Did Aquasport build a 1976 22-2 cuddy cabin?

[drevca96]

After my friend saw me take home a 1973 22-2 Aquasport I got him hooked, especially how I explained and showed what potential the boat has after she's all done being fixed up.

Now he wants one, because of all this my friend and I are on a hunt for another 22-2 preferably around the 70's. Countless hours and nights in front of the computer we found a gentleman who was selling a 1976 22-2 AS.  Havent been able to talk much with the gentleman because of work getting in the way but we did see a blurry partial picture of the boat and seemed a little different than mine.  Difference was more on the bow and maybe you can say the cap or gunnel area.  

The cap on my boat was flat and it just takes the contour of the whole boat.  On the 1976 boat the cap seemed a bit higher from the actual hull, is this a different model 22-2 AS?  or is it just a 22-2 with a cuddy cabin?  We couldnt really tell much from the picture?

If this is so, could the cap just be removed, fabricate a new one, get rid of the cabin and just place a casting deck. We both want our boats only for fishing, just a regular plain center console.  My 73' and 76' are pretty much the same exact hulls right?

I apologize if some of my explanations are difficult to understand

[RickK]

Spend a little time looking through the documents we have in the Gallery.
Aquasport only has the 2 types of center consoles - Ospreys and CCPs - the CCPs do have a different liner top that has more upward bow to it.  Hard to tell what you're describing though.

[drevca96]

Sorry, I know its a little difficult to understand also kind of difficult to explain.

I'd like to post some pics but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post them, I try to follow the instructions but it doesnt give me the option "Upload Photos"

[RickK]

Read the last post only in the "directions" Topic - have to use Photobucket for the time being. Make sure to scale the pics to 640x480.

[drevca96]

This was the pic the guy gave us. still trying to figure out what exact model this is.  By looking at this boat hopefully someone with a keen eye can differentiate if this is a cuddy version.

[RickK]

Not much to go on. The cap seems too big for anything in the 76 era.

[Ken G]

I don't know anything about the 22's but I have seen that AS changed the top cap on the 19-6's between the early '70's model and my '77.  The earlier models are relatively flat and not much higher than the rub rail.

I don't know what years they were made but I have also seen 22' dual consoles with a small cuddy in the bow.  I don't know if there was a walk thru 'bowrider' model or not.  That lump in the tarp may be the console area of the DC without a windshield.

If that is the case a Sawzall can be your best friend.

[orb]

That boat is a 1978 222 family fisherman. It has - or had _ a small cuddy cabin up front. I actually bought that boat from that dude. He lived near gainsville florida. It is the same hull as the center console model. I called Tommy at Hammerhead in tampa and asked him, and he said it was the same hull and he could build me a cap for $2200.00 I am just going to build my own cap. I have cut all the cabin area off and I am planning to rebuild cap for a center console. I am planning to make the gunnels a little wider than the stock cap- kinda like a gause 23.

Oliver

[RickK]

Welcome aboard Oliver  :!:  :!:
Sounds like an adventurous undertaking.
Post some before, during and after pics.

[GoneFission]

The 22-2FF used the same hull as the CCP, with a different liner.  Should not be a big deal to make it a center console, but you might look around and see if you could find a salvage 22-2CCP and with hull damage and switch the liners...     There are some storm damaged CCP hulls around that are going cheap - usually the liners are in pretty good shape.

[orb]

I am just going to build a new cap - or rebuild cap onto boat. I like the look of the lower and wider gunnels. I do not really want a ccp.
I am trying to decide on the size of fuel tank and size of engine. The boat came with ( not yet mounted) 91 gallon 8" deep 23" wide 120" long new fuel tank. I really want something about 70 gallons - like 23" wide 10" deep and 72" long. I am going to move fuel tank forward to center weight in boat. Engine- I want something good on fuel, I thought about a v4 140  on a porta bracket- but it might be hard to find a 25" shaft 140. Any ideas? I do not want to spend a fortune on a motor either.
The hull has the very low dead rise v so it should float in very shallow water. The media on this site said a 222 ff will float in 9" of water- empty. It feels like a very light built hull.





Oliver

[GoneFission]

You're going to need at least 150HP to make this boat run well.  The hull was rated to 245HP.  I'm not sure a V4 would really get this boat going when it's full of fuel, gear, etc.  A V6 at 150 would be about the minimum I would recommend, and a 175, 200, or 225 would be better.  

The 22-2FF is actually considered a deep-V hull, with a 20 degree deadrise.  Draft on the 22-2FF (according to the specs I have) is 12" - the 19-6FF was 9" - but you may affect that with the mods you are making.  Hull weight by spec is 2200 lbs, but again you may change that.  You will definately increase the load capacity by raising the transom.  

Hope this helps!  Good luck!

[orb]

Measured the deadrise and it is 12 degrees. I also picked up a paralift to stick on the back. The guy I bought the boat from said he had a 150 on it and it ran a little over 40mph. So I will probably try to stick to a v4 for fuel economy. I cannot decide on whether I want a tower or not. Maybe a half tower? Any recommendations?

[fitz73222]

Just so you know, we had a new 76 22-2 Family Fisherman with a powerhead rated 200 Johnson. the boat ran well. About 44 mph with a 19" (OMC) SST stainless at 6000 rpm. Of course that was with an Airguide speedometer and pitot tube set up! I always remembered the speed because when dad let me take it out, thats where it stayed!

Fitz73222

[RickK]

I always remembered the speed because when dad let me take it out, thats where it stayed!

That's funny and so typical