Author Topic: Huge hole in hull! (Read 42456 times)

Hyperacme · « **Reply #20 on:** October 07, 2013, 09:16:49 AM »

Gil had a good thread/write up on fixin' holes in fiber glass ...
Think it was on CGOA forum ...
I'm searching ....

Jason · « **Reply #21 on:** October 07, 2013, 09:44:25 AM »

If you want a rough idea of cost to repair, send these pics to Jason at White Bear boat works. They do repairs like this all the time and do great work.

Jason Brown
White Bear Boat Works
4120 Hoffman Road
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
651/429-7221
www.whitebearboatworks.com

Hyperacme · « **Reply #22 on:** October 07, 2013, 10:23:08 AM »

Can't find it ...
You could PM him ...

GIL_CV21

GCarlover · « **Reply #23 on:** October 07, 2013, 12:36:07 PM »

Jason S has a good idea. I just thought about your boat 32 yrs old and taken care of. What a bummer. Mines an 80. My dealer told me once that the Glastron factory can make a new hull but that was when they were still making CVXs. Too far to ship to Texas. The white should be able to match easily. Somebody had one that had brown primer on half the deck. It was metric. Plenty of project boats out there with a good hull. You might check with the nearest boat factory in MN to see what they suggest. Or a fiberglass shop. I'm sure you will have to air chisel out the carpet and replace it. Might be able to cut the floor and re-section it. There's only one stringer down the middle.

dorelse · « **Reply #24 on:** October 07, 2013, 02:06:11 PM »

I'm confused...what's in Texas?

GIL_CV21 · « **Reply #25 on:** October 07, 2013, 03:17:45 PM »

my hole was tiny but here it is for reference, its midway down the page and the next page . Gil

http://www.classicglastron.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2209&start=210

V153 · « **Reply #26 on:** October 07, 2013, 04:45:44 PM »

Fwiw I gotta C500 hull thats in decent shape. 'Course it needs a transom, stringer & floor. But 'sides that it ain't bad. No stress cracks. No holes ...

Those aren't chips or scratches in the pic. Just grass clippings c/o my lawn dude. Well that'n it's purty filthy at the moment.

David CVX-16 · « **Reply #27 on:** October 08, 2013, 03:17:59 PM »

My Glastron V-153 had a hole punched in the hull from a trailer roller positioned incorrectly. Made it back to shore and had White Bear Boat Works repair it from the outside. $700 for a hole about the size of a quarter. Perfect repair job.

GCarlover · « **Reply #28 on:** October 09, 2013, 01:59:16 PM »

Carlsons were originally made in California for about two years. Then at the Glastron plant a New Braunfels, TX.(San Antonio) Is it still there or did they sell to another company? I think the plant was originally Lone Star. Any other plants?

WetRaider · « **Reply #29 on:** October 09, 2013, 02:36:19 PM »

I lived in New Braunfels for a bit. The only big fiberglass production company in town makes water slides and theme park molds. I definitely would have noticed boat production!

GCarlover · « **Reply #30 on:** October 09, 2013, 04:09:32 PM »

My 80 literature gives a pic of a plant with a Glastron Carlson sign in front and all Carlson boats with an address of Austin, TX. My 89 Glastron book which has a pic of a 89 16css gives three plants: New Braunfels, TX Fair Bluff, NC and Barcelona, Spain. From Wikipedia: Glastron is a boat manufacturing company and was one of the first manufacturers of fiberglass boats. Founded in Texas by Bob Hammond in 1956, the company was sold to Genmar Holdings in the 1990s and manufacturing was moved to Minnesota. Then in 2010 they moved from Minnesota to Cadillac,MI. You and Doug might be able to get together and make a Frankinboat.

dorelse · « **Reply #31 on:** October 09, 2013, 06:50:08 PM »

Quote from: GCarlover on October 09, 2013, 01:59:16 PM

Carlsons were originally made in California for about two years. Then at the Glastron plant a New Braunfels, TX.(San Antonio) Is it still there or did they sell to another company? I think the plant was originally Lone Star. Any other plants?

