1975 22-2 Family Rebuild

[RickK]

Are you going to re-use any of the original cap? I see that you removed the wood at the top of the perimeter of the hull topside. That was one of the things holding the shape of the hullside/top and the cap had a shoe box lip to pull the sides into shape. Before you add glass to the hull bottom and/or sides, the hull shape has to be the way it was designed. So you need to figure out how to reform that, measure and tie it into shape.

[Flyguy]

Sounds like I could just pop the cap back on there to make sure the boat has got the proper shape when I lay in that glass. I also braced the cap to make sure it didn't get damaged.

After looking at a bunch of rebuilds I wanted one or two that I could view from start to finish. Tampa Bay Mikes seems like a great example. If you have any others off hand I would love to look them over.

[RickK]

If you want a "was something, then it wasn't something and then it was something again" you can look through mine. Pack your lunch though 

[Flyguy]

After a ton of sanding I feel like we are ready to start moving forward on the transom area. We sanded out all of the thickened epoxy which was all cracked back down to solid fiberglass all around the old transom. We also found some voids in the process. We then cut and waxed the melamine board and started cutting the fiberglass that we will glue the coosa core to.

I still have to do a little research on how to install the garboard drain before we start wetting everything out. Any other thoughts or tips on the process?

[Tampa Bay Mike]

That cracked stuff was probably the polyester bonding putty they generously used at the factory. I don't think they used any epoxy in the original layup. Not that it really matters one way or another since it all has to go..

Your melamine looks like it's high enough on top to clamp the glass to. Just lay them all up in order and then flip them over the top. Then you can flip one at a time back over when you start glassing. A light dusting of 3m spray adhesive works great as well to hold glass in place.

How are you securing the board to the back? Clamps or bolts? If bolts use bigger ones or you may lose some lol. I used a bunch of cheap 1/4-20 bolts and broke off two or three once the epoxy kicked. I had to grind them flush and they are now buried under a few more layers of glass never to be seen again.

As far as the drain, Rick has a great how-to that I'm sure he will post for you soon. It is great advice   

[RickK]

Here ya go...
Here is a link to where I explain the thought of the PVC pipe
http://classicaquasport.com/smf/index.php?topic=13148.msg133124#msg133124

Here is a link to where I show what is actual problem
http://classicaquasport.com/smf/index.php?topic=13148.msg133556#msg133556

Here is a link to Hawgleg's rebuild that shows the PVC pipe installation to keep a drain at the new low point of the boat
http://classicaquasport.com/smf/index.php?topic=13148.msg134262#msg134262