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[bjarvis60]

Hi,  My name is Bruce and I an in Nashville,Tn  Just got a 1986 285  Have it on Old Hickory Lake,  Love the Info here  Thanks to all 

[RickK]

Welcome aboard Bruce!  Post up a pic or two.

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard to both Travis and Bruce.

[TBloomer]

Hello!

My name is Tom Bloomer.  I live in Port Charlotte, FL.  Joined this forum to do research on Aquasport hulls with the idea of finding one to rebuild and put to use.  My current interest is the 250 CCP from the mid 1980s.  Looking for actual specifications on the hull like deadrise angle at the transom and original displacement specs.

I have decades of experience working with composites.  Attached is an image are from one of my recent projects in carbon fiber with high temperature epoxy.  In the early '90s I worked in the tooling department at Luhrs.  In the Mid '80s I worked at Blackfin. In between I've built, repaired, or fabricated with just about every kind of composite material you can shake a stick at.  Feel free to pick my brain on this stuff, especially the chemistry of what adheres to what under what conditions, i.e. epoxy vs polyester vs vinylester - fiberglass vs kevlar/aramid vs carbon fiber.   

[RickK]

Welcome aboard Tom.  Here is a link to a page from our '86/87 catalog
https://classicaquasport.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=2864&title=as-all-models-86-9&cat=574

Somewhere it is written 20 degree deadrise  - I'll see if I can find it.
Here it is: https://classicaquasport.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=2847&title=as-all-models-brochure9-1980&cat=572

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard Tom.

[TBloomer]

Thanks guys!

Looks like the 25 CCP is 19deg.  Probably a bit of a roller when drifting in a chop, no? 

[RickK]

I think my '92 230 Explorer has the same hull under her and it does roll a bit.

[Capt. Bob]

I think my '92 230 Explorer has the same hull under her and it does roll a bit.

Your 92 (Genmar hull) has a deeper entry and is 6" wider in the beam. It's also about 1000lbs heavier and thus has a deeper draft. All of this IMHO, lends itself to a somewhat smoother ride. As for roll, I don't know if it makes any difference. They all roll to me unless the sea is flat.

[luc3504]

Hi my name is Lucien from Tampa, FL. 

Have a 1984 22-2 CCP with a 2016 Suzuki 300 (yes it is a 300 and I know it is overpowered but she is fast).  Bought her in September, primarily as a dive boat. 

Work I have done since I got her:

Boat-
New Bottom Paint
Mostly rewired
Removed Live well
Cleaned out and repainted Bilge Added Second Bilge pump and replaced floats
New (to me) Lowrance Chartplotter and skimmer transducer
New Seastar Hydraulic steering pivot cylinder (old one was too scratched to reseal)
Roll Control Scuba Tank Holders

Trailer-
all new springs and hangers
rewired and new lights
new winch mount

the todo list is much longer....  Gonna repaint in January

[RickK]

Welcome aboard Lucien - nice looking rig. She doesn't seem to be sitting heavy in the aft much, from the motor.

[luc3504]

Welcome aboard Lucien - nice looking rig. She doesn't seem to be sitting heavy in the aft much, from the motor.

Thank you! That's why I took the live well out.  Wanted to get some of the weight off the stern.  Once I put dive gear forward she rides great.

[redneck71]

Want to introduce myself my name is Sean and i live in Delaware and presently own a 246 Shamrock for 11 years and a 22 Starcraft with a 140 Evinrude before that. I might be doing some boat shuffling in the spring and summer to go to a larger larger boat in the near future. All i would be looking for is a day boat to tie up with friends with maybe one other adult on board and the 170 came to mind. I'll start another thread with my questions.

Thanks
Sean 

[RickK]

  aboard Sean. For just a few people, the 170 is a perfect boat.

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard Sean.