I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

barato2

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Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

just checked in on your progress for 1st time in months. wow! you inspire me.

i may have to get home internet working tho.....i can see i'll want to review your gimbal-consumables work pix before diving into mine
 
paparoof

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Thanks everyone! I'm really getting excited now.

Barato - the reason I took and posted so many pictures of the bellows job was because when I was preparing to do it, I found several youtube videos of people getting into the gimbal housing and taking everything apart, but I couldn't find anything showing someone putting it all back together. I was hoping I could serve that purpose for someone else down the road - like YOU apparently! I owe a huge debt to iboats and the members of this forum for everything I've learned here - there is quite literally no freakin' way I could have tackled a project like this without this resource - so I feel like I need to add to the resource in any way I can.

Today I got the last few rivets into the deck and was quite surprised how sturdy it felt. I actually considered skipping the layer of glass - but only for a minute. Then I started putting in the glass. For the record, this is 10oz cloth - why? Cause that's what NorthBeach used in the Liquid Limo - no other reason than that. I struggled a lot with the choice between going with two strips the long way or several strips the short way. If I'd gone with the short sideways strips I prolly could have finished the glass tonight, but I would have had several ridges where the layers of glass overlapped and I just liked the idea of having only a single ridge running lengthwise right down the center. So that's what I did. Of course that meant I could only do one side tonight cause I'd have nowhere to stand while I put down the second side. So that's tomorrow night's project.

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That there looks really good. Just a few a couple more days and your done with the floor. Things should go easier now since you have something flat to stand on inside the boat. Keep up the good work.
 
Huron Angler

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That is gonna be a real solid deck, going the extra mile with glass and epoxy resin will be worth it:)

Nice work, I have a feeling the rest will start going a bit more quickly and more fun too:D
 
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The side I did yesterday is not 100% setup and rock hard yet. It was dry enough to stand on as I did the starboard side today, but it's just not quite there yet ya know? I'm using the thin epoxy resin and medium hardener from US Composites. Their site says drying time is 8-10 hours, but that's such a variable thing. I used the same stuff when I glassed the console and I seem to remember that taking a little longer than expected to set up fully. So I think I'll stay away from the boat tomorrow just give it some time to cure, then plan on hitting the floor with paint on Saturday.

What's cool is that the cloth gives the floor a little texture, I'm thinking that texture might be a suitable replacement for sand in the paint. I don't want it to hurt my knees ya know? I do plan to be barefoot just about 99% of the time I'm using this boat and I really do not enjoy falling down so I'll have to do some thinking about this.

Jas - I don't remember: did you glass the deck in your Islander? I know you put sand under the paint, what's your two cents on this matter? Aw dang it's 7:00 pm in MI, he's probably asleep by now. Guess I'll have to wait till I'm sleeping to get my answer to that question.
 
paparoof

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Huron Angler said:
That is gonna be a real solid deck, going the extra mile with glass and epoxy resin will be worth it:)

Nice work, I have a feeling the rest will start going a bit more quickly and more fun too:D
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You're right on both counts HA. The deck is feeling very solid already and that's before the glass is fully set up. I did have some reservations about going with 1/2" instead of 3/4" ply for the deck, but I'm not questioning that decision at all now. This is gonna be PLENTY sturdy.

And yeah I'm on roll now. My plans at this point are to paint the deck, drop in the motor, throw the walls and console back in and... you know... that word that starts with S that EZ seems to think is "sink".

See if I ever take HIM fishing.
 
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Great work PR floor looks so good it almost makes me want to use glass on mine keep at it :)
 
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Valspar light grey porch paint from Lowes. This is what I used on the transom and cabin walls, so everything will match. I added some Rustoleum sand-like product for traction. As I was painting and picking out little hairs I was finding from the fiberglass, I could actually feel the grit in the paint, so maybe it'll do something. We'll see.

Now for the bad news - I may have screwed myself a little.

Knowing I couldn't put down one coat, then go back in 15 minutes and put down another coat like I do with walls in the house (cause again - nowhere to stand) I went and put an oober-thick coat down. And then I remembered when I did the transom with this same paint that it took a really long time to dry. My plan was to drop in the motor tomorrow, but I may not be able to stand on the deck yet. I considered leaving the cover off the boat but opted against that because the dew that falls over night would surely not help. As of right now my plan is to jet back over early in the morning (after the sun is up and dew is not an issue) and pull the cover off right away to give it as much time in the direct sun as possible. Then I'll come back home and work on the honey do list (oh wait - she's out of town! I mean take a long nap) then go back later in the afternoon to check it out and see if I can put the motor in tomorrow evening. If not, then it may be next weekend before I can... well... you know.
 
Bwana Don

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Thanks for your documentation on the shift lever install etc... You give, you take, it makes us who we are, the Starmada. Your boat looks great by the way. Sweet looking floor.

Bwana
 
jasoutside

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Dood, that looks like a finished deck, sweet!!:)
 
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I'm pretty impressed with the anti-skid stuff I put in the deck paint. This is the stuff here. I bought a gallon of paint and the anti-skid stuff said one bag treats a gallon, so of course I bought two. It was only five bucks per bag so I figured what the heck. I know that's a lot more expensive than play sand, but it was an impulse purchase. And it worked great. I went over and pulled the cover off the boat early this morning and sure enough the paint was not fully dried yet. Went back later in the afternoon and it was all setup nicely. I jumped in the boat barefoot and couldn't really feel it at all until I ran my hands over it. You can definitely feel the grit, but it didn't hurt my knees at all, didn't hurt my bare feet at all. I didn't go as far as wetting the deck to see if I could make myself fall down - that'll happen soon enough.

Gonna be a busy day tomorrow....

Replace a broken pepcock on the new motor with one from the old motor, align the motor (yes I have the bar), connect and adjust lower shift cable, install the outdrive, install the seatbox frame, install the cabin walls and floor, install the console, install the shift and throttle controls, hook up the electric, test the motor on the hose, test the motor on muffs, check to see how many hours of daylight are left.

Then maybe, just maybe....





Oh yeah now I have to go read Don's thread about how to pull a motor out of winterized mode to see what else I have to do tomorrow.

Wish me luck folks!
 
jasoutside

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Engine in the boat, awesome!:D

That is a big list man, put down an extra cup of coffee and get on it!:)
 
Bwana Don

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Moving right along pr. Good luck to you man.
 
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