i got carried away...

[SailingLoto]

Here is the inside of my south coast 22... I had already cut out the plywood galley on the starboard side. I was planning on replacing the knee for the starboard chain plate and the port side bulkhead, also where the chain plate mounts. An hour later it was all gone..... by my rough math,
3 sheets of plywood should put it back together, with a slight redesign, as I never intend to use it for more than storage. This is a trial run for practice fitting installing bulkheads and interior bits on a great project down the road. Please stay tuned for progress updates.

I am not sure what the fiberglass tube in the bottom of the hull is, perhaps for moving it at the factory? There were 2 dead critters in the flotation. That makes 4 total dead critters so far.... A grand total of 9 feed sacks full of rotten foam.

 

[rgranger]

That tube might be a stringer. Stiffens a flat section of the hull so it won’t flex under load.

 

[SailingLoto]

I didn't have time to get much done today. I did manage to grind down all the old tabbing and clean up the last bits of foam in that end of the boat. It's already looking better.

 

[Jim26m]

That looks so much better!

 

[SailingLoto]

That looks so much better!

thanks! now the fun of putting it back together!

 

[RustyVenture]

Wow, great progress, how long did all that take you? I have a Venture 222 that needs similar treatment!

 

[rgranger]

New boat!!!

 

[SailingLoto]

not long at all. I would say less than 3 hours to this point. a cordless sawzall and and oscillating multi tool make quick work of it. A 36 grit flap disc eats the old tabbing pretty fast after that. Digging out the foam took the longest. I am curious as to how it will handle with out 150lbs of water logged rotten foam in the bow.

 

[LeeandRick]

New boat!!!

Then what would @SailingLoto have to work on, other than the his other 2 boats. Some of us just enjoy fixing up old boats. My boat turns 46 years old in another month and everything is working fine. But I still like to tinker with it. Humm, maybe fresh water cooling for the old Atomic 4, but then my wife says we sail in fresh water. Then I ask her why she always wants to flush the jetboat, we have, every time we come home....

 

[SailingLoto]

Wow, great progress, how long did all that take you? I have a Venture 222 that needs similar treatment!

I forgot to tag you as a reply... your answer is posted

 

[mermike]

When you go to fit your plywood back in, look into a technique called spiling. It is for fitting planks and plywood into odd shaped spaces.

 

[SailingLoto]

When you go to fit your plywood back in, look into a technique called spiling. It is for fitting planks and plywood into odd shaped spaces.

That was my plan for the stringers were there is less curvature. The bulkheads themselves I will make a rough template of the curve with paint sticks and hot glue, cut slightly over sized and grind to fit.

 

[Michael Davis]

That was my plan for the stringers were there is less curvature. The bulkheads themselves I will make a rough template of the curve with paint sticks and hot glue, cut slightly over sized and grind to fit.

I like to use old cardboard boxes to make templets. Easy to cut and shape then off to recycle so clean up is easy too.

 

[Orbweaver]

I like to use old cardboard boxes to make templets. Easy to cut and shape then off to recycle so clean up is easy too.

I call that method CAD/CAM: Cardboard Aided Design/Cardboard Aided Manufacturing

 

[SailingLoto]

I cut the backside of the pop top off, scraped out the rot, and ground it down this evening.

 

[SailingLoto]

Glassed in a piece of 3/8 plywood to replace the liquid balsa that I removed.

 

[RustyVenture]

Wow, awesome! I've got some old rotten plywood to replace as well, because my '72 V222 predates the glass lined cabin. I've got some leaks to chase down as well, but I'm hoping as it warms up in the next few weeks I'll be able to resume work. Thanks for the inspiration, love the progress shots!

 

[SailingLoto]

Wow, awesome! I've got some old rotten plywood to replace as well, because my '72 V222 predates the glass lined cabin. I've got some leaks to chase down as well, but I'm hoping as it warms up in the next few weeks I'll be able to resume work. Thanks for the inspiration, love the progress shots!

hopefully I get some of interior bits cut and fitted tomorrow. I picked up the plywood and 2 gallons of resin today.

This pop top left me with over half a sheet of 3/8. It may become the side decks or core for the foredeck.

I need to sit down and total up what I've invested in this "free boat" so far. It's minimal, but I'm curious.

 

[SailingLoto]

Front v berth area all fitted and glassed back in. I tabbed the bulkhead on both sides. 2 layers inside and out. 3 layers tie in the keel trunk. 1 layer on the seam, 2 down the sides.

So far I have used almost an entire piece of 1/2" plywood. Half a sheet of 3/8 plywood. 2 gallons of resin. I don't count the mat as I have a huge roll I've been using for years. Hopefully the main bulkheads go in tomorrow and I can start figuring out stringers.

Minus the engine, title and registration, I have right at $300 in it so far.

 

[kappykaplan]

Quite the craftsman, @SailingLoto !