22-2 inboard

[jdupree]

Jim,

I wish my access panel would have been that rotten and that size   Looks like you made quick work of that.  Love the boat :!:  :!:  :!:  :!:   It looks like you have a real classic on your hands :!:

[JimCt]

Seems impossible, but my 240 deck was less soft that this boat.  When the core is only semi-shot it's a horrible job.  Likely it's easier to just make up a completely new panel using the old one as a pattern.  This panel was so bad however, stripping the core only took a half hour.

[John Jones]

Looks like an older model but Honda 4 strokes have a great reputation around here.

[JimCt]

It's an '87.

Just to jump ahead a little, how would the charging circuit tie-in from the outboard to the batteries? Can both the kicker and the main engine be tied in at the same time or should the O/B and main be connected through a DPDT?

[GoneFission]

I've fished a lot in Alaska with Honda 9 horse kickers.  They have a great reputation for being efficient, relatively quiet, clean, and reliable.

You may find you want to move it back and forth to the "big" boat!

[JimCt]

I think that motor will be about right.  It has enough power to at least get me home after a while and is reasonably light.

Any recommendations for a lift bracket?  Motor weighs about 100 pounds.

[GoneFission]

You are right; a 4 stroke kicker needs a heavy-duty bracket:  

http://www.internetoutboards.com/partdetail.asp?id=564

And there's one on eBay:  
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Four-Str ... enameZWDVW

See ya on the water!

[John Jones]

Jim,

You would probably be okay having them both connected to the main battery at the same time but I would probably put in a regular OFF - 1 - 2 battery switch in the positive leads just to be sure.  You can tie the negatives together with no problem.

[JimCt]

Thanks for the lead & info. on the bracket.  Have bookmarked it so if I go with the Honda I'll send a bid in on the ebay Garelick.

Boat has a 1-2-both-off switch on it now so I'll tie it in there.  Am always leery about two charging systems butting heads.

[GoneFission]

There's always a technology answer!  

Several companies (Guest, Cole-Hersee, SurePower, etc.) make a battery isolator for dual batteries and dual alternators.  It allows both batteries to be charged anytime either or both of the alternators is running.  Had one on my Chris-Craft Constellation and it worked like a champ!  The Connie had two 135 amp alternators (one for each engine) charging two 4D batteries, so I needed a heavy duty model.  

You don't have to fiddle with switches and one battery cannot run another one down.

Guest model is 2402 for 70 amp - that should be plenty for you!  You can check it out at:
  http://www.marine.com/product_info.php/ ... aaeea9b58c

See ya on the water!

[JimCt]

Thanks GF!

[JimCt]

Gathered a bit more intel on the boat.  Apparently it had sunk back in '82 or thereabouts and that's when the present engine was installed.  New wiring was pulled at the time and gauges were replaced.

Pulled the enclosure off the fuel tank:




Original tank appears in serviceable condition and has it's Tecstar label still on it:




Supporting blocks are unprotected fir blocks which are rotted:



Previous owner had advised replacing the fuel line... which was sound advice:



Immediate mission is to make her safe for now, the deck as tight as I can make it with a fast butter job of caulk and use her a few times this summer.  Fall will find her on blocks in the hoophouse to get the deck removed, bilges prettied-up, foam replaced and a new deck... all this as the 240 continues on her path of reconstruction.

Trailer is a 2002 Karavan with drum brakes which seem to be functioning.   Will check bearings, brake cylinders and replace a couple of dead bulbs.

[rsh19904]

Sweet rig      Looks like you've got a beauty queen waiting to come out of hiding..   Keep up the great work and keep the pics. coming.

[JimCt]

Will do... thanks!

[JimCt]

Been tied up with non-AS stuff for a while but managed to re-core that panel I stripped (see above somewhere). Replaced the inspection plate with a larger one with a clear lid... just to keep an eye on the stuffing box.   Also glass reinforced the receiving flanges in the deck so the panel will have better support.  The floor in this boat is bad enough that the deck flanges for the two deck panels bend down with any serious weight on them.  All I want to do at this point is to band-aid things together enough to get her overboard and run her some.  Next is to get the gas out of the tank so I can get a good look at that.  Gas seems to still be good so I'll use it in the backhoe and the Farmall.

Will post pictures when I can.