1973 22.2 redo ===== SOLD!!!!!

[shortpants]

Oops, so much for proof reading.  I meant fuel tank not false tank.

[PETEDOG]

LOOKING GOOD!

[shortpants]

We did re-core the cap last week using nidacore.  Core looks good but we did not roll the glass around the edge and I noticed the other day that in some spots it's splitting.  Will go back and fix that.

Shorts

[kyle19kenyon]

I wouldnt give up, if you can help it. If you sell now you have nothing, if you finish you have a marketable boat. The hardest part of rebuilding them is not giving up because it does take time.

[shortpants]

I am not giving up hope am only only discouraged on amount of time taking to work on getting it completed.  I wish I hadn't sold my flats boat a few months ago.  Just want to be on the water for the summer.

Shorts

[beeermann65]

Is scott charging you to much to get it done? Im surprised its this far along!

[cwater]

Scott did the work on my 69 flatback and was great to work with.  This work was completed exactly when he said it would be and you can't beat the price and quality.

[beeermann65]

Well Im glad you had good luck!

[gran398]

Been watching your discussion with interest. Glad you got your money's worth with Scott.

You've a great job so far with this one. i know how it is to be discouraged.  Things move much slower than you anticipate.

But look at the big picture, forget the season coming on. If you cashed out now, where would you be?

Been a bunch that have thrown in the towel, and some had to. But what's 1500 bucks or so nowadays?

It's a bad weekend somewhere.

If you've had enough for a while, not a problem. Throw a tight cover on her, and pick it back up this fall.

Things are picking up. That boat will be worth a helluve lot more in 3 months, six months, etc.

JMHO, hang tight.

[beeermann65]

things always look good in the end!

[shortpants]

Thanks for all the encouragement!  Gran, a little more then $1500 at this point but it's not about the money, it's just about wanting to be on the water.  

I am going to try to speed things up by dropping another deck in with the front casting deck.  A friend of mine has a boat that has been sitting in his back yard that hit a piling a few years back.  The liner is in pretty good shape and the boxes up front are all there.  So, might just pull that out and drop it in mine.  I know my sole has been lifted 2 1/2" and dropping in another one will make the casting deck higher.  Just another thought on how I might approach it and get it completed.

in the meantime, I have been looking for used boats that might get me through the summer.  

Shorts

[shortpants]

Crown is on the cap and might be getting the tank welded up this week if all goes well.  As soon as I can snap a pic of the crown I will download it.  Also, the anchor locker has also been glassed into the cap.

[shortpants]

Here are a few more pics.  I am looking for a center console now and some hatches.  The rigging tubing is going to be moved more to the center in between the knees when they get put in.  This was one of those afterthoughts since I've decided not to fully enclose the back.  Moving it more towards the center makes it easier to just build a box to hide the rigging.  Also, have decided not to use the liner that was in the boat because it needed to much work plus with the sole up 2 1/2 inches made it hard to fit. The tank is about 66 gallons filled to the rim.  Getting closer!

[cwater]

is the tank going in the floor or on top of the floor.  I would love to get that large of a tank in my 22-2.  I know a local guide that has a sea craft console for sale.

[Circle Hooked]

:)