82 aquasport osprey 19.6 rebuild

[RickK]

Looks very nice - good job  

[gman 82 aquasport]

Been a couple of weeks since last posting pics and info on the boat.....
Got it splashed in Lake Tillery the other week and ran it about 20 miles up and down the lake, everything checked out pretty good...had a little carb problem , but got the local johnson guru to rebuild the top 2 carbs( had to replace both bowls, warped), fixed a small fuel pump problem myself and took it back out to run it again and it was A-OK ..
runs about 33 MPH at 4900 RPM's, just trimmed up a little, the prop is more bottom end than speed...may look into changing, but not this summer...
On a previous post I talked about the fine line of balance that everyone on here refers to..Here is a couple of pics to illustrate the point....

As you can see by this transom shot the new drains are above the water line, with me (235 lbs) standing in the rear I still get no water in the boat.....the scuppers help keep the water out as it's loaded on and off

On this starboard side shot you can see that the boat sits rather flat in the water(was full of fuel,55 gallons) the drain for the fish box sits about 1 1/2 inches above the water line, the only time it's below is when both me and the mrs. are in the bow and I lean over the side to see the drain, it's about 1 inch below the waterline, so I have a removeable plastic plug I can pit in either end of the drain line....

[gman 82 aquasport]

On a brighter note, we took it down to Southport, NC the other weekend and splashed it in the ocean, ran out by Jaybird Shoals by Baldhead Island and out by Oak Island, only went a couple of miles away from the inlet this first trip, just checking things out....The Mrs.( Kathy) had a blast and informed me after getting back that we will be taking it down every weekend I have off( which is not but 4 weekends out of every 12, I work rotations of Sat and Sun) till the weather gets to cold...she has deciced that she could definatly live on a boat....
Weather was great and only 2-3 foot seas

On a not so bright note, failed my coast guard inspection at the ramp :(  got my warning on what to fix...
1) my letters and numbers were not block letters , has been changed now.
2) My hull ID #'s on the rear were gone :o  due to the transom fix of previous owner, I have re-etched them back on the hull now
3) Gigged me on not having a back up map on the boat for the area(not required but requested) Have one now for the entire NC coast..(have a gps)
Watched a bunch of boats get stopped by the CG and checked, alot of people out that weekend,....
Saw a boat get washed up on the shore because of either poor anchor hold or something, bad part was about 20 people standing around the boat in the surf and they did't try to push it back into deeper water and within 20 minutes it was on the sand......Hope they had tow coverage, not a good day for them, but reminded me to get a second anchor and rope.. :pirat:

[gman 82 aquasport]

A good day at sea.

[gman 82 aquasport]

I took a few pics while I had the boat at the firehouse Sat. doing a little cleanup

I got our jackets up in a mesh bag ..out of the way..

one from the rear

Bow cushions, all of them snap in place

Same

New cushions for the console, the back rest one is 4 in thick so no bars in the back

[gman 82 aquasport]

Night time shots, boat still inside....



shot of each side lights under the gunnels.

front console lights

Lights from the bow

a from the stern shot, I originally had white leds in the boat, must say I like the blue much better, no glare..

light under the electronics box, no glare and it doesn't blind you and you can still read the compass

Front flood light, it's a soft light not to blinding

Rear flood...
I'm looking forward to seeing how it looks at night on the water

[gman 82 aquasport]

Been a while since I have posted any pics of the boat, been using it as much as possible, had it to the coast 3 or 4 times and we have it at the lake 1 or 2 times a week it seems. It will be down in Southport, NC for the Southeastern Aquasport get together this weekend..

We did name it this summer, for me the name is what I probably should have had for thinking redoing the hull and floor was going to be easy...( I would do it again to a 222 or a 24 footer)


For the Mrs.. it's what being on the water really is..


and a close up


The plans for this winter is to make an anchor pulpit with a drain pipe and make a storage area under the pilpit where the hatch is now....
Would like at this time to give everyone who has posted on here a big   for all the input and insight on my rebuild, learned a lot on this one and will probably do another in the future, just will take more time and it will be a little larger boat..  

[seabob4]

She looks great, and the bow cushions, Kathy has got to love!  Kudos, sir!  And...thank you for your service!!!    

[gman 82 aquasport]

Yeah she loves having the cushions up there, every time we've had it at the coast or lake, no matter how rough it is and how much spray is coming over the front , she's up there having a blast (as long as it's 80 or above)...I am going to try better to start posting more to others in the future, maybe something I learned might help someone else not have to redo something twice Over all it was fun though.....must need more therapy

[gran398]

She looks GREAT!!

Looking forward to seeing her this weekend

[gman 82 aquasport]

Thanks gran, Looking forward to getting back down myself, only negative is I will be by myself 8) , the lovely Mrs. had to cancel her day off Friday to prep a class she has to give next week....so just me....and a few steaks for Friday night...I will get down probably around noon Friday...I think the next boat I try to find may be a 222  CCP, I like the way they look and  the gunnel height... but that needs to be in a year or so, unless I run across a deal I can't pass up and just get it to do at a later date..

[gran398]

Gotcha. You'll get to see two nice 222's this weekend

[gman 82 aquasport]

2013 updates...
Well I can't leave things alone The winter project this year is a bow pulpit with roller to make 1 person anchoring easier Then I plan to have an enclosure for the t-top made before season gets here..I am also changing the top from vinyl material to epoxied fiberglass for a hard top, it will make keeping the enclosed area dry much easier..here are a few pics of the pulpit taking shape 8)

this is the drain pipe for rope and chain

my bow roller, stainless steel

the thickness of the pulpit will be 1 1/4 inch

[gman 82 aquasport]

continuing on..

the wood with 6 oz glass epoxied between

sitting on the bow

it will run back to the lip and be secured with SS bolts thru the top with reinforcement under the cap.

from the front , it will be closed off across the front.

I have to decide which type of lights to use up front, mounted on the cap on both sides or mounted on the sides of the pulpit.
I will also modify the rail to go out and curve with the pulpit

[RickK]

Looks good gman