage. :)

[RickK]

Looks real nice. Are you planning a drain line for the anchor locker? Maybe outboard?

Funny you ask because I’ve been scratching my head on what to do there. There was just a hole trimmed out with an old piece of place so it drained in the bow and made its way to the bilge beside the keel. I don’t want to run it outboard to prevent staining or holes in the side. Putting away a clean anchor is my rule of thumb anyhow. Thoughts?

I know they make an external clamshell https://www.ebay.com/itm/142406417028?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1alJLcDZORbGmMOw5PpCLsA70&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-213727-13078-0&mkcid=2&itemid=142406417028&targetid=4581046488761455&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=&poi=&campaignid=418640322&mkgroupid=1239149842233245&rlsatarget=pla-4581046488761455&abcId=9300602&merchantid=51291&msclkid=85c0c85e607111331b39a999ec9fa358
Any drain hose will likely get plugged - better to know where it drains and how to access it?

[Ulysses485]

Wow, Gelcoat was much easier to spray that I had anticipated! Really happy with the results! Huge improvement over a dump gun that I sprayed the console with (will be respraying with this HPLV Gun). Ease was possibly due to me using Duratec which really helps thin out the mixture. I was able to get a 50/50 Gelcoat/Duratec mixture through a cheap 1.4mm Harbor Freight gun with great results. About twice the cost of the Gelcoat itself Duratec High Gloss Additive is well worth the labor it will save in sanding.







Because time is of the essence when spraying Gelcoat, these worked wonderfully for cleaning the gun after each round… I had two of them (32oz) filled with acetone and went through both of them spraying about one (1) gallon of mixed Gelcoat/Duratec.



Now on to the inside liner and console next before re-assembly.

[RickK]

Looks good.

[Tampa Bay Mike]

That came out really nice!

[Ulysses485]

Yeah finally coming together! Really happy with the results!