Author Topic: Please don't hate me, I still love Glastrons (Read 69536 times)

V153 · « **Reply #100 on:** March 28, 2016, 07:51:28 PM »

Still some flake left. But the farther aft ya go, the worse it gets. Somebody burned through alotta corners. And it weren't me!

V153 · « **Reply #101 on:** March 29, 2016, 06:58:10 PM »

I'm facing fierce lobbying from the rat-rod PAC. What to do, what to do ...

thedeuceman · « **Reply #102 on:** March 29, 2016, 07:34:58 PM »

i kno i already voted...
twice
but through some clear at that thing and run it, that is a cool look.
if i ever find a contender (and have $), i would run it like that

carlsoncvx18 · « **Reply #103 on:** March 29, 2016, 07:47:55 PM »

My vote is rat boat!!!!!!

Oldfishguy · « **Reply #104 on:** March 29, 2016, 08:07:50 PM »

Put it in the water!

Next winter clean it up and make it the beauty that it originally was.

David

75starflight · « **Reply #105 on:** March 29, 2016, 08:16:44 PM »

I am voting again. Run her as is and make her the beauty she deserves at a later date.

V153 · « **Reply #106 on:** March 29, 2016, 09:13:38 PM »

We'll see. Got mosta the white off. Now on to the black mud. Dude sprayed the chit on like bedliner.

V153 · « **Reply #107 on:** March 29, 2016, 09:31:04 PM »

Sadly she's been the victim of a lil overzealous sanding throughout the years. Weren't me!

dorelse · « **Reply #108 on:** March 29, 2016, 11:26:20 PM »

I kinda like it like it is...

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Jason · « **Reply #109 on:** March 30, 2016, 06:32:25 AM »

I agree. Go with the rat boat!

Plugcheck · « **Reply #110 on:** March 30, 2016, 07:29:52 AM »

Make her run first, then make her pretty. Never know if the setup works for you until ya try. At least the glass wont rust while your playing. You might just find some stress areas that need some glass work anyway, better to find the faults without the makeup. Just my $0.02

David CVX-16 · « **Reply #111 on:** March 30, 2016, 07:38:29 AM »

Yes, put it together the best you can unfinished, mount the motor, and test for balance, motor height, determination of the best tank location, seat location, any imperfections in the hull, all which needs to be done in the unfinished state, and to determine how much money should be put into the project.

Hyperacme · « **Reply #112 on:** March 30, 2016, 09:24:54 AM »

Thought the black stuff was under the blue flake ?
Paint your boat with bed liner ? ... Shouldn't surprise me after seeing some of the hack jobs on CL ...
Ya ... clean it up and run it !

Jerry · « **Reply #113 on:** March 30, 2016, 10:28:22 AM »

Ya just know if ya fix her up, ya'll just run into something. If it ain't broke, don't mess with it.

V153 · « **Reply #114 on:** March 30, 2016, 03:49:29 PM »

Quote from: Hyperacme on March 30, 2016, 09:24:54 AM

Thought the black stuff was under the blue flake ?

It is. Black base, then flake. But then a thick coat of some kinda black primer/surfacer on top. Chit's difficult to sand, and seems impervious to citrus strip.

V153 · « **Reply #115 on:** March 30, 2016, 07:12:10 PM »

Y'know this is kinda like a treasure hunt. Least that's what I keep tellin myself

Dash and splash well area are gonna be interestin. Transom's still got some flake on it. Why they didn't shoot the stern along with the resta the hull's a mystery. Asked Don about it'n he said it musta been beer thirty ...

Regardless. I honestly think the citrus strip rearranged the molecules or somethin in that black primer. I member when I was usin some acetone to get the last of the glue from the stickers off. Rag kept gettin black. Now acetone won't even touch the stuff.

Ah well, back to the old grind ...

V153 · « **Reply #116 on:** March 30, 2016, 07:14:08 PM »

Quote from: Jerry on March 30, 2016, 10:28:22 AM

Ya just know if ya fix her up, ya'll just run into something.

That's not very nice Jerry. And ya wonder why nobody likes you ...

GIL_CV21 · « **Reply #117 on:** March 30, 2016, 07:37:45 PM »

Doug , till ya figure out what to do with it resto or rat , being in Fla you can always go this route .

V153 · « **Reply #118 on:** March 30, 2016, 07:49:27 PM »

After many sleepless nights, and consulting with my financial adviser. A decision has been made. Gonna sand her down to what's left of the flake then clear coat. Figger if'n the stress cracks reappear they oughta be easy to spot ...

75starflight · « **Reply #119 on:** March 30, 2016, 08:24:15 PM »

Quote from: V153 on March 30, 2016, 07:49:27 PM

After many sleepless nights, and consulting with my financial adviser. A decision has been made. Gonna sand her down to what's left of the flake then clear coat. Figger if'n the stress cracks reappear they oughta be easy to spot ...