'74 22-2

[fishinonthebrain]

couple more pictures as she continues to come together.
-lucked into a sweet tandem aluminum trailer on CL the other week...
new tires and a fresh coat of paint on the wheels:


6000LB Magic Tilt, new bunks carpet, brakes, winch, lights, 2 tires


sits perfectly just inside the fenders and rides so much better than the old galvanized trailer I had


last time I had it out I noticed i was getting more and more water leaking into the bilge- I had the 1.5" thru-hull on my transom for the livewell drain connected improperly to a regular ball valve (I know I should have had the proper sea-cock)... so I replaced the ball valve with a marlon sea-cock, (had to do some minor modifications- grinding off one of the screw points on the base so it would fit against my stringer.) no leaking now.


I also noticed that I was getting water in the bilge area when i would wash or it would rain as water would drip in through the hole in the floor where the bilge line runs, so I decided to use some of the extra teak I had laying around to build a riser pad where the lines would go through. This prevents the water from draining through the floor unless there is about an inch of water back there, I also put a good amount of silicone on the hose where it goes through the teak.


bad picture but I added a bunch of layers of glass to the bilge, sealed up the original transom drain and added a thru-hull bottom mounted drain- works much better i think.


today I put on my FL numbers (got them printed on 3M chrome) and picked up my Aquasport badge I had the guys at Adeptus Industries cut out. super happy with them!




and finally- cleaned up the top of my console a bit. got rid of the black plexi that was there and replaced it with a white ASB material, and added the cupholders and the teak ledger board to keep stuff from falling off.

Lovetofish I am a huge fan of blue but man flag blue really shows off the beautiful lines of the 222's hull. You have done some nice touches to her.

Can you give me a phone number and contact at the company you purchased your badge at? PM me if you don't want to publish the number for all to see. Thanks.

[love2fish]

thanks!
I got the badges from Adeptus Industries. they are located here in Bradenton, FL... 941-753-9263... Kenny is the main guy to deal with there.
kinda hard to get ahold of, and they leave early on Fridays to head up to GA for deer hunting- but they do great work! The turn-around on mine was about a week, and they had another set they had cut and just needed to polish for someone (I'm guessing on here,,, it was a 22-2)... I think they are listed under the vendor/resources tab...

[fishinonthebrain]

thanks!
I got the badges from Adeptus Industries. they are located here in Bradenton, FL... 941-753-9263... Kenny is the main guy to deal with there.
kinda hard to get ahold of, and they leave early on Fridays to head up to GA for deer hunting- but they do great work! The turn-around on mine was about a week, and they had another set they had cut and just needed to polish for someone (I'm guessing on here,,, it was a 22-2)... I think they are listed under the vendor/resources tab...

Thanks how much were the badges?

[fishinonthebrain]

thanks!
I got the badges from Adeptus Industries. they are located here in Bradenton, FL... 941-753-9263... Kenny is the main guy to deal with there.
kinda hard to get ahold of, and they leave early on Fridays to head up to GA for deer hunting- but they do great work! The turn-around on mine was about a week, and they had another set they had cut and just needed to polish for someone (I'm guessing on here,,, it was a 22-2)... I think they are listed under the vendor/resources tab...

Thanks how much were the badges?

Disregard I got the pm thanks again.

[love2fish]

couple updates to the boat:
new tower, built by Randy, (member on this site), updated the steering to a UFlex 33 with tilt helms and Morse dual station setup. Absolutely love it!
bought and narrowed an Aquasport console, took 5" out of the middle of it, reversed the hinges on the front "door" so it swings up now, built and fiberglassed in an insulated box for under the front seat, and added a shelf in the main cavity of the console. working on a starboard door for the backside now.
Also added a new bigger teak door to the side of the livewell and built a knife/plier holder for it. more pics to come tomorrow in the daylight.

[Capt. Bob]

That's you!!!!

 

[gran398]

Old school....and she's smokin'

Love the teak....correct lima bean green gel... Morse controls....and "Randy's Art".

Bad to the bone!

[Aquasport Commodore]

[Aswaff400]

man that thing looks great!!!

fyi, i will be using the same garboard drain you installed. with all the added glass along the bottom of the transom water would be an inch deep before it would drain.

[CLM65]

Wow Chris, that looks awesome!  Some nice work there!

[love2fish]

Working on a fuel leak: noticed after filling the gas tank, I had a size able amount in the bilge from the gas station to the ramp.

Had the tank cleaned out last summer- inside inspection showed no obvious rust or spots to worry about, new fill hose, vent hose, feed hose. Thinking I'm going to just pull and get a better view of everything.

[Georgie]

Had the tank cleaned out last summer- inside inspection showed no obvious rust or spots to worry about,

Ok, been there so I know how much it sux.    Three questions:  

1) when you say "filled" the tank do you mean you waited for the hose pumphead to click and shutoff on its own at the station?

2)

I had a size ableamount in the bilge

please clarify sizeable?

3) How long after filling did you check the bilge?

[love2fish]

Tank is 60 gallons, I put 43 gallons in it, had a little bit spit thru the side vent line. The 1/4 mile from gas station to boat ramp, had probably over 5 gallons in the bilge.

[gran398]

That sux.

[love2fish]

Pulled the tank. Came out fairly easily. Was a little confused as I had it about 3/4 of the way out and I wasn't seeing any fuel or holes.. Then I found the dime size hole on the starboard side about a foot back from the front corner. There's pretty heavy pitting and  oxidation (guess that's what it looks like) up and down each side.
Talked to Mattson about possible repairs instead of a new tank- but after further washing and scrubbing- I realized both sides are very pitted and corroded on the outside, in addition to numerous pit marks on the top- so I'm going to just go with a fresh tank and not worry about it... Can't put a price on safety and piece of mind...

My coffin is actually in very good condition, other than the foam at the back of the tank that I removed and a little foam that oozed under the tank during the initial pour; it's all intact and didn't come out when I slid the tank out... Thinking I can just clean up the cavity and slide the new one back in.