My Venture 222 Restoration

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My Venture 222 Restoration

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I worked on this for months and I still have a ton of upgrades I want to do. But she came out beautiful.



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Re: My Venture 222 Restoration

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Well done! Looks beautiful!
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Re: My Venture 222 Restoration

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Thank you!
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Re: My Venture 222 Restoration

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Awesome job! Continue to take your time, no reason to rush.
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Re: My Venture 222 Restoration

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Well done. Looks great.
Nice to see a boat come back to life.

What are these strips on the bow? They look like they are attempts at running lights. I've seen people do this and they are not legal.

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Re: My Venture 222 Restoration

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A really nice job you did. Keep posting.
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Re: My Venture 222 Restoration

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I had loads of fun with mine! Great boats.

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Re: My Venture 222 Restoration

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Russ wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:19 am Well done. Looks great.
Nice to see a boat come back to life.

What are these strips on the bow? They look like they are attempts at running lights. I've seen people do this and they are not legal.

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It was a cheap Amazon light strip nav light kit. I live in Wisconsin and do mostly river sailing on the St.Croix river. I never hooked them up and they are full of cracks and look like crap after one year. I don’t recommend them.
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Re: My Venture 222 Restoration

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NiceAft wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:20 pm A really nice job you did. Keep posting.
Thank you! Subscribe to the YouTube for instant updates. I collet hobbies for some reason. I do everything from bee keeping to fly Paramotors.As for the boat. For now I’m working on my cooking and sink area. Everything is super bare bones inside. I have been teaching myself as much as I can. Reading and absorbing.



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Re: My Venture 222 Restoration

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Looking forward to seeing photos you have taken of the boat while paramotoring :D

Far more interesting than a drone.
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Re: My Venture 222 Restoration

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Congratulations she looks great. I just bought a 222 for a low price also and need help with the "Pop Top" it is missing the brackets to hold up the top can you tell me how long they should be, Im going to make them out of one inch aluminum tubing, just need the length. Thanks
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Re: My Venture 222 Restoration

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I had a an 1981 mac22 and made min to fit with enough room to fit under boom and then made another set about half the size. I used i believe 3/4" electrical conduit and a hammer to smash the ends flat. Worked well and cheap. :D
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Congratulations she looks great. I just bought a 222 for a low price also and need help with the "Pop Top" it is missing the brackets to hold up the top can you tell me how long they should be, Im going to make them out of one inch aluminum tubing, just need the length.
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Re: My Venture 222 Restoration

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Dougiestyle wrote: Sun Feb 19, 2023 8:40 am I had a an 1981 mac22 and made min to fit with enough room to fit under boom and then made another set about half the size. I used i believe 3/4" electrical conduit and a hammer to smash the ends flat. Worked well and cheap. :D
Thanks that's what I'm going to do, i needed confirmation.
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Re: My Venture 222 Restoration

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I HAVE THE ORIGINAL SUPPOORTS YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT, IF YOU WILL WAIT TILL TOMORROW I WILL SEND A PIC WITH THEM NEXT TO A RULER. i DON'T USE THEM EXCEPT IN HEAVEY WEATHER AS I HAVE INSTALLED GAS SHOCKS TO LIFT AND SUPORT IT. CHEAP AND EASY INSTALL.
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