Aquasport 222 identification and rebuild

[h20ryder]

Wiped the hull with denatured alcohol tinted with Dykem then longboarded 3/4 of hull to prep for primer but ran into a question:
Where the exterior hull sides meet the transom there is an inward curve on both port and starboard sides. The longboard spans the indentation with about a 1/8" gap (red line). Is this normal and part of the original hull shape? Are all 22-2 like this? Or do I need to use filler to build this up so the indentation is gone?
Sorry, having difficulty describing this so I made the attached diagram to illustrate.

[RickK]

I'm not sure I would worry about that little bit.  No one will ever see it but you.
Nice job on the sanding though  

[dirtwheelsfl]

Im with Rick on this one.      But wet the hull with a water hose to get it glossy n shiny and look down the side and see how much it bothers you.    If you cant live with it by all means fill it...

[h20ryder]

Thanks guys. I wet the hull and really don't like the way it bends there so I will fill it and longboard it today and tomorrow. Then on to barrier coating the bottom. Plan is to have the entire paint done by end of April.

[nicklucas]

dood your doing an amazing job! I hope mine turns out half as good as yours! cant wait to see what the finished product looks like!

[CLM65]

I'm with the others - don't worry about it.  I can't imagine anyone will notice it with a naked eye.

Question on the Dykem blue...does that affect the adhesion of gel coal in any way?  Do you need to fully remove it, either by sanding or by chemical means, before gel?

[h20ryder]

dood your doing an amazing job! I hope mine turns out half as good as yours! cant wait to see what the finished product looks like!

Thanks. Can't wait to finish the body work and get mine painted. I really considered a gray color like your boat before finally settling on seafoam green. Your boat looks great.

I'm with the others - don't worry about it. I can't imagine anyone will notice it with a naked eye.

Question on the Dykem blue...does that affect the adhesion of gel coal in any way? Do you need to fully remove it, either by sanding or by chemical means, before gel?

I already added 2 layers of filler and started longboarding it. I want the body perfect after all the hard work I put into the inside. I learned about the Dykem from reading a post from Raybo on the process they use to prep for paint. The results they accomplish are amazing. It never stated anything about removing the Dykem at the end but the last coat of primer won't get dye. They were painting with 2 part LP paint tho and not shooting gel for that specific boat so I don't know if dye only works for painted hulls vs gelcoat.
One thing I really liked with the Dykem and denatured alcohol was that it is so thin is seeps into any tiny crack and then highlights blisters or gelcoat cracks that need to be ground out and repaired.

[wingtime]

The hull was probably like that from day one.  Keep in mind they just pop the hull out of the mold and it's nice and shiny...  It probably came out of the mold nice and hot and not fully cured and she warped a bit.  No biggie.  But it sounds like your going to have a beautiful boat when your done.

[CLM65]

I already added 2 layers of filler and started longboarding it. I want the body perfect after all the hard work I put into the inside. I learned about the Dykem from reading a post from Raybo on the process they use to prep for paint. The results they accomplish are amazing. It never stated anything about removing the Dykem at the end but the last coat of primer won't get dye. They were painting with 2 part LP paint tho and not shooting gel for that specific boat so I don't know if dye only works for painted hulls vs gelcoat.
One thing I really liked with the Dykem and denatured alcohol was that it is so thin is seeps into any tiny crack and then highlights blisters or gelcoat cracks that need to be ground out and repaired.

I'm sure it is going to look great.  I am a long ways from painting, but right now I'm torn between white and seafoam green, so I am looking forward to seeing yours.

I think I saw a post a while back on a rebuild Eugene was doing (Ashley's maybe?) where he used the Dykem blue and then gelcoat.  I'll have to give him a call and get the scoop.

One more question for you...what are you using for the longboarding?

[h20ryder]

White is such a clean color and makes a rebuilt boat just look "new" to me but seafoam feels like a "classic" panga color. I am using AlexSeal seafoam which is a little different than other seafoams but since I am painting it myself I wanted a paint that can be buffed to hide any mistakes and that can be repaired and blended.

I have a bunch of longboards and blocks. For the hull I have been using a slightly flexible 24" long spruce strip I bought from Lowes that I made handles on from a 2x2. It was the perfect width for PSA paper and it hasn't seemed to warp at all and holds a nice steady even curve. Also have a K-block 9" Firm-Flex twinkie looking foam block that is great for the curvature at the top of the bow flair where it meets the rubrail. I made some other longboards too from thicker non-flexible wood for fairing the sole and console. For those I used a belt sander belt cut and adhesive sprayed onto them so I didn't have to change the paper. They stay sharp and just keep cutting.

Using Mirka Gold sticky paper in rolls. It cuts well and seems to outlast some others I tried, especially on cured epoxy resin.

I can post pictures of my longboards later if it will help.

[seabob4]

Long boards scare me...especially the 6 footers with 2 sets of handles.  Gotta ply your buddy with a LOT of beer to get him to man the other set...    

[CLM65]

Scares me too, Bob - seems like a lot of work!  I will be getting a line sander soon, but I'm not sure if that is really a replacement for a large longboard.

If you don't mind posting the pics of the longboards, I would love to see them.  Thanks!

[slvrlng]

Push -Pull.... No I meant Pull- Push!

 
These look pretty cool too!

http://flexicat-usa.com/index.php

[fishinonthebrain]

Long board porn would be great.

[wingtime]

Lewis that Flexcat is the cats meow!  Holy cow!  It's like a giant windshield wiper.