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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #80 on: March 16, 2010, 10:04:58 AM »
Nice looking boat!
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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #81 on: April 12, 2010, 08:07:52 PM »
Hello everyone,

My wife & I are the proud owners of a 1976 T-156 powered by a 1978 70 HP Johnson power head/exhaust mounted over our original 1976 70 HP Evinrude lower unit. We've probably have owned this boat for about 10 years or so. We got it when the kids were 'prime tuber age' and really enjoyed how the boat pulled our family together over the summers. We enjoy cruising around Lake Minnetonka & Lake Waconia anytime from a Friday afternoon to a Sunday evening.

Sunday afternoon, April 11th, we pulled the tarp off of the boat & washed the dust off of the seats, etc. & took advantage of the early nice spring weather. We put into Lake Minnetonka at the public North Arm launch & headed over to Forest Lake, a nice spot to let our 3 year old grandson steer the boat under low idle. We were chasing some seagulls around at 1 mph. While we were just sitting there enjoying some quiet time with the motor off we got a visit from your club's administrator, Brian Bergstrom, his wife Lisa, who were the guests of Tonka Jim & one of Lisa's friends, Kristen. They politely introduced themselves & let us know about the club & some of the activities & resources. Well we were pretty impressed that of all the little spots we could have traveled to, we wound up about a couple hundred yards away from the club's administrator.

We're thinking we will enjoy our boat even more now having found some like-minded Glastron enthusiasts. We spent the entire summer, last year, getting some reliable power and look forward to actually boating again, now with some of you good people.

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Tom & Neysa

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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #82 on: April 12, 2010, 09:48:32 PM »
70HP 15' Trihull on lake Minnetonka on a Friday to Sunday pulling tubers sound's intense! You probably looked like this guy: http://forum.cgoamn.com/index.php?topic=1260.0


Nice looking boat and welcome to the club!
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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #83 on: April 22, 2010, 09:30:48 PM »
Hi I am Ray from Winnipeg MB Canada

I am restoring a 1964 Glastron Futura V164 It has a AQ100 Volvo Penta Engine 100 HP and a AQ100 Stern Drive. Iam going to paint and recarpet the boat this June. Have you guy know what paint you use for the fiberglass hull. not sure how to inserta photo

Ray

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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #84 on: April 23, 2010, 03:52:31 PM »
Hi Ray and welcome to CGOAMN !

From the picture you posted your hull looks pretty good, could you buff out the gell ?
 

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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #85 on: April 24, 2010, 07:33:31 PM »
Hi Gregg

The Hull has been painted on the bottom  water line with some kind of paint and they made a mess of it
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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #86 on: April 25, 2010, 10:14:27 AM »
Ray
Is it anti fouling paint ?
There was a guy on CGOA that was redoing a red one, pretty rare Glastron !

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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #87 on: April 25, 2010, 12:07:33 PM »
Gregg

It seem to Rare Boat. I just pick up a aq100 spare motor and the top end of the out drive. I tried buffing the gel coat but didn't come back to good. I have some hole to fill and their are some durface cracks on the gel coat has to be fixed but the old girl does 28 mph and run good
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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #88 on: May 07, 2010, 06:45:12 PM »
Hey everyone,

My name is Paul and I'm a member over at iboats.com and cgoa.com where I met Hyperacme.  I don't live in MN but you guys seem to be more organized and closest to me  ;)

I live in Colorado above 8000 feet of elevation.  I'm an avid bowhunter, outdoorsmen, and family man with a 13 yr old son named Dylan, 12 yr old daughter Ashley, 4 yr old daughter Tess, 2 yr old daughter Ella, and 7 month old daughter Penelope, and a husband to a wonderful wife named Denisa.  I am scheduled for surgery next month....... :o

I picked up this '74 CV16 SS that was cut up and made into an outboard boat for $150 on the trailer.  No interior, no dash, no motor....NOTHING!  I had recently built a '72 Invader SC15 Bowrider with a '73 Evinrude 65hp that was in the same situation.  I had $1000 invested when I was done and sold it for $2000.  This was my fund to build my Glastron! 

