71' Venture 222 Interior

[Sailing Virginia]

Here are some photos of the interior as we recieved the boat. Pretty rough...

[Ormonddude]

it looks like it needs a lot of TLC but its not nearly as bad as some people have posted as long as the sails and deck hardware are mostly intact? It should make a great restoration project.

[Sailing Virginia]

Here are a few more after some more work. We took out all that was wet and rotten. Cleaned the mold and dirt-divers out and scraped the loose paint.



Me and Michael working at it...


Any suggestions on a good interior paint. Because the fiber-glass is mostly a rough finish, I was thinking a good primer coat. Any thoughts would be great.

Chris

[Skysail]

I used interlux brightside to paint my boat. I will use the leftover eventually for my interior, but I think any paint will do inside. Interlux also makes a primer for it called pre-kote, but I didn't need primer.

[akhartung]

I painted the interior of my V-222 last winter just using Kilz Sealer & Primer and Kilz Interior/Exterior Gloss paints (Oil based) They have held up perfectly over a year of sailing, are very easy to clean (I just pressure wash the inside) and have totally stopped mold in its tracks.

[PNKFLOYD]

I think I have the sister to your boat.
She looks almost the same as when you started, water-logged, dirty and peeling paint in the cabin.
Since I got the bemini top up, I can see what needs the most work.
I'll remove the old panels as you did, paint and build a couple storage lockers. I really like the open layout. I'll be using her as a daysailer, so I may use a curtain for porta potty privacy.
Did you use a non-skid additive (like sand) to the gray painted areas?

Do you think a can of expanding spray foam would work to keep the foam blocks in place?
Mike

[Sailing Virginia]

Akhartung looks great. Hope mine will come out looking good.

[cavi]

that looks good, how long did the paint smell take to go away, I seem to remember oil based paints taking a long time to set up, however they did hold up well. I need to redo some of my interior and my wife will kill me if I use something that takes forever for the smell to go away, so i would really like to know how yours did.
thanks

[akhartung]

PNKFLOYD - I didn't add a non slip additive, though you very easily could. I have a persistent leak that makes it wet down there. So I have the west marine plastic floor mats, like the shower mats that go on top of the paint.

Cavi - That was the only issue, the smell was there for about two months. Now I am located in Washington state where the paint has a harder time setting up than say a warm state like CA or FL. The durability was worth it to me though.

I am still in the process of completing the interior with the seating arrangement I want. I took last summer off from projects to just enjoy the boat. Don't forget to that or the projects aren't worth it at all...

[PNKFLOYD]

You might try the water-based KIILZ.
I have used it to paint the ceiling in my main bath. The smell was not too bad, and faded out after about two days.
It covered stains very well and is resistant to the humidity of hot showers.
Mike

[cavi]

thanks, I think that might be just the ticket! I am just waiting for late March for it to be a bit dryer out there and before it gets too hot to be in the boat itself!!

[Freedom77]

HI Sailing Virginia, We also had a'71 V-222 for five years Hull #441. Great boat and tough. Hauled her from Baja to British Columbia. I noticed that the is no bulkhead dividing he head area and the dining area. This bulkhead attaches to the strut between the two and the mast post and the outer hull and extends to the top deck and attaches there. This is an important item as it adds structural strength to this area. Good luck to you masked man and son O' masked man. Keep us posted on progress. A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour endless amount of money Fair Winds and Full Sails...Old Salt

[Sailing Virginia]

HI Sailing Virginia, We also had a'71 V-222 for five years Hull #441. Great boat and tough. Hauled her from Baja to British Columbia. I noticed that the is no bulkhead dividing he head area and the dining area. This bulkhead attaches to the strut between the two and the mast post and the outer hull and extends to the top deck and attaches there. This is an important item as it adds structural strength to this area. Good luck to you masked man and son O' masked man. Keep us posted on progress. A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour endless amount of money Fair Winds and Full Sails...Old Salt

Thanks, took the bulkhead out and will make another one out of real wood. I will make a post on some of the repairs made shortly as we are almost ready to start painting inside.

Chris

[Sailing Virginia]

Here is the new battery base made out of 1" pine stair treads. (Moving batteries to under Vberth.) I painted undersides /sides and area of bilage that would not be accessible once I glassed then in. I have sanded all the way back to the cockpit and finally got all that carpet tape/glue off the floor. That glue residue was really on there, toughest part of the job so far. I have to sand the rear of interior from the cockpit back and then with get first coat of paint on.

[Sailing Virginia]

Here is the interior all ready for a wipe down and then paint.


Notice bondo patch on the right, came out pretty good.