1963 Sportman V171
1970 Glastron 18? / Avon Lake, OH / $800
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1141583040609783?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Af8497633-8e47-4495-bf54-bc3934857418Classic lines. I bought this in March 2022. I have two other boats so it made no sense to get another one but when I saw the lines of this I had to have it. It has a classic roof structure and a flared bow and a totally flat shear line. (Those are interesting terms to know if you are new to boating)
The interior is ok. I dont have phots yet. It is pouring rain today and I will try to get them soon. The floor is solid and covered with indoor outdoor carpet. The seats are not horrible.
The hull seems solid from outside viewing. It has a couple small chips that were crudley patched over with epoxy. He made repairs as necessay but didnt want to respotre it, just use it for fishing in Lake Michigan with his kids..
The transom does not appear to be weak, but he installed a steel reinforcement, I can get a phto of that. He fabricated that and it seems well engineered and nicely welded.
The owner was a professional diesel truck mechanic so I trusted his story of the motor but it did not matter to me because I wanted the boat and could figure out the motor later. He kept the boat in his pole barn so it seemed like he treated it well. He did not maintain it as a showpiece but as a functioning fishing boat with a classic look.
He said the Mercury 25 HP supposedly works, but needs work. It runs but it was getting low compression and loosing power. He had planned to rebuild it with the factory rebuild kit and said for $450 all the internal parts that suffer wear could be replaced by a mechanic or I could do it myself with the scads of Youtubes on it. Look this motor up, it must have been popiular because you can get another one for $500-$1000. Super cheap in todays motor prices for a 25HP.
I never tried the motor and never had it in the water. Too many projects. Clean Title. The trailer got me home from Michigan no problem.
