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    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I rough sanded, cleaned, and primed the cabin bulkheads. I used tractor paint on my other boat, and it worked out well, so I decided to go with oil-based machine paint again. It goes on nice and sticky, feels like it's getting a good bond. I wiped it down with acetone before I painted and...
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    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    yeah, they cut the plexiglass a little small in one area. Overall, I don't really care for how it's all fitting together, but looking at the original work, the way it came from the factory, this was always going to be an uphill battle. I'm going to use butyl tape and caulk and try to cheat my...
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    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Cleaning up the front cabin window frame, getting ready for the reinstall. I'd be lying if I said I was happy with it... The plexiglass is cut less than perfect. They didn't have much to go off. I think I can make it work though.
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    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    The last thing I did before I closed it up for the winter, was to a add framing under the decking where my batteries will be located, run the fuel fill & ventilation lines and I found another chance to stuff some more floatation board in, so I took advantage. I have the board on-hand, plus I...
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    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Doghouse Build With the winter coming I wanted to get the doghouse built to have an added layer of protection for the engine during the winter months. In the past I had it shrink-wrapped because there was no protection for the engine. This year I went with my store-bought cover, the doghouse...
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    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    One of the design flaws with this boat, the reason the front cabin window was probably cracked in the first place, is the lack of support for the ceiling above the window. So, I decided to address that before I install the new window.
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    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    There's room to sit. Your head ends up right in front of the wood beam. I'll end up putting some sort of padding on the wood though.
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    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Rebuilding the cuddy bench. They're not done, but you can see what it's going to be. I still have to revisit it and add a support structure. It looks like I'll also be able to add a significant amount of floatation foam too! I decided pretty early on that this was going to be a fishing boat and...
  9. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Starboard Cabin Window Rebuild This would be my first window rebuild ever. I think it came out pretty good. I replaced the glass, with plexiglass, so, a little bit of a downgrade, but I had to if I want the side windows to match the front cabin window that has to be rebuilt. The old butyl tape...
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    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Those battery trays are dual trays. They each hold two batteries. I'm planning on two for fishing and two for the boat operation.
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    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Dry Fitting Two More Sections of Decking The pictures are pretty self-explanatory. I want the batteries up front. I think the added weight up front will give the boat a better ride, four group 27 batteries @ ~70lbs each. I tried to recess them as much as possible to limit how much they stick...
  12. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Dry fitting two sections of decking. I'm using coosa for the deck. This will mean that there is nothing that can rot to this point... My framing is aluminum, there's the vinyl sheeting I used to bridge the ribs, and floatation foam. I suppose someday the floatation foam could become...
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    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Installing the bulkhead around the step-down to the cabin. I saw an opportunity to cram some more floatation foam in, so I took it.
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    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    After the framing was in, I used some angle, and leftover neoprene rubber strips I had, to make some top padding for the fuel tank. I buttered one leg of the angle with 5200, stuck the padding to it, and riveted the other leg to the aluminum framing. I left a little room, about 1/4", as...
  15. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Still getting caught up on the work that I've been doing... You may have seen in some of the recent pictures, I installed a highspeed water intake. I want the boat to have a washdown system. It turns out that if you want to be able to use it while the boat is in motion, you need one of these...
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