Minnesota Classic Glastron Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Joe Pivonka on May 26, 2014, 10:16:22 PM
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I am creating this post because there are not many SSV-151’s out there that are documented online. I hope that this can help anyone that wants to restore one or is interested in buying one. I love the boat! There is plenty of room in it, it’s fun to drive, stable and fast. I recommend one of these if you are interested in a boat this size.
February 19, 2013
I found this 1983 Glastron SSV-151 online but in a Greensheet type ad. The boat was located in Milwaukee, WI. I contacted the owner and made the drive from Illinois to Wisconsin to check out the boat. The original owner was an 83 year old retired CPA that had the boat at his cabin but hadn’t used it in a few years so it was time to sell. The gel coat was in great shape, it had the original vinyl interior and all around looked great. The floor had been replaced and was solid and the motor was solid on the transom. We agreed on a price and it was mine. I couldn’t pick it up until the snow was gone.
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March 11, 2014
Just under a month later I received an email saying the boat was ready for pick up. The seller had cleaned the snow out of the way and pulled it out for me.
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March 20, 2014
Between the time I bought the boat and the day I picked it up, I found a Mercury 1150 on a boat near La Crosse. I went up there and pulled the motor and brought it home, planning on installing it instead of the Mariner 50. I took the motor off and cleaned up the transom.
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March 21, 2014
Today, I installed the 1150. Man, does it look good on the back. Can you tell that I love the old Tower of Power Mercurys?
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March 25, 2014
The interior was in for a serious cleaning today. It’s really in great shape. The carpet will have to go at some point but overall it looks great.
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March 26, 2014
I got the Mercury 1150 running today!
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April 20, 2014
It’s a beautiful Easter Sunday so we took the SSV out for the maiden voyage. We went to Lake Delavan in Wisconsin. The boat drove well and the motor ran great. 44MPH!
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May 8, 2014
Another nice spring day so we took the boat out to the Rock River near Oregon, IL. We cruised around for a few hours with four people in the boat and all was well…..until we got the boat back on the trailer. Oops, cracked the transom.
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May 9, 2014
Upon checking, the transom was in bad shape. Under the layer of fiberglass on the inside of the transom, the wood was in tough shape. I guess a new transom is in order. I pulled the motor and decided that it was a good chance to do it right and I decided to split the hull and do the job right. It was a tough call because I knew that this was a huge job and I would be off the water for a long time but felt that this was the right thing to do.
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May 10, 2014
Time to split the deck from the hull. There are a lot of steps involved in this.
Remove the motor, trim hoses, electrical, cables and fuel line
Remove the trim from top of transom
Remove the transom U Bolts
Remove the splashwell drains and bilge drain tubes
Remove the rubber rub rail
Remove the aluminum trim around the boat
Remove the numerous (30ish) screws that hold the top to the bottom
Remove interior screws on the sides in the back and the front under the console
Remove the screws under the dash
Cut around the splash well inside the boat
Use a lift (I used bike storage lifts with pulleys) and raise. I had to pop it from inside by the transom as well
Separate the wiring so the top comes away from the bottom
After that, I checked out the transom and other parts of the boat. I measured the wood in the transom and found it to be 1-1/2 inched thick. I then tore in to the transom wood and pulled it out mostly intact(NOT). It came out in about a million pieces. I cleaned it up as much as possible and then I used the largest piece to make a template out of cardboard and fit it in the hull.
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May 16, 2014
I purchased a 4x8 sheet of ¾ inch marine plywood and cut out the new transom in two pieces. I then glued them together with waterproof adhesive and stacked a bunch of weight on it and let it sit for 5 days.
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May 21, 2014
My “new” ski locker cover came in today. I bought this because the boat no longer had one after they replaced the floor. The UPS dricer said that I got the prize for the strangest package of the day. I also epoxied and glassed the transom.
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May 22, 2014
I fit and glued the transom in today and braced it with clamps and 2x4’s
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May 23, 2014
It was a VERY busy day today. I removed the floor and checked out the stringers. They were repaired with wood clamped on either side and covered in some sort of black goo. Time to completely replace those too. I may as well, I’m in it this far already. I cut the top off of the stringers and removed all of the old rotten wood. I made new stringers and epoxy coated them and stuffed them in
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May 24, 2014
I glassed in the stringers today and removed the clamps from the transom.
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Great project thread Joe, looks like she's coming right along!
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YEA Joe !
Man .. You don't mess around !