Glastron (and Carlson) hasn't been in TX in years...they went up to Little Falls, MN when Genmar got them, then after Genmar cut them loose in bankruptcy they moved them to Cadillac, MI.

Folks have been by the old plant...its deserted and falling in on itself based on the last pictures I saw.

V153 · « **Reply #32 on:** October 09, 2013, 07:07:00 PM »

Quote from: dorelse on October 09, 2013, 06:50:08 PM

Folks have been by the old plant...its deserted and falling in on itself based on the last pictures I saw.

Ironically I drove by the abandoned Wellcraft plant in Bradenton not too long ago, couldn't believe what I saw. All overgrown'n lookin like crap. You'd think the realtor would least cut the grass ...?

Silver GT-150 · « **Reply #33 on:** October 10, 2013, 07:43:09 PM »

I would recommend having Paul Kujawa or Kujawa Fiberglass in Detroit Lakes look at it. He does excellent work and is very honest and good to deal with. I've had him work on three different boats and have been very happy with his work. 218-234-1733.

Your Metric is sweet!

wiliermdb · « **Reply #34 on:** October 10, 2013, 08:02:30 PM »

There were two locations in Austin, TX. The first ( Justin Street @ Lamar) was in the center of town and is currently occupied by Austin Power (electric company) and I believe some TXDOT services as well. The second location is long gone and has a hospital on it. I had looked up the addresses a few years ago and on one of my trips to visit my brother we set out to find them. We also found where the Hammond boats were built or sold in Austin. I want to say that the photo of Hammond Boats (two story with lots of windows) in the history article is an has been for at least 15 years a bicycle and kayak shop.

I also read that for a very short time they had a facility in New Braunsfel.

I will be in Austin again before the end of the year. I will snap a couple of pics of the previous locations and post on here. You can do a Google map search and use the satellite function to see the layout of the first facility and compare it to the photo of the plant in the history article.

My Carlson was built in Anaheim, CA.(1977 model)

OleRed · « **Reply #35 on:** October 10, 2013, 11:35:46 PM »

Gcarlover, here's a little more history on the Carlsons you might find interesting.

http://www.olered.com/Art_Carlson.html

http://www.olered.com/TheCarlsons.html

Hyperacme · « **Reply #36 on:** October 11, 2013, 12:29:59 AM »

Tim (still fishin) found ya a hull ...

17' carlson - $1800 (tomah)
http://lacrosse.en.craigslist.org/boa/4121438064.html

Mercury 125hp glastron carlson key ready

Hyperacme · « **Reply #37 on:** October 11, 2013, 01:09:40 AM »

There's also some discussion about factory's here GCarlover ..

Scroll down ...
http://forum.cgoamn.com/index.php?topic=4742.15

ski machine · « **Reply #38 on:** October 12, 2013, 09:59:03 AM »

Quote from: Hyperacme on October 11, 2013, 12:29:59 AM

Tim (still fishin) found ya a hull ...

17' carlson - $1800 (tomah)
http://lacrosse.en.craigslist.org/boa/4121438064.html

Mercury 125hp glastron carlson key ready

It looks just like my Metric! Looking into this...

GCarlover · « **Reply #39 on:** October 12, 2013, 07:21:36 PM »

They made a lot of Glastrons, and Carlsons too. Too bad they didn't make them more waterproof. It would have saved a lot of grief for all you rebuilders. Just getting in the boat wet can make the floor rot. Just a heads up, everyone that has outboard with a splash well drain hole, check the insert for being broken. They hammer them together too tight and when it gets cold they break and all the water gets in the transom. Also there's a blue 1980 CVX16 I/O in Oregon for $400. Also one in Omaha just like it that's pretty clean for $3000.