Aquasport 222 identification and rebuild

[h20ryder]

Finished block sanding enitre hull with 320 grit so the Awlgrip 545 primer is smooth.
Top cap has 6 coats of Alexseal Snow White rolled on and cured for a week.

Rolled 1st coat of Alexseal Seafoam Green on hull sides but noticed a few pinholes.

How do I fill pinholes once paint is applied? Mix some paint with cabosil? Or do I need to use something like Watertite epoxy filler?

[h20ryder]

Just need to wet sand and buff

[dburr]

That is just.........  WOW!!!  No need to do any upper body at the gym either after all that 'boarding!

[CLM65]

Beautiful!

[h20ryder]

I thought the arm and shoulder pain was done but block wet sanding by hand is so far the best method for removing orange peel. AlexSeal 501 is extremely hard paint! Happy with the way it is turning out tho

[gman 82 aquasport]

That is spot on I've seen body shops that can't get metal that smooth...looks great..What did you wind up doing about the pinholes?

[h20ryder]

Longboarding in the prep was well worth the end result. Ended up filling the pinholes with the same paint. Just spread some a bit thicker on some plexiglass and let it gel for a few hours then used a squeegee to force it in. 5 more coats of paint on top for a total of 10 coats! Probably wetsand off 3 coats in orange peel.

[h20ryder]

Boat hit the water yesterday for the 1st time. Floats with a bone dry bilge and loaded with 3 guys, full tank of gas, and ice the scuppers were just above the waterline and floors stayed dry all day. Sold the Durabak and ended up going with kiwigrip and really happy with the way it turned out.

[KelpKritter]

Beautiful! One if these days I am going to have to swing by and take a look.
Congrats on the launch.

DaveB.

[redemn93]

that thing is gorgeous.  awesome job.  getting a ttop on her?

[RickK]

Very nice

[gran398]

Absolutely deluxe!! Congrats on the splash!

[h20ryder]

Thanks guys. I am so stoked on the finished product. Without this site and advice from so many people here it would never have been possible. 2+ years and so many hours of labor but worth every second.
The funny part is our max speed for the day was 18mph with a 200hp motor. Still figuring out the motor but hopefully this weekend will figure it all out. I have no idea what the motor should sound like at high RPM but tach says 6,000 and speed is 18mph so something is off! Never plained off but didn't want to push it any further on RPM. Back of gauge is adjusted for "3P 6C" based on my google searches but maybe I'm barely opening her up. Such a rookie!
Floated through some skinny reefs I usually surf a lot and snagged a bunch of Calico Bass on 1st day so it was perfect.

[KelpKritter]

You've got tuna and tails in your backyard a stones throw from the beach. Get out and get into some of the great "offshore" action happening right now!

DaveB.

[gran398]

Thanks guys. I am so stoked on the finished product. Without this site and advice from so many people here it would never have been possible. 2+ years and so many hours of labor but worth every second.
The funny part is our max speed for the day was 18mph with a 200hp motor. Still figuring out the motor but hopefully this weekend will figure it all out. I have no idea what the motor should sound like at high RPM but tach says 6,000 and speed is 18mph so something is off! Never plained off but didn't want to push it any further on RPM. Back of gauge is adjusted for "3P 6C" based on my google searches but maybe I'm barely opening her up. Such a rookie!
Floated through some skinny reefs I usually surf a lot and snagged a bunch of Calico Bass on 1st day so it was perfect.

Please take a pic from the back and show us where the engine is set in relation to the hull. If you could put a long 2 X 4 on the horizontal from the base of the hull "V" to beneath the cavitation plate, that will be of help. Thanks!