Progress report on my O222

[48dodge]

Finally found some time to strip the bottom paint off. I used Peel Away. There was about 5 layers of paint to strip off. There's a layer of what I'm guessing is an epoxy paint on top of the gelcoat that needs to be removed. On top of that in some areas is another hard paint that the Peel Away didn't touch. It's kind of a nasty yellow green. It's in really random spots on the hull. I started sanding some last night. I bought a cheap belt sander from Harbor Freight since I figured I could toss it at the end of the job if I needed to. I'm going to focus the belt sander on the hull where there's still a lot of thick paint left on the bottom. The RO sander seems to take care of the rest. I did some test spots with both sanders and with that bottom paint out of the way, it really comes along pretty quickly. The gelcoat is actually in pretty good shape in most places. A little thin in some areas. Several cracks that need to be repaired. But the boat actually looks salvageable now.The transom beforehttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/blustig/Sailboat/100_1217.jpgThe transom afterhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/blustig/Sailboat/100_1219.jpgThe hard paint I was talking about. Mainly only on this side.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/blustig/Sailboat/100_1215.jpgAfter a belt sander and RO sander. It cleans up nicelyhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/blustig/Sailboat/100_1216.jpgMy goal is to get the rest of the bottom sanded down this weekend so I can do the needed repairs. At least get the rest of the bottom paint off with 80grit. Then I can hit it with finer grits to get it ready for paint.

 

[Joe11688]

222 progress report

Nice job Brad! It's going to look great when you're through. I put my mast up on my boat today. I finally got my boat on the trailer yesterday. I only have to paint around the waterline and it's all finished. Tomorrow I'll do that and get it over with. I want to mount my engine and run it in a barrel to make sure that it works OK. Today, I tied a polytarp over my boom and went in the cabin and took a nap for two hours. My 222 is the most comfortable boat that I've ever slept in. Next month, when I'm not chasing Stipers on the river, I look forward to just hanging out on my boat with Penny. I was able to acquire a 6 foot long section of 1" heavy duty stainless steel pipe, and I plan on making a new Gin Pole with it. My kid is going to cut it in half for me and weld a sleeve to one end of it so that it can come apart in two pieces. I even have the flange for the pipe to use for the mast crotch. I've been talking about doing this for a couple of years now and it looks like it may get done. Right now I'm using oak for the Gin and it's kind of big and clunky to carry around in spite of the fact that it too, comes apart in two pieces.Joe

 

[48dodge]

Ouch! My shoulders!

I think I need new shoulders after this weekend. OK, I didn't meet my goal of sanding all the bottom paint off, but I did get a lot more accomplished than I was planning. First off, I finished sanding the topsides on Saturday along with quite a bit of the bottom paint.http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v96/blustig/Sailboat/?action=view&current=100_1232.jpgHere you can see a nice before and after on the worst sidehttp://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v96/blustig/Sailboat/?action=view&current=100_1233.jpgOn Sunday, I sanded more of the bottom paint off until my shoulders had enoughhttp://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v96/blustig/Sailboat/?action=view&current=100_1251.jpgSo, I moved on to removing deck hardwarehttp://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v96/blustig/Sailboat/?action=view&current=100_1241.jpgThe boat actually looks pretty darn good as is right now. 3 of my neighbors stopped by complimenting the work. I believe they meant "Thanks for cleaning up that eyesore that's been in your driveway for over a year!"After removing hardware, I sealed up the holes with some metal tape with polybutyl backing.http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v96/blustig/Sailboat/?action=view&current=100_1243.jpgNow, once I finally finish stripping the bottom, I can start on repairs. I have to make a decision on what I'm going to buy for repairs. Either a gallon of epoxy plus fillers or some Marine tex plus a smaller amount of epoxy plus fillers. I'm leaning toward the latter because I've got less repairwork than I expected. I know I'll use the epoxy, but I've also heard good stuff about Marine Tex.

 

[48dodge]

A little bit of work this weekend

Here's where I am. I got my Honda 100 (10hp) motor back from the shop a couple weeks ago. The shop is owned by a buddy of mine. I told him to do with it what he could. He cleaned the carb overnight and got it running well, but a few pieces on the carb needed to be replaced. So, I've got a carb on order from boats.net. I actually had the motor running really well once it's warmed up. I also have water pump parts on order. It seemed a little weak when idling, but the impeller actually looked fairly new when I pulled it (last record was that it was replaced in 2003 so it's due). I also started pulling the headliner out. Much more difficult than I was thinking it was going to be! I figured that was a 30 minute job since I pulled at it where it was loose and it came right off. Man, where it is on the boat, it is on the boat! A couple of places, I actually just cut around a little patch that was on there really good and I'll get at it later. It is also a dirty job with all the old glue coming off. After several hours of pulling and cleaning up, I only have about 1/3 of it down. I'm dreading pulling it out of the quarter berth ceilings already. I've got a lot of parts on order or stacked up in my garage ready to go on the boat. Of course, the more I go into this boat, the more I'm running into that needs to be replaced. I'm thinking I'm going to go ahead and replace all of the bulkheads now. Shouldn't be too big of a deal to cut them out to match. The chainplates have worn ovals into the wood and they're all delaminating or disintegrating on the bottom edges. I may leave the 2 bulkheads in the quarterberths alone for now, though. But it looks like the "galley" is going to have to come out and be replaced, too. So much for not touching the interior. Looks like cushions are going to be the only thing I'm not going to get to before my first sail.

 

[Joe11688]

Brad,

You may want to check the thermostat on the outboard. My Johnson is a 1999 that I've been using in saltwater for years. Oddly enough, when my son and I changed the water pump, it looked almost like new, but the thermostat was all corroded and ready to go. The thermostat on my outboard is in an easy place to get at with only two small bolts. I don't know how hard they are to get at on a Honda though, but it's worth checking. What happens sometimes is that if the thermostat freezes up shut it constricts the water flow to the water intake pipe which has a 49 cent fiber bushing that can heat up and close. The power head would have to be removed to replace this bushing, which can be a costly job. I've been down that road before.Joe

 

[48dodge]

good call

I meant to go ahead and pull the thermostat this past weekend and got so deep in removing the water pump that I forgot. It's back on my list now