22-2 inboard

[JimCt]

Big Ragu, way out in Seattle, was kind enough to send along one of his 22-2 badges for me to copy:



Got a start on it this evening by filling minor nicks & cracks here & there and filling the rivet holes in prep for pouring the RTV mold material.  Before the RTV is poured, the badge will be sprayed with lecithin mold release.  The 240 badge was trial & error but now that the process is worked out I expect to have parts molded this weekend.

[LilRichard]

NICE!

I assume you might bring some down to the meet?

 

[damnitbadger]

[ Anyway, it's easier on the feet... like walking on a soft rug   .

LOL, never heard it described that way before.

[JimCt]

Did some final fitting of the deck panel, the one just aft of the console.  Extended it a little longer to tuck further under the console.  When the deck is replaced the deck opening around the engine will have about a 4" high curb flange added which will fit inside the console when the console is lowered in place.  This will keep deck water from leaking into the engine space... which it does now and is not a good situation.

Pulled the bow rail off; wasn't original and was a poor fit.  VHF whip gone too.  The new kicker bracket arrived on UPS:



Soon as I empty the fuel tank and get that out of the way I'll get the bracket & kicker mounted.

This boat will be a tasty project to get my teeth into when the 240 is wrapped up.

[Mike Answeeney]

Hey Jim,

Any chance of making up and bringing down a few of those 22-2 badges for the Shell Island get together?

I’d gladly buy 2 of them off you, cash, beer, liquor, Mon Venus? :twisted:

[JimCt]

Will try to remember to bring some of the badges with me.

[JimCt]

Got the fuel tank emptied and pulled out:



Liner at the transom shows the the vestigial profile for an outboard:







Some pitting where the tank was supported on raw wood sleepers:



No question the tank needs to be replaced but for this season will just clean up the bad areas and coat with coal tar epoxy.

Fabricated a new tank support platform from 5/8" ply.  In this view the platform is upside down:



  No fancy work, just something to safely support the tank.  When the deck gets replaced the support platform will no longer be needed since the new tanks will be installed below the deck.

Continued removing odds & ends that were screwed to the deck over the years... one being a disused downrigger mount.  Toting up the weight of removed items adds up to about 75 pounds so far.  Every bit of weight that can be removed will add a little to the boat's performance.

Pulled the old fuel line.  If I'd known it was so deteriorated I would never have started the motor a few weeks ago.  Miracle it wasn't leaking. Judging by the line's condition it looks like E-10 fuel was the culprit.  Highly recommend anybody with an older boat to replace their fuel & vent lines with E-10 proof hose.

[JimCt]

Tonight poured the RTV to create the 22-2 badge mold.  If the cure goes well will cast some badges tomorrow evening.

[John Jones]

8)

[Mike Answeeney]

Wow, so your inboard was once an outboard? Or do you think AS used an outboard hull when they created this inboard?

[JimCt]

Liner mold was designed to go either way.  My hull is identical to a 22-2 outboard with the exception of the full transom and bed stringers for the engine.

Badge progress moving along with a good mold:



good casting pour:



and finally the first 22-2 badge...




Four badges molded this evening.

[damnitbadger]

Very nice!

[Mike Answeeney]

Nice work!

See ya Saturday.

-Mike

[LilRichard]

You da man!  Lunch is on me...

[JimCt]

Spent some time this weekend doing little tasks in the direction of getting her ready for commissioning this summer.  Finished removing the last of the un-used hardware from the deck... old cover snaps, misc. disused brackets etc. and got the holes filled with thickened resin and faired.  Finished glassing the fuel tank support and mounted a new fuel filter/separator on a new pad in the bilge area under a removable deck hatch.  Roughed-in new 3/8" fuel line.

One thing I noticed when we ran the motor on the trailer a while back was that the water flow out of the port exhaust was somewhat less than the starboard side.  Since there is generally a reason for everything,  I decided to investigate further.  I pulled the port side 3" exhaust line (which runs from the engine riser to the transom and found the inside liner of the hose was collapsed.  Cause for that was an overheating of the line at some point in the past caused by poor water flow.  Rubber exhaust hose survives high exhaust temperatures by being mixed with the engine raw water discharge through the hose.  A few seconds running with an impaired water flow and the hose starts disintegrating on the inside.  Will get new hose ordered from Jamestown Distributors in the A.M.

Started getting the new Fulton outboard kicker bracket ready for mounting.  Because of the height of the transom and the overhang of the rubrail over the transom I fabricated an 8" x 10" x 2.5" pad (four pieces of 5/8" ply glassed together) to hold the bracket away from the transom for operating clearance.  Should be able to get the bracket mounted next weekend.

Fiddled around with battery locations and think I can mount the batteries in the bilge on either side of the prop shaft log.  Once the batteries are mounted, the deck area will be totally clear of all obstructions.  The batteries were mounted in the flip-back helmsman's cooler seat.  The cooler is off the boat now and so needed to find a new spot for the batteries.  I like a clutter-free deck... makes for more working room.

Will post progress pictures sometime this week.