Author Topic: Stop Lurking and Start Posting!! Introduce Yourself Here! (Read 175006 times)

Obeiler · « **Reply #2220 on:** June 20, 2018, 02:06:49 PM »

Hello all, I’m Omar, I just picked up my forst aquaspot yesterday, it’s an 86 222 osprey
It’s gonna be a lot of work, my goal is to have it on the water by Spring next year!
Looking forward to it, I’ll post pics when I start tearing into it

Capt. Bob · « **Reply #2221 on:** June 20, 2018, 03:44:50 PM »

Welcome aboard Omar.

RickK · « **Reply #2222 on:** June 21, 2018, 05:25:37 AM »

Welcome aboard Omar!

Tampa Bay Mike · « **Reply #2223 on:** June 29, 2018, 12:44:45 PM »

Hi all, long time lurker here. After years of watching all the rebuilds here I am finally getting the chance to take one on myself. If everything goes as planned there will be a 222 in my yard in about a week. I will make sure to get a rebuild thread going and will surely be hitting you all up for advice as I go.

Mike

RickK · « **Reply #2224 on:** June 29, 2018, 05:36:54 PM »

Welcome Mike - good luck on the purchase!

FishPreacher · « **Reply #2225 on:** July 02, 2018, 12:44:02 PM »

I figured I better introduce myself before I start with the flood of questions. Friends call me Fish. A moniker my mother gave me since I can remember. When I was younger just out of the USMC I went straight into the fishing industry. I worked my way from headboats to offshore charters then commercial fishing. Then I got married...luckily I saved and went to school for commercial diving and underwater welding. Worked oil fields for 8 years and inland for 5. 2 years Diving US Navy vessels. I have owned a few boats years ago but whe. You work around them you know better than to own one. Fast forward 15 years I work as an inspector, inspecting Naval ship modifications. Wife and I split. She got the house. And I bought an 1986 Aquasport 290 tournament master. (Truth be known I have been dreaming of another boat for a few years.)

I’m going to need a ton of advice from you experts. Please forgive if I break protocol of posting etc. this is the first site I joined. Second was the HullTruth. Those guys seem a bit brand orientated. Ford/Chevy kinda thing

Capt. Bob · « **Reply #2226 on:** July 02, 2018, 02:21:17 PM »

Welcome aboard Fish.

This is your Hialeah hull model.

This is the 89 model by Genmar. You may find both different and similar/same specs.

http://www.classicaquasport.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=553

Good luck.

FishPreacher · « **Reply #2227 on:** July 02, 2018, 02:42:39 PM »

YES SIR!!!! That is great! I haven’t been able to find that info anywhere. Mine needs some love. I made it my new hobby. I also figured by living aboard I can stay focused and see her thru.

I was starting to get cold feet thinking I bit off more than I could chew. But after reading treads on here. There isn’t to many totally unanswered questions!

RickK · « **Reply #2228 on:** July 02, 2018, 06:42:31 PM »

Welcome aboard Fish. I hope you found the big boy forum. https://classicaquasport.com/smf/index.php?board=16.0

J_Franchise · « **Reply #2229 on:** July 06, 2018, 12:18:56 AM »

Hello!

I'm John, though everyone calls me "Franchise". Long story short is that it's a play on my last name and it stuck and won't go away so now here we are

Actually not the worst moniker because people seem to never forget my name.

I'm a military guy; got stationed here in Los Angeles back in 2002 and never left. Did my active duty time and then switched to the Air Force Reserves so I can continue to serve and get that pension, all while staying put here =)

I got into spearfishing about 5 years ago and I've finally gotten to the point where I'm tired of bumming rides on boats. My dive buddy and I decided to be boat partners and we happened upon a fellow diver ready to move up in size...

So, first time boat owner - and pretty stoked on it. She's a 1992 Aquasport 210 Walkaround. Everything is clean on the boat, but our first task is a repower. Going to need to do a lot of research because I'm sure there are some idiot mistakes I need to keep clear of.

Anyhow - looking forward to keeping everyone up to date on the repower and any other things we do to her as time goes on. But, as a first time boat owner, I'm mostly in "receive mode".

RickK · « **Reply #2230 on:** July 06, 2018, 08:53:04 AM »

Welcome aboard Franchise!

Capt. Bob · « **Reply #2231 on:** July 06, 2018, 11:41:18 AM »

Welcome aboard Franchise.

That's a nice looking hull my friend but then I'm bias.

I just re-powered with an F150 four stroke Yamaha. It's original motor was a 91 200hp two stroke Yamaha and it performed well. Just getting use to the heavier and reduced power level but performance is very similar. Fuel burn is improved, top end is reduced a couple of mph but the mid range cruise is better on both so...

Start a re-power thread once you get going and keep us up to date. Love the enclosure.

J_Franchise · « **Reply #2232 on:** July 07, 2018, 09:42:44 PM »

Thanks for the welcome, all. I'll be sure to keep everyone updated on the repower.

FabKevin · « **Reply #2233 on:** July 08, 2018, 11:11:22 AM »

Hell0. I hope I'm doing this right - I'm Kevin from Michigan and I am glad I found this site. I'm looking at an '86 222 Osprey that is local to me and without power. It seems the original owner repowered it recently and the second owner bought it to pull the 200 outboard for his Mako. The boat is pretty solid overall with a little softness in the cockpit sole. The transom looks to be crack free and I need to go back to it and look it over more carefully. I love the lines of the hull and I'd like to repower it so I would have a reliable (second) boat to run around Lake St. Clair. I've already learned a lot here and I'm sure with some careful searching I will have most of my questions answered. If it checks out and I can secure the deal, I'd like to awlgrip the hull, leave the bottom painted and just clean it up overall along with the repower. Now, back to researching...

erivera715 · « **Reply #2234 on:** July 08, 2018, 02:36:19 PM »

Hello all. My name is Eddie and I live in South Florida. My previous boat was a 225 Osprey. I just became the owner of a 1982 222 CCP. I wasn't looking for a project but it was too good of a deal to pass up. The engine is not worth fixing, the transom is solid, but the floor has some soft spots. I am going to try injecting the floor first to see if that will buy me some time, if not then you will see me starting a build thread. I will have to rewire the whole boat and repair the console and coffin box, so I went ahead and tore everything out. I am sure I will be asking for advice soon, so please bear with me. If the floor injecting is successful, then I will have to rewire and re-power the boat as well as re-paint/gelcoat the floor of the boat. Also, the teak in the boat is completely shot. What can I use to replace the teak? Any advice is greatly appreciated.