I just finally put this boat back on the water. It sat in marina storage for 20 years or more. It was a bare hull missing the keel when I started. I have some experience in boat building but did not want to start from scratch. Needed something light with shallow draft. Most of the interior structure was rebuilt and the keel trunk had to be extensively modified to fit the only keel I was able to salvage within driving distance.
I considered giving up a few times. This boat was built in the early 70's. The build quality was not good and a huge amount of work was required to correct many defects. I was amazed at the poor quality of hardware they chose to use and how much of it was mild steel. That being said I believe the overall design of the boat is excellent but the execution left something to be desired. There are definitely some areas where the boat needed thicker glass and I can now see where mac got its reputation for being too flimsy.
The only other gentleman I see sailing this area on the regular has a sharpie. Shallows and shoals are abundant.
Last edited by sporgo on Mon Jan 01, 2018 7:44 am, edited 2 times in total.
Absolutely beautiful! How long did it take to finish this? Can you post more pictures? How about more interior shots? What was the hardest part of recovering a boat like this? Would you do it again? I very impressed because for my skill level doesn't even come close to this you have done a great job and I love the color and finish,congratulations.
slugbug wrote:Absolutely beautiful! How long did it take to finish this? Can you post more pictures? How about more interior shots? What was the hardest part of recovering a boat like this? Would you do it again? I very impressed because for my skill level doesn't even come close to this you have done a great job and I love the color and finish,congratulations.
It has taken over a year to bring it back into serviceable condition. There is still more work to complete. The hardest part was all of the sanding required on the upper section. The forward deck over the v-berth area also had to be completely torn out and re-cored. Pretty much anywhere with wood core that had a penetration had to be repaired and reglassed. Structural stringers on the interior were also replaced and new wood bulkheads built. I have added the only other picture I have handy.
I essentially had to rebuild my 1973 V224 inside and out once I discovered what a wreck it was after purchase.
I am into year 6 of the rebuild but I sail it summer/fall during the reconstruction and I only have early spring
to do major work.
There is almost NOTHING I did not have to fix or replace including deck cores.
Keep up the good work.
ps: If you ever plan to rig all lines to the cockpit like I have that wide a$$ poptop isn't going to make it easy for ya...
You could be right but Im just going by the paperwork received with the boat. The hull numbers match the numbers on the original main that I have (its blown out) and it has V22 printed on that sail. Im thinking MAC was a little loose with their model designations at some point.
I forgot to mention the outboard is a 1959 Evinrude 18hp fastwin.
Dont worry I only operate it at partial throttle. These motors have a lockout that keeps you from opening the throttle more than a 1/4 turn unless you are in gear. Would have preferred to use a smaller four stroke but this project is already way over budget.
