Progress V2-22

[chefmike]

I picked up this 1971 V2-22 at the first of the year.(Traded a Lido 14 for it) I could have just put it in the water and gone sailing, but it was pretty ugly( Paint damage from dock rub)! So far I have sanded the transom and port side of the hull-a PO put on a dark blue paint over the original light blue gel coat, fortunately they did a bad job of it!. The damaged areas from rubbing on the dock weren't as bad as I thought- only a 3"x3" area is down to the fiberglass, and alot of surface scratchs. I have decided to go with Interlux Briteside paint in a dark blue after all is sanded. My technique for sanding the hull is this: I use a 220 wet paper, and a spray bottle. I sand below the rub rail and above the bootstripe in 4' incriments. I then sand the area in between (about 1 hour) until all the dark blue is gone . That is about all my shoulders can take in one day! The port side has taken me six days. After I sand the hull each day, I move inside and paint on the interior, and I finish my work session by painting on a coat of varnish on the brightwork. The deck just needed a good scrubbing, but I did pull the brightwork off and I am half way thru redoing it. I started painting the inside with a Dutch Boy product. It is a high adhesion exterior latex with mildew resistence. It goes on in one coat, and I think 1.5 qts will do the whole interior. I have recieved my new electric panel (Sea Dog 6 circuit) Perko deck connector for the mast light, and new interior lights. I have a schematic drawn up and will rewire after I finish painting the interior. I have a March 1st launch date but I don't know if I can finish the sanding and painting in time. I did pick up a copy of "Fix IT and Sail" by Brian Gilbert-a great source for getting started!
Mike

[ChockFullOnuts22]

It took me 2 quarts of Interlux Brightside to do my interior. What a pain some of those corners can be to get to! Good thing you got the exterior mildew resistant paint, at least...I nearly cringed with I first saw "Dutch Boy."

Have fun with the hull. I still have my original light blue gel coat; it oxidizes every year, but I'm trying to keep it polished and save it every season. I do not want to get into painting fiberglass....once you start, you never stop. Whether it's in one year or ten years, it seems that the paint comes back off on its own, eventually.

How is your keel? If you have any cracks in the fiberglass, seal them and patch them at the very least. In fresh water, a simple patch job like this can last you a few seasons before it starts getting worse again. Let it go, and it can delaminate in a hurry. The fiberglass on my keel had cracks at the beginning of a season a couple years ago, and nothing left but bare steel when I pulled it out of the water at the end of the season. Zebra muscles found their way inside the cracks and pushed the fiberglass out until it broke off the keel (they were also on the bottom, in the trunk, and all over the rudder blade). Some epoxy in the cracks would have helped me put off re-laminating the keel a few more years.

Check the keel cable, too. BWYachts sells the cable with the ends already swaged. And while you're at it, inspect the keel pivot bolt. If you still have the old 1/2" pivot bolt, replace it with the 5/8" replacement. You'll have to drill through the keel and trunk, but you can do this with a hand drill. When drilling through the keel, you're not actually drilling through steel at the pivot hole, so it won't strain the drill. There's a nylon bushing at that area where the pivot bolt passes through. Very easy. Good luck!

[chefmike]

I want to do a "20' restoration" on this boat,i.e.from 20' away that looks real good! The keel had been redone by the last owner, with a new bolt and cable. I know using a house paint for the boat interior was not the best thing, but it met all my criteria so I thought i would give it a shot. My plan is to get this boat in much better shape over the next 2-3 years and then move up.

[chefmike]

OK hull is sanded. I am going to use a dewaxer/degreaser next, then fill in dents and dings with filler putty, and resand. I hope to order my paint next week(Interlux Briteside). The interior is painted, and I started running the new light wires. I still am trying to decide how to mount the electric panel near the comoanion way. I have the wood to make a new table and seats, will cut them this afternoon. All brightwork is finished and reinstalled.

