Aquasport 222 identification and rebuild

[h20ryder]

I saw a video of a guy using the flexcat to apply fairing compound and sand at a tradeshow on YouTube. It is pretty deluxe!
I have an inline sander too (Ingersol Rand) but I don't really use it because it doesn't flex and I want the curves smooth.
Here are my homemade boards and a few store bought sanding blocks. The one on the very far left is laminated foam from a laptop box I had at work. Its firm but really bends smoothly since each layer of foam is fighting the other (for 220-320 only).

[CLM65]

Nice collection!  Looks like some DIY longboards are in my future!  I had made one a few years back with 1/4" plywood when I made a cedar strip kayak.  Worked great, but I eventually asked too much of it and it broke.  I'll use a little thicker wood this time and see how it goes.  Thanks for the picks!

[seabob4]

You guys are gluttons for punishment...  

When I was at Stamas, our 2 "prototype" guys used to man the 6 footer.  Always fun watching them when they got out of sync!!  Just like the pic and comment Lewis posted earlier...

[h20ryder]

Another concept I have been working on after I saw a yacht magazine with a fold down transom swim step on a sail boat. Started sketching up a wave gate that is hinged and would act as an inward ramp for walking out to the outboard platform. Best of both worlds, closed transom for following seas or rough water, or open when spearfishing for getting back into the boat from the water. It's like a massive tuna door.

[h20ryder]

Last weekend ground out close to 500 small gelcoat cracks with a dremel that I thought might be blisters on the bottom. Wet out each one to saturate the dry glass then filled with thickened epoxy and sanded the entire bottom fair again. Last night finished rolling and tipping 4 coats of West System epoxy with 422 Barrier Coat additive. Last coat went on pretty thick since temps were dropping at 11pm.

[RickK]

Not too shabby  

[h20ryder]

Filled all the pin holes and any other little indentation with Interlux Watertite epoxy putty then lightly sanded the entire bottom with 80 grit to add tooth for bottom paint. Rolled and tipped 4 coats of Interlux VC Performance epoxy over 14 hours. It rolls on really thin but gels in seconds to a much thicker layer. It kicks so fast the bugs don't even have a chance to stick.
Now on to power buffing to knock down the stipple and brush marks with a DA and some heavy cutting compound.

[fishinonthebrain]

I have spent a few weeks under my boat sanding and fairing.... when everything is said and done yours should look great.

[h20ryder]

Hull sides guide coated with Denatured Alcohol and Dykem. Longboarded with 80 grit. Lows filled with Watertight. Just finished rolling and tipping 2 layers of Seahawk high build epoxy primer. On to longboarding with 220 followed by a coat of Awlgrip 545 primer and then hopefully final sanding with 320 or 400.
Is 400 too fine for finish sanding before paint?

[Capt. Bob]

Damn.

[seabob4]

Damn.

Kinda sorta, CB...

[Capt. Bob]

Sorry, I just have a physical affliction some men lose with age for CCPs.

[gran398]

Another concept I have been working on after I saw a yacht magazine with a fold down transom swim step on a sail boat. Started sketching up a wave gate that is hinged and would act as an inward ramp for walking out to the outboard platform. Best of both worlds, closed transom for following seas or rough water, or open when spearfishing for getting back into the boat from the water. It's like a massive tuna door.

Very nice. You could also rig up some fold-down or inserted "legs"....and use it as a seat.

[Aquasport Commodore]

Another concept I have been working on after I saw a yacht magazine with a fold down transom swim step on a sail boat. Started sketching up a wave gate that is hinged and would act as an inward ramp for walking out to the outboard platform. Best of both worlds, closed transom for following seas or rough water, or open when spearfishing for getting back into the boat from the water. It's like a massive tuna door.

If you did that, how would you account for rigging of the motor? Would you have a rigging tube built into the bracket?  

Upon thinking of that  with fly by wire and hydro steer, that would be awesome :afro:

[h20ryder]

Adding fold down legs to the transom wave gate to make it into a seat is a great idea, thanks Gran. I'll start woriking on that design next.

86Aqua
There is enough room between the transom cut out and the swim platform to allow the rigging to run through just above the bracket. I think I have 5.5" so hopefully that will be enough if I use a 2" rigging tube/flange. I am using hydo steering (SeaStar) but not sure about the throttle/shift cables yet. What is "fly by wire"?

Buffing the brush marks out of the bottom VC Performance didn't work at all. Eneded up resanding the entire bottom with 220 grit for another final coat that will be thinned and tipped with a better brush. Tired of laying on the ground under the boat!
Also got half way done longboarding the sides with 220.