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  1. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Got my one side board riveted in yesterday. Also I restored the captains windshield. I sanded down the frame and then used a headlights restore kit on the plexiglass. Worked great and I even used the headlight wet sanding discs to polish the frame better than just sanding it. Going to try to...
  2. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    I did not glue these but I thought about that halfway through and could or should have. I think it will be fine for sideboards where I have it pulled tight, stapled good, and riveted. But you might want it glued for seats where there will be lateral forces and a wider run. I am going to think...
  3. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Good call out. Likely not haha. Also there are metal contacts that might be up against the hull
  4. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    A quick update from this past weekend. Worked on getting one of my sideboards all upholstered and ready for install. Looks great but it took all day and still need to do it's twin. Forgot to take pics but used a factory piece of aluminum strap to join the two piece of plywood. Then I...
  5. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    A few update pics. Was thankful to get some work in last Thursday morning. First I got the dashboard installed. Have since realized I want to put one more piece in angle behind it attached to the gunnel, but having this installed opens me up to starting wiring and steering installs. Next I...
  6. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    I could use some ideas for how to keep up good wiring management under the gunnels. I was thinking maybe riveting some 1-2 inch cuts of PVC pipe every 18 inches or so under the gunnels then stringing the wires thru? Planning for steering cable to run behind the side board. Thanks.
  7. DWbaseball

    1979 22' Starcraft SuperSport V5 Restoration

    Looking good. Remember looking at this thread for ideas. Great lines on the v5 and we both have a 22' SS.
  8. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Some pics of the bow seating frame that I have been hacking back together. It will get some blue paint tonight. Sanded and cleaned with vinegar before paint.
  9. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    I think I am lucky to have scored this 22ft hull and even though it's been a lot of work (and $$) I am hoping that thoroughness that I am putting into the build is going to mean that I'll get a lot of good years of use out of it once complete. I do wonder if I would have been done and on the...
  10. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    I better attach some new pics since I'm here. Got these console fronts installed last week. Then I started working on the metal frame for the bow seats. Since my consoles aren't even and it was all bent up, I cut it apart and I am riveting back together plus reinforcement. Pics to come.
  11. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Yes I am hoping to land some big fish on my wide open deck! Definitely didn't want a 16ss when I was searching due to space concerns. My uncle had a whaler dual console 19 and now a new Grady 21 which are both great. But, I am thinking I am going to like the extra space to move around, even...
  12. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Let's Go Phillies! Red October is here. Couldn't get these console pics uploaded from Wednesday. Have both cut and primed and starting paint. Then today was a big workday. Got the splashwell installed as well as the various things underneath. Two bilge pump exits, one new, the gas vent hose...
  13. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    You're right about those corners. I have some old kitchen towels that I've been using to cover the corners usually to soften the points.
  14. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Its been a slow month of boat work but I realized I should attach some update pics. The day that I got the most work done I forgot to stop and take good pictures so here is what I got. My wooden riser immediately had splitting so I ended up building a new one out of aluminum and I've also now...
  15. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    I bought four cans of 3m 80 adhesive for this thinking that way I was covered and could return 1-2 of them as extras....... I promptly sprayed down all four and I have had to go back for a fifth thats waiting to finish the last 1-2 feet on the bow. Not my most cost effective material choice for...
  16. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Agree with this. I have been cleaning my rib channels continuously since my teardown. I used a bent butter knife as the tool for the channels, and have been blowing the pressure washer down either side of the ribs. I think the advice above about using the magnet for this purpose is genius and...
  17. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Yes I am also paranoid about a lot of things going wrong and ruining the project. But you also need to balance that with having a good plan and executing the best you can. I also thought about what you are commenting on and my rationale was that the foam boards that are laying flat on the...
  18. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Getting started on putting together the captains console. Any tips on how to clean up my windshield? I was thinking about masking off the glass and spraying the frame with self etching primer then a white spray paint. And, does anyone have a source for the T bolts? And, I think I lost the...
  19. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    I am using 3/4 ACX plywood for the floor. I am a big guy and it's solid. They say the factory used 1/2 and it can have some spring to it which I did not want.
  20. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Putting up some new pics I have been hard at work.Still trying to splash in 2023. Last piece of Deck cut. Not perfect symmetry but it stands on solid. I described doing the pink foam under the floor to my wife as: "A big puzzle where you have to fit rectangular boards into a triangular space...
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