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

[gran398]

The new tank on mine is about 80 gallons. It will start at the rear around 6 inches forward of stock. Mine too will have a 45 gallon livewell like yours...but no bracket. Mine will however have 750 lbs. of motors.

Am putting the new console exactly where it was...like the way it looks/visual balance in the original spot. I'll check with Fitz where his mounts re the casting deck.

Maybe you could go by Tommy's (he mounts brackets)  and check them out, take a tape along. Let us know if you do that, or call him, and what you discover...thanks.

[dirtwheelsfl]

i think about 7ft from transom to the back of the console looks about right...

[shortpants]

Bottom was gel-coated last couple of days but not sanded down yet.  Found a few cracks and holes that a previous owner must have fixed themselves with something that looked like a concrete patch and then was painted over.  

Sides should be painted in a week or so.  Am going back and forth between just plain light blue and a brown color similar to the color that is used on that Toyota Venza sation wagon called sunset brown mica.  I know it's a big color difference that my wife is wanting me to do.  

After paint, flipping her over and putting deck down.

SP

[RickK]

Hey SP, looks like you've reorganized your pics on Photobucket and broke all the links.  Fix is move them back or edit all your posts to the new place.

[shortpants]

Really not sure what's going on with the link?  Here is a pic. of the bottom of the hull.

[RickK]

Looks like the URL is the same so I guess you deleted the pics  
Look on page 2 and 3 and you'll see what I mean.

[shortpants]

Still not sure what happened to some of the pics.  I know I opened a sub-folder up in photobucket and moved some pics to that folder to keep an account of the rebuild a little better.  I'm thinking some of the other pics were on my old cell provider site that closed.  Oh well!  Tried to read the posts and put some pics back of that seemed to go with my comments.

SP

[shortpants]

Hard to tell since the hull is still under the tarp but got painted on Monday.  Went with light blue because I decided to also use the same color for all the non-skid on the deck.  It's going to be flipped over in a day or two and then the deck is to get started.  When I can get a better pic will take one and add it instead of this one.

[shortpants]

Foam got shot in this past week.  A majority of the deck should be down this week or next.  

[RickK]

[shortpants]

Deck is finally down and will possibly be gel coated and then have the non-skid put on it by next Friday or one day next week.  As you can see, there are no boxes in the hatches.  Ran into some issues with the boxes made for these hatches not fitting due to the stringers being built up and also there were made more for the flatback hull.  So, just used the casting deck with the hatches.  Then, was just going to put a divider between the two and leave them open to the hull.  After put down, just left it as one open space right now.  So much room could probably hide two bodies inside of the hatch area.  Putting off white gel coat down and then using the ice blue hull color as the non-skid.  Should look interesting when done!

[shortpants]

Nearly completed, only have a few things to complete including some touch up painting, rub rail and combing pads.

[LilRichard]

Can we get some more detailed pics please?

[shortpants]

Yep,  just took a quick one last night when I went to pick the boat up but found some paint issues.  That is being taken care of today and I'm "supposed" to pick it up on Saturday.  Putting me a little behind cause I expected to have it on the water this weekend.  Oh well!  I do have one or two more and can post tonight but will put some nicer ones on when boat is completed as far as putting rub rail on, combing pads and swim platform.

[shortpants]

So, nearly complete.  Still ironing out a few issues, if your curious as to what those issues are from a local builder pm me.  Got the boat back and finally got it on the water for a test ride.  Ran about  43.6mph @6200rpms., with a half tank of gas and 2 people on it.  Cuts the chop like butter.  Very nice ride since we took it out on two very windy days.  The deck is cracking near the transom and hopefully will get that taken care of.  I had three leaks into the bilge area, leaking at the drain plug, leaking at the water dishcharge for the livewell (hose connect area) and leaking from the livewell intake itself.  I replumbed the livewell rigging and took the drain plug off and re -sat it with some additional 5200.  The deck cracking near the transom is partially due to the deck in and around the bilge hatch not being supported enough and this is something I'm going to have the shop that put the deck back down take care of....hopefully, will get taken care of!!  The builder told me he does plan on fixing the deck and plans on letting me know when he can squeeze my boat in to the shop.  Also, I will be getting some combing pads put on it, front deck pads for the wife so she can lay down and read her book while I'm fishing and a livewell seat in the coming weeks.  I am also considering a half tower.