I picked up a '76 Merc 1500 for $500 off a guy that was hurting for money.....O.K. so I stole it, I feel really bad!  So I've been lurking around the Glastron Carlson sights trying to get insperation for my build up and advice from the guys that have already done it.  I've decided to build this boat as an OUTBOARD boat since someone already cut it in the first place and I figured it would be better to just go with it.

I need help with how to mount my seats to the floor as the angles of the outboards seem to be the hull itself and inspiration for where to get help with this ratty old windshield, decals, badges, etc......

I hope that I can be welcomed here even though I'm a Colorado boy!


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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #89 on: May 07, 2010, 07:11:15 PM »
Welcome Paul,

The CV16 is a great boat. I myself have a 1974 CV16SS which I pretty much bought the way it is. Steve (74 Carlson) has a 74 CV16 with a power of tower merc outboard on it. I know he has done more work to his and takes the seats out every winter to keep the mice out so he should be able to help you with your seats. If you need any pictures or have any questions don't be afraid to ask. No Colorado is not too far away and hopefully you get the boat done by August so you can drag it down here so we can get a picture of 3 of these in a row at the annual meet!





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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #90 on: May 07, 2010, 07:12:20 PM »
Welcome, I have lots of family out in CO...where do you boat out there?

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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #91 on: May 07, 2010, 07:21:09 PM »
I go to Pueblo Reservoir half a dozen weekends during the summer and then we go to Lake McConnaughy in Nebraska every year for the 4th of July and the following week.   That's pretty much all the boating I can do in a year!  I'll have my boat on the water in a month........ I'm a disabled vet and I'm not working right now so I do as much work 3 or 4 days a week that my back and left elbow will allow.  I have the motor running great on the stand after rebuilding the carbs and replacing EVERY wire in the ignition, plugs, wires, engine harness, and new boat harness.  I've cut out most of the old wood from the transom and have replaced it with new wood and a cool brace that ties into the floor and keel for added strength for this Merc 1500.   I'm glassing in the floor, transom, dash, and where the exhaust ports were on the port and starboard aft.  Then I'll be painting it.  I know it's green metal flake right now, but since there was so much cut out of the rear of the boat we're painting it a Metallic Purple and going with a 3 tone grey interior.

I'll get pictures posted when we're done in a few weeks.
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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #92 on: May 07, 2010, 07:27:19 PM »
I could use some picture of where the seats mount to the floor so I can see if the base goes up the transition/hull/outboards.
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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #93 on: May 07, 2010, 08:20:21 PM »
Welcome CV !
I see ya made it here ...

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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #94 on: May 07, 2010, 08:37:41 PM »
Thanks Gregg!
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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #95 on: May 07, 2010, 11:25:30 PM »
Glad you made it ! I dont have any pics on how the seats are mounted but I'll try to explain, under each cushion there will be aluminum angle brackets that mount to the floor and the seat base, make sure they are posioned so that they srew into the flat part of the floor. Two under each cushion so a total of 8 then the seats are also mounted with two bolts going through the gunnal on the sides. If you need more I'll try to get pics.

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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #96 on: May 07, 2010, 11:54:30 PM »
I'll get some pics for you tomorrow of the seats but follow Steve's instructions. He's the man!
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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #97 on: May 08, 2010, 12:47:18 AM »
One more thing MUST USE STAINLESS STEEL hardware only- very important. There is no place in any boat for steel except motor parts and the trailer or maybe something that is plated chrome

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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #98 on: May 08, 2010, 11:09:41 AM »
Thanks Jason and Steve,

That clears up a lot of my question.  I'll be heading down to the hardware store and I'll see if I can find stainless angle brackets to bolt the bases to.

Also, how tall are the bases of the seat and what is the overall height from the flat floor to the top of the seating surface?  I know it's a bunch of questions so far but you guys seem to be more involved over here then other sites I've tried to make my home.  I would love to get this put together and come down for the August run for sure.......
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Re: Let's get to know each other...
« Reply #99 on: May 08, 2010, 12:25:45 PM »
Here are some pictures for you. As you can see, Glastron is not as smart as Steve. They used some steel screws. But who knows, maybe they were replaced at some point. Hope you can see all the measurements too. These pictures are all of the Drivers side. passenger side looks to be a mirror image.










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