[chefmike]

OK three coats of enamel alkyd (after doing some research, enamel alkyd was used before there was two part polyurethane) in sunrise red, and putting the second bootstripe coat on today. All brightwork is finished, as is the interior paint.
Before

After

[grady]

OK three coats of enamel alkyd (after doing some research, enamel alkyd was used before there was two part polyurethane) in sunrise red, and putting the second bootstripe coat on today. All brightwork is finished, and is the interior paint.

Pictures?

[chefmike]

Just added a before and after pic. Kinda small but gives a good idea of what I have done.

[chefmike]

Interior carpet is in ($10 remnant from Lowes) and all wiring is hooked up. Just need a new battery, and rewire the mast light and I am ready for some water!!!! Too bad I won't have another day off for the next 20 days:(

[chefmike]

Well, tomorrow is launch day! Since Jan 3 2010, I have sanded and repainted the hull, replaced most of the interior wood and repainted, rewired, and buffed everything else. We are going to a small lake near by where I sailed my old Lido 14 and a friend has a Laguna 22, because i know that lake well. I am taking my 12 year early in the morning and the rest of tha fam is joining after lunch. Wish us well.

[waternwaves]

a little wind...........a little sun.


enjoy and post some pics of your success!!!!!

[ChockFullOnuts22]

How was the maiden voyage?

[chefmike]

Horrible......I was not as prepared as I thought, the wind was too strong, I hadn't checked the motor out enough(it died) kids panicked, wife got pi$$, keel bolt seal sprung a leak and took on ALOT of water bilge pump failed. We survived but I got a good realty check. I was pretty smug and forgot I was dealing with a boat bigger, heavier and more demanding than my last and I didn't respect that. I also got in a hurry and I shouldn't have. I will get everything sorted out and try again soon, but will be MUCH more careful.

[ChockFullOnuts22]

Sorry to hear about the trouble. Many of us with older boats have been in the same spot before...not fun, especially with passengers aboard.

It's definitely always a good idea to check the engine out thoroughly before leaving the dock, or even in a test tank or a barrel at home. What kind of outboard do you have? Did you get it running again after it died?

Which keel bolt sprung the leak? The pivot bolt or the lock-down bolt? You mentioned in an earlier post that the previous owner replaced the pivot bolt when the keel was redone. Did the previous owner install another 1/2" pivot bolt, or did he install the recommended 5/8" bolt? If that pivot bolt is new, and the rubber washers were correctly replaced with new rubber washers, then all you should need to do to stop the leak is to tighten that pivot bolt a bit (but don't over-tighten it so that the keel trunk gets crushed against the keel). The bolt has a nut on the threaded end, so you'll need to hold the nut with a wrench while you torque the head of the bolt down. If you see any kind of RTV, silicone, or other goop around that pivot bolt, you should be prepared to pull that bolt out and re-do the seal (assuming that's where the leak is coming from). There should only be some thick rubber washers to make that seal, on either side of the trunk. And if you end up pulling that bolt out, and the previous owner hasn't done it already, now would be the time to upgrade the bolt to the 5/8" with the cupped metal washers.

The V222 is a good boat. Once you work the bugs out of yours, you'll have a lot of fun with her. And don't worry about the size; she may feel larger than what you're used to right now, but she'll "shrink" up for you before you know it. Good luck, and keep us posted on how it goes in the future!

[Pete]

Sounds like a normal days sailing to me. Add in a couple of groundings and a snagged crab pot or two and I would have thought you were on my boat.

Pete

[chefmike]

HAHA! Pete, no crabpot, but we did snag a catfish trot line! I am getting the rest of the water out Wednesday, supporting the keel and redoing the seal on the bolt with rubber washers and new fenderwashers. I see no signs of a hull breach, but a mirror and flashlight showed the bottm of the seal is cracked allowing water to come in while heeled over.
I am also redoing my prelaunch check list, and adding GO/NOGO stipulations. I Know this isn't NASA but it can't hurt.