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  1. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Once I had the primer and topcoats painted, I switched my focus to the transom. Last summer I built a 1.5" Coosa transom. To do that, I had to create a template because the existing transom was so rotted that it crumbled upon removal. So, first, I created a template on corrugated plastic...
  2. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Still can't post pictures... I've made a lot of progress since the problem with posting pictures, but I don't want to overload describing it in one post. So, I'm going to post my progress one step at a time as though it were being done right now even though it's been weeks. After I primed the...
  3. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Trying to upload some pictures to go with my last post. I think the keyhole on this boat should be good to go, no tailoring necessary. It has the squared bottom. It's the shape of an Alpha 1 Gen 2, is that right?
  4. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    The site won't let me upload pictures for some reason, but I got some more work done on my transom skin yesterday. I finished sanding down the Marine Tex, rinsed it clean with water and stiff bristled brush, let it dry. Then I cleaned it off with Acetone and let it dry again. Then I used the...
  5. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I got the Islander out of storage last week and treated the rivets. First, I finished the rest of the demo, then I spent a half hour with a broom and dustpan getting all the large debris and leaves out of it. Then I spent about an hour cleaning it with water and dawn dish soap, which does a...
  6. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I wasn't feeling the greatest the other day but I managed to power wash the exterior of the Islander, something I've been aching to do since I brought it home. I used my electric sunjoe machine which is a great little machine but only goes up to about 2200 psi, enough for a preliminary cleaning...
  7. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Thank you! You don't have to thank me! I get encouragement from having people to share it with. I just hope I don't screw it up... I couldn't get an accurate measurement off of the old transom... It was toast, but this is for a Gen 2, so you want 2-2.25 inches. I decided to go with...
  8. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Today was all about getting the new coosa transom 100% seated so I could trace the keyhole onto it. So I spent the afternoon sanding the coosa transom and the Marine-Tex on the transom skin that I did a couple weeks ago. When I was finished sanding and the transom skin was smooth I popped the...
  9. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    We had a beautiful fall day today, so I decided to take advantage and get some work done on the Islander. Today I worked on building the transom. The old transom was totally toast so the first thing I needed to do was make a template. I made the template using a plastic corrugated sheet. First...
  10. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I got a small window of warm weather, enough for the Marine-Tex to properly cure, so I got the transom prepped and trawled it on today. I did the inside of the transom and a couple spots on the outside. First, I cleaned it up with abrasive nylon wheels. Then I wiped it clean with water to get...
  11. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    That is helpful. I'm considering about a 45-gallon tank. I would think that the weight of all that fuel would help make it ride better. Plus, the gas probably comes in handy too... What kind of range do you get on your engine with that fuel tank?
  12. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I got the boat back from the shop today and couldn't be happier with their work! There was some pitting, and a 4"x8" area where it had some pinholes, probably due to some corrosion caused by one of the steel or treated wood patch jobs. The shop fixed that area, patched the rest of the holes...
  13. 66Holiday924

    1966 Starcraft Holiday Interior Work

    I removed some of the decals that were starting to fade. This is a job that I have been dreading for a while. Somebody told me about this rubber wheel that goes on your drill and I am impressed how easy the removal was... So I wanted to share.
  14. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I've been thinking more about my stringers. According to MerCruiser, there aren't any forces from the engine (i.e. torque) on the forward mounts of my engine. All of those engine forces are translated into the transom through the transom mounts on the gimbal assembly. The forward mounts are for...
  15. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I want to go up to the brackets and stop, so at the brackets it would still be normal width. Basically, as big of a horse collar as possible. I don't think it would interfere with anything (i.e. power steering) coming off of the gimbal assembly if I did that.
  16. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Thinking ahead to the transom build. I want to extend my 1/2" horse collar all the way to the bracket, so that my horse collar is basically the same size as the transom. For anybody reading, is there any reason I can't do that? I'm thinking about different things that are mounted to the transom...
  17. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    I did a preliminary cleaning on the inside. The brown discoloration comes right off. It has some pitting going on but nothing too serious looking and certainly nothing structural. The sheet metal shop I took it to will definitely speak up if they see issues. I'm going to address it with Marine...
  18. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Slow steady progress on the Islander. These past few days I worked on finishing the demo and getting it cleaned up so I can see what we're working with. The boat is coming apart really nicely. The transom was toast. Somebody got as many fishing hours out of that thing as possible, then rebuilt...
  19. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Bye bye boat. Thank you for the engine and all the good times and smiles you put on people's faces!
  20. 66Holiday924

    1978 Islander 22 I/O

    Tearing down the donor boat. It's kind of sad actually. This wasn't a bad boat. It had a little rot on a bulkhead and in the floor but the transom and stringers were still very solid. They used silicon to seal the transducer screws, so there was going to be trouble in the distant future. I have...
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