82 aquasport osprey 19.6 rebuild

[gman 82 aquasport]

The only thing she has asked is will it be lake ready by the time it's warm enough to get out without long sleeves(late May)..The plan is to be putting it back together next week and mount the motor and get it all hooked up and functioning properly, then after some checkout runs at the Lake Tillery, head off to the coast for a long weekend As long as everything plays well with each other
I do realize that I am fortunate to have an understanding wife with my projects, and it helps that she loves being on the water

[gman 82 aquasport]

OK finally some more aquaporn.....Got to take some pics today as I was installing the front hatches and the eyelet and bow light...

Side of bow, I had to repaint it because of the old bow roller marked it up pretty good, new one won't mark it..

Bow lights and upper eyelet, polished the eyelet out a bunch, didn't want to replace as it's original....Sorry about the bird poo on the boat, while we've been having rain lately I have had a few birds take up shelter in my boat shelter, and they have good aim..

floor shot from bow, the two 8 inch covers are over the tank, rear one is over sending unit and line to motor, both will be under console, rear one will be accessable at all times, front one over fuel fill I will have to move the console to get at it..

Front hatches , polished the original hinges out and put new lift rings on them.. This really shows how much I removed from the center one, the tops are covered with non-skid and I made 2 pieces to insert on the lip to make it full size for fishing....

Stern veiw of the finished floor...

New paint on the stern, will touch up the top of the transom after the motor is back on, I know I will scratch it while installing so I will touch it up then..
Plan on putting the console in on Saturday and putting the boat back on the trailer next week, then finish wiring and rigging it
Still need to carpet my new bunks this weekend also
Going to do my best to do a neat wiring job, probably will not look like a Seabob job, but it won't look like a rats nest either.. :pirat:

[dburr]

Very nicely done!

Same issue with the #$&@! birds in my barn too, and the cat just looks at them......

[gman 82 aquasport]

Thanks dburr, I finally feel like the end of the tunnel is coming,(hope it's not a train) it will pick up speed from here.. I still need to do some welding on my t-top, made some new braces for it.Will post pics of the top as I fix it.. :pirat:

[gman 82 aquasport]

Been a couple of weeks since posting progress, I didn't take many pics as I was going, my bad...but today we have new pics...

T-Top in the garage getting ready to weld the new braces on it..


T-Top with the new braces and my homemade electronics box installed on it and both on the boat..


this is from 2 weeks before when I put it back on the trailer..


New front area , put new pull rings on the hatches and am having new cushions made for the front


The motor all hooked up with new hydraulic steering , still have aproblem with it ..I posted it on the engine page and have gotten a lot of feedback into what to check and will be doing so on Sat.


Under the console. have a new set of marine plastic doors to be installed after all the wiring is done, not a seabob job but its easy to trace and it's alot neater than it was..


As I left it this afternoon..


Under a tarp waiting for the rain tonight :| At least it's out of the tent and starting to look like a boat again :pirat:
The top has mounts for a VHF ant.. a Am/FM ant., the GPS ant. a front and a rear floodlight, and a all around anchor light..

[gman 82 aquasport]

After I get the motor issue straightened out .. I will install the new seat and the hatch that will go under it to the floor storage I made
Then I will put the new doors on the console and wrap it up  :pirat:
Then it's time for a re-christening trip at the lake.....Then in June it will make the trip to Southport to stay there for a couple of weeks and we will visit it on the weekends
I will be putting new surge brakes on the trailer before that trip

[gran398]

Looking good!

Lets all get together and go fishing in June

JD is coming down from Greenville with his sweet 222...get your crew ready, we'll hang!

[ceejkay]

the rebuild looks awesome.. where did you get the gas tank from? if you have a link that would be great

[gman 82 aquasport]

ceejkay, I got the tank from, Great Lakes Skipper, they have an Ebay page(s), you can also google them, they have a bunch of discontinued stuff and pretty reasonable prices, the fuel tank section when I ordered mine had to be 10 pages long..
Brighter note, got the boat running yesterday, had a ground cable with a bad end, changed it out and in 10 minutes had it running moe pics from Sat.

My new console doors(greatlakesskipper)

Shot of the console with the doors closed.

Hole in the floor under the new seat for storage access, storage is 25 wide x 29 long and 9in. deep.

New hatch for storage(great lakesskipper)

New leaning post/seat, the back is off in this pic, uses the 2 outside pipes for the back or you acn have 4 rods back there or 2 rods and the seat back... :pirat:
When I attached anything to the floor
I pre-drilled the holes and filled them with 5200 and then rolled the screw threads in 5200 and then screwed them in then caulked around whatever I was mounting,so hopefully I will have no leaks

[gman 82 aquasport]

My bad, the seat is from secustominc out of florida, pretty fast getting it out..

[gman 82 aquasport]

Got an interesting question for the more knowledgeable members out there....Is it nessasary or is it a good idea to install vents on a console on the sides?  Reason asking is I have 2, 3 inch vents that I can just cut a hole on each side of the console and let it vent thru them....I've always been told that it's good to keep a battery area vented, and considering that my fuel line comes up thru the floor under the console, the fireman in me thought that it would be a good idea .....any one want to chime in with their thoughts
On a brighter note, I finished the boat today , all that is left is to touch up a few spots that I scratched getting things put back where they belong, and I need to polish the T-Top frame 8) Will post pics in the morning from work. :pirat:

[Capt. Bob]

Venting for batteries would be based on what type you're running. Lead/acid type should be vented due to possible hydrogen gas buildup. AGM and Gel not so much. I would be more concerned about mold but you can always leave the console hatches (doors) opened slightly when not in use.

[gman 82 aquasport]

Probably going to put them in, already have them and might as well use them..Can't hurt..

[gman 82 aquasport]

Sorry it's taken this long to put these on here, computers at work would not load the pics ...
A shot from the stern..

another shot with all the antennas and lights shown

One from the starboard,

One from the front starboard veiw

one from the port side

One of the console

Front of the console

Front bow area, now has new cushions with snap down holders for the cushions(not shown)

Final cable set up in the rear , wrapped the lines in rubber and strapped the rubber to the pipes, shouldn't get any water in there..


Splashed it Sat 6/2/2012 , I didn't have the scupper covers on :(  and it takes in water as you unload it , but they are on there now :) ...had a little carb problem, but it's being taken care of this week...If it gets done by Thurs evening, it's going to the beach Friday morning

[gman 82 aquasport]

For all those who have followed this on here, thanks for the help and encouragement. ...It was and is very appreciated..Don't know how this would have turned out without some guidence from those who have bravely gone before me
For general information, for those who are building or thinking about building a 19-6...If I can do it, anyone with general constuction knowledge can do this, just take your time and get all the info you can from the guys here. ..

Also, everyone always post about how sensitive these boats are to weight movement....well I can attest to that now , by moving the fuel tank forward 16 inches in total and it being a 55 gallon tank in place of the factory 45 gallon( even thou the new tank is poly vs the old aluminum one)( made the change only about a 20 lb difference) the front rides about 1  inch lower. . not much difference until sitting at anchor and you have 2 adults laying in the front, then the drain thru hull is at the water line instead of above it like it was before, but I just put a plug in it at the fish box just to make sure no water finds it's way in there....Sat. while we had it out we were both up front with the cushions all in and was looking in the fish box and the water level was 1 inch down in the drain, so I put a rubber plug(easily popped out) in there just for insurance..Will continue to follow up with pics as we take it out and use it....
still have to put my 1/2 inch blue stripe down the sides where the light blue meets the bottom paint..
And still have to have my decals of it's name cut out to be put on