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22ft Vision of forum wannabe kurtster
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paulsboats
Well-known member
you get that at Independent marine?
Don's89 Senator
Well-known member
. Nice looking ride.Enjoy the summer.
Ramifications
Well-known member
and nice rig! That is a cool little shed/play house is the back ground
Kurtster
Well-known member
I purchased it from Harper Boat Restorations in NH...
Hmmm, they told me it was a 1 owner boat / it's never seen salt water / and only driven by a little old lady on Sundays on the way to church...downhill.....
Gee, never heard that before ---LOL
All kidding aside, it really is a good little boat in very nice condition but it does have it's typical flaws that I'm dealing with, --- things like a stereo upgrade ---although surprizingly the original stereo sounds great, but newer better looking speakers and a stereo with mp3 input is a must ---- a very small repair needed on the carpet....The switch panel just to the right of the steering wheel has a couple of chips broken off on two corners and I'm trying to find a replacement right now....that's really all the interior {cockpit} needs, everything else in there is close to perfect.
Portside stringer is probably on it's last year of use, so naturally I'll do a complete stringer replacement next winter, ----- Incredibly, the floor is in very good shape with no soft spots, but I'll still be pulling it up next winter and probably replace it with a carbon composite floor and a different color carpet.
That stuff {the stringer and the floor} will be done next winter regardless if I decide to keep the boat or not..... this boat is kind of a test for me, ---I've always had boats a little larger {ie...30ft Scorpion / 28ft Luhrs CC / 26ft Tiara} but I wanted to have something small enough to pull around with my pick up and still be large enough for the large rivers and ocean harbors around where I live in eastern Mass.
If I sell the boat during next winter, it'll only be after i make sure the boat is in perfect mechanical condition.....
If I find that this boat is perfect for my needs {and I hope I do} I will be doing a complete repaint/recolor next winter
Hmmm, they told me it was a 1 owner boat / it's never seen salt water / and only driven by a little old lady on Sundays on the way to church...downhill.....
Gee, never heard that before ---LOL
All kidding aside, it really is a good little boat in very nice condition but it does have it's typical flaws that I'm dealing with, --- things like a stereo upgrade ---although surprizingly the original stereo sounds great, but newer better looking speakers and a stereo with mp3 input is a must ---- a very small repair needed on the carpet....The switch panel just to the right of the steering wheel has a couple of chips broken off on two corners and I'm trying to find a replacement right now....that's really all the interior {cockpit} needs, everything else in there is close to perfect.
Portside stringer is probably on it's last year of use, so naturally I'll do a complete stringer replacement next winter, ----- Incredibly, the floor is in very good shape with no soft spots, but I'll still be pulling it up next winter and probably replace it with a carbon composite floor and a different color carpet.
That stuff {the stringer and the floor} will be done next winter regardless if I decide to keep the boat or not..... this boat is kind of a test for me, ---I've always had boats a little larger {ie...30ft Scorpion / 28ft Luhrs CC / 26ft Tiara} but I wanted to have something small enough to pull around with my pick up and still be large enough for the large rivers and ocean harbors around where I live in eastern Mass.
If I sell the boat during next winter, it'll only be after i make sure the boat is in perfect mechanical condition.....
If I find that this boat is perfect for my needs {and I hope I do} I will be doing a complete repaint/recolor next winter
Great East Predictor
Active member
nice lookin rig, where on the north shore are ya?
Great East Predictor
Active member
Cool, I grew up in hamilton so I used to boat out of beverly and ipswich when I was down there. That should be a good rig for around there as long as it isn't blowing too hard.
paulsboats
Well-known member
WILDMAN may have something you can replace the switch panel with.
JT Patroni
Well-known member
Try calling the factory. Mike may have a NOS on the shelf.
I must admit, the Vision is one hull that I would take over my Starflite in a heartbeat!
I must admit, the Vision is one hull that I would take over my Starflite in a heartbeat!
propshafted
Member
nice mate, so what's on the fuel tank of your road king?
hankster1001
Member
Kurtster, nice boat. Enjoy even if for the summer.
Nice looking rig you have!!This is a pic of the switch panel plate on my '88 Vision whereas it does have two broken corners......
Anybody know where I can a replacement like this one {the checkmate manufacturer has nothing}
Here's a switch panel close to the one you have. http://www.overtons.com/modperl/pro...ED-Indicators&i=71708&aID=601S4A&merchID=4006
senator-holland
Well-known member
nice rig!!
i find it a strange place to break a corner of that plate....
i find it a strange place to break a corner of that plate....
Kurtster
Well-known member
Yes I found this to be a little strange also, considering the rest of the interior of the cockpit is in such good condition, --- so I put my mechanical engineering hat on and analized it further.
I found that the cause and effect was two fold.....
First, those two plate screws are at very slight angle into the fiberglass {very slight} causing the heads of the srews to be digging into the plate on one side...this, in combination of over tightening of the screws is the first part of the problem.
Second, there is at that point of the fiberglas a very very slight {about 1 degree} start of the 90 degree radius curving around into the dashboard....this, in combination of the over tightened slightly angled screw placement is ultimately the cause and effect.....
Lesson learned, ----- use a metal replacement,-- or if a plasic replacement is used then use a thin urethane foam backing gasket to accomidate the slight irregularity of the fiberglass---and tighten to 10 inch lbs max.
I found that the cause and effect was two fold.....
First, those two plate screws are at very slight angle into the fiberglass {very slight} causing the heads of the srews to be digging into the plate on one side...this, in combination of over tightening of the screws is the first part of the problem.
Second, there is at that point of the fiberglas a very very slight {about 1 degree} start of the 90 degree radius curving around into the dashboard....this, in combination of the over tightened slightly angled screw placement is ultimately the cause and effect.....
Lesson learned, ----- use a metal replacement,-- or if a plasic replacement is used then use a thin urethane foam backing gasket to accomidate the slight irregularity of the fiberglass---and tighten to 10 inch lbs max.