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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Waterman's quote that it all goes together fast at the end has been top of mind and is keeping me going! I saw the pic of his 18 SS on the forum this week and hope that mine is going to last and look good for a bunch of years like that. I have reconfigured my trailer from before to make the...
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Realized that a pics update is overdue! Here's the new trailer, and I have rubber slides on the bunks now so the carpet doesn't hold water against the aluminum Then I mocked up the console, and added a doubler under the floor where my console post will be. Then just last night I got...
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Sharing some new pics from the last few weeks. Here is a good one that shows my gas tank set in place and I cut a hole in the floor for the fittings which will fall under the splashwell. Next I have been working on my transom. I have all my holes drilled that will go through my transom wood...
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Looking for some planning advice on my side panels. The originals have a z style piece of aluminum running the length of the bottom, and for me that was then screwed into the floor. I was thinking that I could do away with those pieces in favor of a piece of L angle that is riveted to the...
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Just a little bit of boat work this weekend. Got my passenger console holes cut for a glove box and radio housing. Also applied some stripper to my bow seating aluminum not shown. Next I took the day off on Monday and traveled to a metal supplier in New Jersey. Got some more angle and square...
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    This latest update is coming from my Uncle's dock where it is 43 degrees and I have caught zero catfish tonight on a last minute trip. I'm really going to push for have this hull built here in 2023 and lets just say I am not planning to be delayed by any issues with the Merc that I teased in...
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Worked again this weekend. Loving the nice weather this winter. Failed again to take good pics. I drilled the holes for the drain tubes in the same spot as they were before. I forgot the starboard one was a little low vs where the PO splash well knee brace was. Hoping I'll have clearance to be...
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Here are some progress pics. I also ordered lots of boat parts online and they have been showing up while my wife works from home! Haha. Lastly I will say that there are going to be a few other surprises up my sleeve as this project comes together but I am going to stay close to the chest with...
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Sounds like I will be using wood joiners then. Thanks for the tips. Another floor question. What is everyone doing with the edges of the boards where it sits on the ribs? I think my factory boards had some type of bevel on the edges there, but I dont think I can easily get a similar angled...
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    I have not yet decided if I should go with strips of aluminum like the OEM floor joiners or if I should go with wood as I have seen some others do. I was planning on using a combo of aluminum square stock and some L pieces to brace across the stringers so they maintain a fixed width and don't...
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    More pics from today's work. It was just warm enough that I felt like I could do some spray paint today, this splashwell looks better with a second coat of blue but will probably always show some spray lines. Maybe someday I will try to brush it out smoother but it's gonna get installed like...
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    The grey stuff on the hull is regular jb weld with a tube or two of jb marineweld thrown in (white). I am using this to thinly skim/sand over any minor putting or corrosion that I found. The idea is that the aluminum brightener (acid) prep should kill any ongoing corrosion and then the jb weld...
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Also wow, these pics really show the nasty under the gunnels that I haven't cleaned up as good as I thought hahaha. Let me know if anyone has questions about what I am doing. I learned everything I think I need for this project from this forum and like the feedback. Thanks
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Been working the last two days and these updates are from this weekend. The pieces are starting to come together! Stringers also got Jb weld and they are riveted in. Using the Air compressor Pop Rivet gun was lots of fun and have these in solid. I riveted in some square Aluminum here to...
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Sharing some pics from the last few months of work. Aluminum Brightener as prep work really cleaned up the hull. Skim coat of jb weld on any detectable corrosion. Cleaned up stringers Console work Need another coat Cracked knee brace
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Been working on the captains console. Pics from the last two weeks. Unfortunately this is a busy weekend for me so no big boat projects going on. Need to get some of my epoxy work done this fall before the temps drop for the winter and nothing will set up outside in the cold. Lastly I did a test...
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Also note that although I had previously talked about wanting to raise the hight of the Transom vs. the waterline, I am going to rebuild this using the original transom shape. I just think this makes the most sense from a timeline and difficulty standpoint.
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    I am planning to repaint the splashwell. I confirmed that the PO used Rusto Sail Blue when he was working on the boat and I am generally going to stick to his same color scheme.
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Still putting hours in the splashwell
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    My latest project has been to cleanup my splashwell so it's ready to go back in. Should have done less stripping and more sanding but I needed to keep reapplying to get at some silicone that the PO had gooped on. Confirmed that Citristrip much more effective than the Jasco stripper. Finished...
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