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Thanks. I was hoping that this was OK to post. I will keep adding to it until it's done
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Thanks. I was hoping that this was OK to post. I will keep adding to it until it's done
Hoping is was OK? Its awesome! Folks will love that you did that down the road!
Good Job!
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May 28, 2014
I painted the inside of the hull down in the ski locker. I also cut and fit the floor pieces (by that I mean cut and fit, cut some more and fit, cut some more and fit, etc.) and epoxy coated the bottoms then fit the pieces into the hull.
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May 29, 2014
Wow! What a busy day. This is what 8+ hours can do. I started out by glassing the floor to the hull. Then I cut the hole for the ski locker.
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May 29, 2014 cont.
Then came the buildup of the “knees” on the transom. More cut and fit, cut some more and fit, cut some more and fit, etc. I finally got it to a good place so I put it all together, glassed it all in and put the lid on it. I also finished epoxy coating the floor and removed the braces.
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May 29, 2014 cont.
The carpet showed up just in time so that was next. I laid it in and started cutting. When I had it cut to shape, I glued it in. I also primed the rear area and am going to paint that maroon tomorrow and clean the aluminum frame of the ski locked before I screw that down.
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You are cruisin! Good job! See you in 2 weeks!
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It should be ready for that! I am so lucky to have such an understanding wife!
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WOW! Joe you are moving along. Can't wait to see her in two weeks!
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lookin great Joe !!
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May 30, 2014
The carpet is in and I painted the rear area today. I painted it with Rust-o-leum burgundy so it somewhat matches the carpet. Then it was time to put the roof back on. It was a delicate job but the top was finally rejoined with the bottom. The rub rail aluminum trim really has a lot of screws.
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May 30, 2014 con't.
The stern fit together pretty well and the carpet looks pretty good. Then it was time to reinstall the rubber rub rail. Wow! That’s quite a job!
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May 30, 2014 con’t
I reinstalled the transom tie downs and the drain plug (Thanks Gregg). I drilled out the splashwell drain holes and epoxy sealed them getting them ready for the tubes. Getting close now!
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Did you seal all wood around holes with some resin ?
You'll be back on the water before I will this year !
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I did seal everything with resin. I hope to be out next week for a run before Rathbun
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May 31, 2014
Much slower day today. I cut and epoxied the seat bases, attached the trim motor under the splashwell, glassed in the transom from the inside and vacuumed. Enough for today…..unless I feel the need for more before work.
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You have really done an amazing job! In what? 3 or 4 weeks time?
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I broke it four weeks ago. I'm pretty happy with my progress. I did glass in the top of the transom too.
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What were the big holes for ?
You are a one man boat rebuilding machine !
Love the dark red carpet ...
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They are the splash well drains. The SSV-151 has one on each side. They will be filled in the next week with drain tubes
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OK ...
I used the plastic one, with 4200 to seal it.
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Nice nasty job done Joe. Looks great.
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June 1, 2014
Small but important project today. I glassed in the top of the transom and filled in the area that the motor caved in.
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June 3, 2014
Today was the rigging day. I added the drain tubes and hung the motor. Then I hooked up the trim, cables, wiring and all of the other stuff that goes along with getting a motor on a boat. Then I started it up to make sure it runs.
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June 3, 2014 con’t
Then I moved on to the interior. I had to add more carpet under the sides of the boat. If you are restoring one of these, make sure that you run the carpet all the way to the top.
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June 3, 2014 con’t
Next, I hooked up the speakers. Gotta have music, right? Then I attached the seat bases and bolted the seats down, including the rear seat. I wrapped up loose ends and called it a day. I am getting pretty close now. I hope to get out Thursday
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June 5, 2014
Today was the ultimate test of my work.....and I passed! A friend and I took the SSV out to the Rock River by Oregon, IL and gave it a shot. The transom held up and after a full tank of fuel and lots of speed runs, everything came out great. 50mph was our top speed on the gps. Yay!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gah9K1K18Kk&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gah9K1K18Kk&feature=youtu.be)
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She looks fantastic Joe, nice work!
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Nice job Joe !
But ... what took so long ....
LOL !
50 is AWESOME ...
Gotta be happy with that !
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Good job Joe!!!
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That's great!
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If only I didn't have to work maybe I could have finished this quicker. Maybe next time
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Good morning. Could you please tell me where you purchased your ski locker cover? Thank you..
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Try a Google search for "ski locker hatch"
Glastron probably got it from a vendor and isn't custom to your boat, many other brands of boats could use same cover.
One a little larger could be trimmed to fit.