15-Foot 1959 Glastron FireFlite - $1,800 (Wilmington Island)
https://savannah.craigslist.org/boa/d/savannah-15-foot-1959-glastron-fireflite/7737756266.htmlI have for sale a 1959 Glastron FireFlite. This is a 15-foot fiberglass runabout that I completely restored in 2007/2008. My wife calls it ?The Bat Boat.? It includes two motors.
Her registration is current; the trailer has never been licensed and in fact has no bracket for a tag. (In Oregon a trailer this size doesn?t need a plate. You will have a bill of sale and should have no trouble with the Tag Office.)
Her topsides need a polish, but she should clean up well -- see the last photo from just after restoration, above. Topsides are Interlux Brightside linear polyurethane in ?Fire Red?; hull is Interlux VC Performance Epoxy.
You never know, you might make a bit of cash as an extra in the next ?50/'60s-period movie they film in Savannah!
Please use Craigslist mail relay for initial communications/questions. I've wasted too much time trying to get people on phone numbers they provide in response to ads.
Features:
? Custom tuck-and-roll upholstery
? Cable steering
? Controls for each motor
? Period air horn
? Period spotlight
Includes:
? Elgin trailer (likely original ? needs sandblasting and painting). Bearings and tires are old, but should be fine to get home in the Savannah area. I wouldn't personally tow it to Florida or Charleston, etc.
? 1958 Kiekhaefer Mercury Mark 58AEL 45-HP electric-start 2-cycle motor ? has modern retrofit starter, otherwise original. It?s really too long for the boat, but they look so good together? .
? Control cables for the Merc are new(ish)
? 1961 Evinrude ?Lark III? 40-HP electric-start 2-cycle motor
? At least one fuel tank, I may have two
? Electric bilge pump (but I busted the outlet elbow yesterday while cleaning)
? Fishfinder
? New cover, which doesn't fit but keeps the rain out
? Miscellaneous parts and manuals for both motors. (Various controls and motor parts, esp. for the Mercury, including push-pull helm that I've never gotten around to adapting.)
? Will provide a disk with photos of the restoration process, if you want it
The Mercury ran last time I cranked it over; that was about four years ago.
The Evinrude ran when I replaced it with the Mercury, but I haven?t tried to start it in at least ten years.
I haven't decided whether the 3.0hp trolling motor is included.
The Mercury ?Mark? engine alone, if restored, is worth about my asking price; as would the boat alone be if re-restored. You get both at one bargain price, along with a spare motor!
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