1968 Aquasport Flatback Diver - Shipoke Rebuild for Hefner

[ashley]

Does anyone have a picture of the finished cast net bucket part of that hatch? Sharp idea,, but I was thinking maybe in a different location. Is it designed for a universal 5gal bucket?

Check out shortpants' 1973 222 redo. I think page 13.

[RickK]

Obviously the stringers were fab'd,  wonder why the stringers were not just made taller  

[ashley]

Obviously the stringers were fab'd,  wonder why the stringers were not just made taller  

The original stringers were reused. Here it is after they glassed them in.

[RickK]

Wow, after seeing them on the parking lot in page 1 I assumed they were toast.  

[ashley]

Wow, after seeing them on the parking lot in page 1 I assumed they were toast.  

yea, I was wondering how they were going to do that as well, after seeing that photo.

[gran398]

It is really interesting the changes to the flatback stringer system over a relatively short period of time. First offering was plywood, albeit short-lived. Then the drop in one piece, '66-'67. Now these two beefcakes in '68. Then some of them had five stringers with two outboard longitudinal "nubs" for a total of seven.

The problem with dating is, they're so old...and transom #'s are long gone.  On an old wet registration, a 7 may look like a 9, etc. Sure would be neat to date them by stringer configuration, have something we can hang our hats on in terms of actual production year. Or that my be out the door....they may have used systems in combo, depending on what they had, etc.

We can speculate/conjecture...But unless we can find a shop foreman who was 25 years old in 1970... :(

May be wrong...but from the looks of these two stringers...they appear bigger and badder than the two stringers on the following generation 12 degree 22-2.

Neat stuff

Nice ride :rendeer:

[Group W Bench]

Scott,

This boat originally had the 5 stringer configuration to which you were referring. We only reuse the 2 inner stingers and trash the center and chine stringers. We will build bulkheads both between and outboard of the stingers.

[gran398]

Thanks Eugene.

That keeps the timetable intact.

Still impressed with the size of the stringers. For posterity's sake, it would be great if you could take a width measurement of a single stringer at the hull base amidships so there exists a comparison from the original to the next generation 22-2.

You're getting the same job as always....outstanding

[ashley]

Bulkheads going in.

[Capt Matt]

Nidacore bulkheads?
Capt Matt

[ashley]

Looks like the deck is going in soon.

[icemanbryan]

Each time I see this thread I think Hugh!

[gran398]

Sweet job on the high density inlay....the T Top will be mounted to some meat there.

[seabob4]

Nidacore bulkheads?
Capt Matt

Matt, we used Nidacore b/heads on all the Prolines that didn't have a glass stringer grid.  Ours were 2" thick.  Came in pre-cut kits from DIAB...

[CLM65]

Sweet job on the high density inlay....the T Top will be mounted to some meat there.

What material is being used for the inlay, and what material is being used for the rest of the deck?  And are there any special interface requirements where the two meet, or are they just glassed on both the top and bottom?