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  1. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Some new pics. Sanded the Transom down to bare Aluminum with the orbital. Then I got the splash well drilled out today. Pretty happy with the sturdyness of my knee brace with PO welded mods. My z bracket not as much and two of the rivet heads are sheared off on the port side. Some light...
  2. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Now that I have the transom out, the boat is tempting me to go the easy route and just drop a new transom board in that's the existing size. I'd then need to use a fixed jack plate to hang the 25 inch shaft on the 20 inch transom. Seems like the reviews on doing this are mixed where some would...
  3. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Transom came out today! Bent up this eyelet pretty good while it was still wedged onto the splash well.
  4. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Got the cap off and the transom moving the other night but not out yet. Ran out of daylight again which is getting short. It looks like the factory hammered in these top brackets on each side of the top of the transom, which is really holding onto it. Might not get too much done this weekend...
  5. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    My reasons are that I have a 25' shaft Merc that I am planning on hanging on the boat. I also like the idea of having the power head higher up from the water line, and the higher transom means less chance of water splashing in the back. I plan to use the boat in the Delaware River/Bay and in the...
  6. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Also, I have a plan for how I want to rebuild the transom as a 25inch. The yellow would be a piece of aluminum welded where the red lines are to the existing transom skin. Then the green is a second piece of aluminum that is buttered on with 5200 to fill the existing holes. Going to send this...
  7. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    After a lull in progress the work on Hydration Break is officially back in swing. I know everyone has been waiting for updates on this beautiful SuperSport 22. It sat with the cover off all summer so I had to give it a real good shop vac and power wash last weekend. No pics of how dirty it got...
  8. DWbaseball

    Just how much bigger is a 22 foot super sport versus a 16 foot?

    Here's some specs on the different size classic super sports. I have a 1976 22 foot and I say go for it, the 22's are rare. Note not to look at the V5 specs on this if you are buying the classic hull.
  9. DWbaseball

    1987 SS201 Info

    Welcome. Got some pics of the big SS? I am working on a 22' 1976 SS and there's alot of love for the big V5 hulls on here. Interested to see what the diffences are on the 1987 later model.
  10. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Thanks for all the tips everyone! With those bolts I pointed out being factory I will leave them as I do not plan to tear down the gunnels and rub rail for my build as they are pretty solid. I will need some Al patching on the gunnels where they meet the front sideboard supports, but that will...
  11. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    For good news I got some more stripping done over the weekend. I am having the internal battle of how well I need to strip this stuff since it is getting re-carpeted for the most part anyway. And I am thinking I will probably carpet the storage tray area behind the side panels too. I am going...
  12. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Ok I am looking for advice from the experienced StarCraft gurus on here. I was looking under the gunnels today, and I saw these bolts that seem odd to me. I am wondering if these were factory stock and are ok to leave in the aluminum boat? I am worried that they were added during the the...
  13. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Not alot of hull progress but we are making moves to keep the Hydration Break boat build moving forward. One workday this week in about 100* heat index. Spent time picking at the red bow slime with a screwdriver and needles nose pliers but forgot to take a pic. Got a bunch of it out and I am...
  14. DWbaseball

    Speed of a 21ft Mariner

    Thanks, I see the notch there and good intel about the anchor rope rubbing on the hull.
  15. DWbaseball

    Speed of a 21ft Mariner

    Nice Mariner! Looks great with the faux wood foam and you are flying out of the hole with the new 140. I am interested in your bow pulpit setup as I have thought about something similar on my build. Does that work as a permanent Anchor storage mount for you? Can you let me know how you use it...
  16. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Yupp I forgot to mention I did hit it pretty good with the Nyalox cup brush. I was planning on spray painting these areas but now I am thinking it might not be worth the effort to do all that strip and prep. Might just hit some of the places I want to gluvit real good with the second quart I...
  17. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Thanks for the encouragement everyone! Got some work in on Friday with the stripper and a power wash. That damn adhesive is hard to get off I used a quart of stripper on port side and still don't have it all gone. After Sediment from the power wash got shop vacced out. Found a few small...
  18. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Celebrated the 4th with a night of fishing so not too much boat work done but I am still keeping up with little bits of progress. Only caught one catfish which was disappointing. My philosophy is big hook and a big bait will catch me the big fish I want, though I might miss some smaller bites...
  19. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Heat Wave in the 90s here in PA but still getting a little done at a time. Been drilling out all the snaps and assorted things on the gunnels. I want to make sure I get all the steel out of this boat, and some of this is definitely a culprit. I am wondering if this white I am seeing is the...
  20. DWbaseball

    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    Thanks Waterman, I appreciate you following along with my project! I trust the knowledge that you have and I wouldn't be doing this project if not for this forum.... I was also thinking to take out and reinstall the fitting with plastic washers. It actually looks like there are already some...
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