My venture 222 rudder was paint over wood. I made a new one out of wood, glassed over it, then painted over it. The paint has rubbed off in a few spots but I don't worry about it with the glass under it.

There is a lot of room under the cockpit, even with the floatation foam. We added a second quarter berth on the starboard side, as we have 4 kids, and needed a place for everyone to sleep. There is no reason you couldn't make a vented gas tank locker in the stern hatch. Personally I like using it fo...

I replaced mine this year, as the old ones had rotted away to the point where it was unsafe. I just bought standard 2x6 (not wolmanized) from the lumberyard. Bolting them to the trailer gave them a bit of bend, and once the boat sat on them, they conformed nicely to the hull. I was worried they woul...

roadstarmedic wrote: Mine, when in dock sticks above the water about an inch or so and I have a very hard time getting out of the dock.

Not sure what you mean here. A picture might help. I find my rudder more than adequate for my v222.

Pardon the shoddy carpentry (all part of my "sail more, work on boat less" plan), but here is what I did instead of redoing the fresh water system that came with my boat.

I just redid the windows on my V-222. I got some 3/4" butyl tape, and put it around the edge of the plexiglass, folding it evenly over each side. I put this into the aluminum frame (it was a bit tight, but worked). Then I bedded the frame back onto the boat with more butyl tape. So far I am ver...

We took our few month old daughter out sailing last year. It was just a few hours, so we put an infant PFD on her, and my wife held her for the duration. Just be careful, and use common sense, and it is doable.

I have thought of making a simple clear cover that snaps in place when the top is up. It seems like it would be easy using http://www.sailrite.com/Plastipane-20-Gauge-Vinyl-Window-Material-54 I need to spend a little more time in the boat though before I decide it is something I would use. I am tryi...

Woulg the fact that you are pulling from the top of the deck be an issue as a trailer winch? My bow eye (V222) is quite a bit lower than the deck. It seems like it would pull the boat down into the trailer, and not straight forward. This may not be an issue if you have a point on the trailer that is...

I need to build a new galley and table for mine this spring. I would love to see pictures of what others have done. I will post some when I get going on it.

I have a V222 and live in Attica, about an hour east of Lansing. Where do you sail out that way?

Having never been to a boat show, does Toronto have a fair amount of sail related interest? I was thinking of going to Strictly Sail in Chicago next year, but Toronto is closer and the admiral has family there.

Are you sure about the trunk being below the waterline? I have a V 222 and it does not sit more than a few inches in the water. If your pivot was below the water line, it would almost surely leak quite a lot of water if the seals were not carefully maintained. I have never used the lock down hole (w...

When I made my new rudder I went online and did the foil calculations and printed off a cross section that I taped to the wood blank I made. It was very easy to shape the foil with a hand power plane and belt sander. I am very happy with the result, but I have nothing to compare it to as I never sai...

I made new top and bottom rudder sections out of redwood from Menards. I cut it into strips, and laminated the strips together with Gorilla Glue. I shaped the bottom into a foil and fiberglassed it. I did not glass the top piece. I painted it all with porch and floor paint. It isn't a masterpiece bu...