Chesapeake 22 & 19 Owners Group
This site is dedicated to providing information and assistance to owners of Chesapeake 22, 19 and 15
📸 Look at this post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/hEUdWY63owL4BwdP/?mibextid=79PoIi
📸 Look at this post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/DTrZsLeieSCkGQ5y/?mibextid=79PoIi
31/07/2023
That’s why it’s called custom boat building. This should be a fairly unique helm chair / rocket launcher for a Chesapeake 22.
12/06/2023
This is the console that we have planned. The center is sunken to allow the mounting of the helm and preventing the wheel from blocking any of the screen area of the chart plotters. The rocket launcher, on the back of the chair, of course will be mounted higher. This will allow it to also serve as a seat back. Most likely, we will add tackle storage cabinets to both sides of the console. The front seat on the console, not on it yet, will be shaped like a half oval. This will prevent causing a pinch point when moving around inside of the boat.
19/02/2023
Here is my first pencil sketch of the pipe work for the top. The second picture, of course is the console we will be using. The pictures follow are of the new tackle center we are planning. The cabinet will have the helm chair mounted on top of it. The helm chair was actually my father’s office desk chair. We have a piece of teak that has been cut and shaped to be used as the rocket launcher and seatback.
13/02/2023
This is the top that we are considering using. We will get the pipe work done at home locally.
13/02/2023
We found a console that we really like. This may be what we use to go back.
03/02/2023
27/01/2023
Here is a good comparison of the rub rail placement. You can see the lowering of the cap profile.
27/01/2023
The hull fl**ge has been lowered, the cap fl**ge has been raised. The rub rail meets just below the first angle break on the cap. We decided to leave about a 1/4” of reveal above the rub rail to the break. At the same time, we manage to manipulate the placement of the cap to get a little more roll on the deck to help better shed water
25/01/2023
We have removed the cap deck from the hull. The plan here is to lower the hull fl**ge and raise the bottom edge of the cap deck fl**ge. This will slim down the profile of the cap. The goal is to have the top of the rub rail meet the first angle break of the cap.
15/01/2023
The forward floor hatch is now glassed in. Next, we will be removing the textured non skid that is molded into the floor. There was some damage that we wanted to repair but no easy way to perfectly match the original pattern. After the floor is complete, the next steps will be to focus on getting the cap deck situated correctly before we paint it and install the rub rail. We still have to fabricate a transom fish box and a new console. From that point we will need to go to the fabrication shop to build a new top and install the new single pedestal helm chair. Then, it will be back to the shop to install the new electronics package. Obviously there is still plenty of work to be done
29/09/2022
21/09/2022
I think we hit a home run! Our main objective was getting the stern up and the scuppers out of the water.
09/09/2022
This gives you a rough idea of the approximate location of the t-top and console. The cockpit will be like a dance hall floor.
09/09/2022
Another milestone achieved! With any luck we will be in the water float testing next week.
02/09/2022
Well, it felt like Groundhog Day. The old Goose saw her shadow for the first time in over a year. A few things need to be squared away and then we are off to Reedville to have the engine hung and to float test it.
27/08/2022
We have narrowed the fl**ge around the cap deck and lowered it on the hull fl**ge. This will give the boat a trimmer profile.
25/06/2022
08/06/2022
1988 Chesapeake Marine Design 22 Centre Console for sale - YachtWorld Find more information and images about the boat and contact the seller or search more boats for sale on YachtWorld.
17/05/2022
Christmas came early today at the boat shop, we have radar!
I made my weekly check on the 22’. We discussed our plans to move forward as well. The electronics were ordered today. We decided to go with a Garmin package, which included a pair of 943 XSV’s with the GT52 transducer. We also opted for Garmin’s new high definition radar unit. A Boss stereo system with 10” speakers is being installed as well as a new VHF. Courtesy boarding lights as well as underwater lights are being installed. We enlarged our plans again for the transom fish box. It should be around 200 quarts +/-. A new raw water wash down system is also in the plans. Things have picked up a bit. It was nice to be ordering finished products instead of raw material for a change.
07/05/2022
Progress is still being made on our Chesapeake 22 project. The forward casting platform/seat/tackle center/rope locker came together very well. The console is receiving some much needed love and attention. It is being modified to accommodate vertical flush mounting of dual Garmin 943 XSV’s. In addition to that, we moved the console forward a total of 17”. We were about 20” ahead but that put me out just a bit too far for my helm chair, which will camouflage the access to the top of the fuel tank. That was a fortunate decision for us because when I got home and measured my cooler, it was 46”. I have 48” of deck space between the console’s front seat and the forward tackle center. The drains for the cockpit have been relocated to the knees where the stern cleats are mounted. Pass throughs are being installed to evacuate the water through the transom. Sitting back by the 150 quart transom fish box, looking forward, the additional cockpit space created looks like a dance floor, in comparison to the original configuration. A bronze petcock and pickup are being installed in preparation of a new raw water wash down system.
There is still plenty of work to be done. I would certainly like to be in the water before this season is over.
Videos (show all)
