The free 22 2

[Deck Daddy]

Went and picked up that free 22 down in Brooklyn NY. Yep, now I know why she was free. After spending an hour cleaning out all the garbage and crap that had piled up in the boat over the years. She is definatley in rough shape. The list is long, real long........ But never the less it is a labor of love. The deck is gone, boat is water logged, gunnel cap needs to be removed and redone, all hatch covers need to be redone and the center console is in good shape but it will be worked over also. So here she is..................

[JimCt]

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!

Aside from those minor imperfections, she looks great!  Judging from your other projects, this should be cake.

You taking your fleet of boats with you to your new location?  This one I know is going but how about the 170?[/b][/i]

[JimCt]

BTW, how did you get the 22-2 off the trailer and onto the blocks?  Must have been a struggle coming off a bunk trailer...

[Deck Daddy]

Jim

I am going to sell the 17 and haul the 22 to its new home for the next 3 years. I need to do some stuff to the 17 before I sell it, she needs some cosmetic work but other than that she is ready to go fishing.

Lets just say it was an interesting afternoon getting her off and then lowered. (Note to self, borrow boat stands from work next time.) Lots off wood blocks and a few floor jacks and a great imagination. I once had a boss tell me 13 years ago that my job would be 30% knowledge, 65% pulling s@#*t out of my a$$ and 5% luck to make things work. This afternoon was one of those days.

Up close you can see some problems, like the 20 years worth of bottom paint. There is just about every color offered out there that has been painted on that bottom. The deck is like a sponge and the transom has seen better days. So let the cutting, sanding, and glassing begin. The more I think about it the longer the list gets.

[JimCt]

Big plus in your favor is that you've done major rebuilds before.  Maybe when you get to your next location there'll be somewhere you will be able to keep the boat under cover.

In my situation the 240 re-hab will be a ground-breaker.  But I figure by simply concentrating on and completing one list item at a time, with advice from here and grunt labor from various friends, it'll get done... eventually.    

Reason for the interest in the trailer-removal process is that the 240 is trailerless.  Will be delivered but will have to be off loaded.  I've got a front loader which ought to help some.  Still a dicey manoever though.

[Deck Daddy]

If I had a bucket loader I would have been done in 1/3 of the time it took me to jerry rig things today. Even a tree for an anchor point would have been a huge help.

I will be building a frame of sorts for the boat to be housed in during the rebuild. I will have it shrink wrapped with a door placed on either end. I have done it with other boats before to work in the winter time. Worked out great in the past and will keep it out of the weather.

[JimCt]

A simple shrink-wrap shop works just as well as anything else! Neat idea! Cost is "just right" too.  When you're done with it, it's gone.  Will need pictures of that as well.

[billh1963]

Too cool! Nice looking project!

[RickK]

Congratulations DD!!
Pic #1 really shows the classic lines, the high prow, the low back.  A beaut and I'm sure she'll really stand out when you're finished with her.
I'm not sure I ever new the year - was it in the add?  A flatback?

[Deck Daddy]

Thanks!  It is not a Flatback, It's a 1975 222. It was not in the ad. She sure does have great lines. Going to be a fun project, I can not wait to start this one. Have not worked on a project of my own in a few years.

[Bluesbrother]

Jimct,
To get the boat off the trailer, I uncoupled the trailer, jacked up the tongue as far as I could. Then I put blocks under the transom and lowered the tongue, now it was resting on the blocks in the rear. We tthen lifted the front ( mine has a lifting ring upfront) with a strap and a cheryy picker. I manually pulled the trailer from under it and before lowering the hull we placed blocks under the rest of the boat. To put her back on the trailer we reversed the whole thing. Took less than 2 hours whole thing.

[JimCt]

Thanks Bluesbrother, sounds like a simple way to do it.

One thing... shouldn't you actually lower the tongue of the trailer to put the blocks in under the transom?  By lowering the tongue you'd raise the transom to get the blocks under... but am I just being dense about this.... ??

[JimCt]

Anything new Deck Daddy?

[Deck Daddy]

Nothing new. As of the 2nd I have been out in the Midwest on my new job steaming on the river. The boat still sits 1200 mile away from me. I will have it delivered to me this summer when I get a place to to live.

[JimCt]

Well, at least you're on the water and not having to pay the fuel bill       .

Where out there will you be able to use the 22-2 when she's rebuilt?  Send some pictures of your ops. out there if you can.  Be interesting to see what you are doing.