Pride 22 Project

[two dogs]

took delviery off our new old boat a few weeks ago, its a Pride 22 Concorde/Sunseeker. We will be podding this boat and cleaning it up a bit and i look forward to sharing the journey with you and hopefully picking up some wisdom along the way.

this weeks it was rubbed down all over with wet 1000 grade paper then hit with the buff...looks a different boat. attacked the inside with the gurnery and rubbed dash and floors with scotch pad and nappisan as per fish hunter's post, works so well. also removed old steering ram and the remains of the inboard as can be seen in the photo. all wiring also removed ready for soon to be fitted out board and pod.

[two dogs]

today... fabricated a battery box of sorts to fit two side by side underfloor just aft of the fuel tank. box made of ply and will be glassed and and hit with some two pack... also fabricated floor to cover hole created by removal of old inboard... we did this by cutting up the old engine box to use the top so the it will be consitent with the rest of the floor. this will be mounted onto some 15mm ply that will be glassed and sit on top of brackets... this floor will be hinged to give acces to batteries and an eskie. will also use a piece of the old engine box to hinge and fix to the transom and it will drop down to the floor to complete the cover up of the old inboard hole. need to buy two new batteries, can anyone recommend a place to go on the northside. will get some more photos when my uncle has finished glassing and painting the pieces and the weather permits

[Angla]

Make sure the batteries are suited to the new donk. Starting current wise.

Cheers
Chris

[Spaniard_King]

She Looks a heavy old Girl, what does she way ya recon??

[FishHunter]

I will be watching this thread with interest, looks like it will be a ripper

[two dogs]

im not sure on weight garry... my uncle thinks she will be a fair bit lighter than his formula but yeah it is one of the old classic heavy hulls... will also need new canopy and clears if anyone could recommend a business or your own business, again prefer on the north side

[OPTI]

my dad owned a sunseeker when i was a kid,originally had a 228 then i refited the boat in 1990 with a 270 /bravo one.the boats in towoomba now as far as i know.
sould make a much better fishing boat with out the engine in the way.good job

[Jarrah Jack]

Thats a decent step in the floor, must be to give more room in the cabin? Are you fabricating your own pod and more importantly what sort of donk have you got lined up for it?

Love watching these old boats getting a new lease of life. There's been a few of the pride/carribean's done recently. Good luck with it...sounds like a handy uncle there..

[Waraba Mick]

Hi two dogs & gary, the spec sheet for the concorde lists the standard boat at 1581 kg.


Mick.

[two dogs]

Jarrah Jack - the step up gives a another two berth's sleeping room. the usual cabin space forward of the helm is also very roomy can stand up freely. the pod will be professionally fabricated and fitted with the motor... putting on a 225 suzi

[Jarrah Jack]

putting on a 225 suzi

Thanks Two Dogs That zuk sounds good to me, sweet motors..

[ovakil]

I had to replace my roof & clears on my boat.I ended up making an aluminum roof for it then got new clears on 4 sides.
If interested can send some pics.
Cheers.

[two dogs]

few more pics of the work so far...
1) bit of a look at the napisan at work

2) hinged floor to cover hole left by inboard removal fabricated out of old engine box, ply and fibre glassed the bottom/ply with some extra supports for strength. undecided as to whether to polish up the steel or cover with white non slip tape as it could be a a bit of a hot spot

3) old batteries sitting in fabricated battery box to add weight to set the glue... situated underfloor at the front of the inboard hole aft of the fuel tank. box designed to keep them snug, dry out of the way but accessible as needed.

4) middle piece fabricated again from old motor box to cover hole left from transom to the floor after in board removed. will be hinged to give access to hoses and the like. bit of ply also in place aft of the point where new floor is hinged so will be a handy spot to store buckets and the like will take a photo when hinges are on

[two dogs]

some eager helpers, sometimes too eager

[OPTI]

What pod design are you going to use ?they sit a little low in the stern ,i know my old mans notices the difference in weight when i fitted the bravo drive from the alpha.
id be going full length ,ie,following the bottom of the hull ,no step.try to get as much bouyancy as possible,imop