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Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29311
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I have tried to contact, but no response yet.
Is this a G3? salem.craigslist.org/boa/2312218264.html [/url] Hope so!! Neil |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29314
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Neil,
OK knock it off, your making me very jealous! LOL Looks to be a G3 to me. you could post it on the G3 site, but I'm sure several folks on here can say for sure. If that was close to me I'd be all over it! Great find buddy! Bob |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29316
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Yes, it is definitely a Glaspar G3, one of the earlier models. The aft side sponson and squarish bow are a dead giveaway. Saw my first G3 as a kid in the late 50's and it was striking, like a sleek sportscar on the water. A few other sportsters of the day were the AristoCraft 14' Torpedo and the Switzer Craft 15' Shooting Star (both woodies). The G3 has that classic styling that will never be dated.
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29318
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Neil if it doesnt work out I know where there is another G3 Center Deck couple hours drive from either of us $400 with a title
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29321
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Thanks for all of the input guys.
I wanted to get some expert opinions before I struck a deal with the gentleman. That makes two in three days. Neil |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29325
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I just struck the deal.
$200 for the boat and trailer. Looks like I found a home for my new 1150. Wow, I finaly got me a G3!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Neil |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29329
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wow neil what a deal buddy,great find,john
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\"too soon old,too late smart\" my pap
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.“ ---Mark Twain |
Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29330
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Thanks John.
With this G3 and the Hydrocraft I should be able to run up all my short shafts. I have a short Mark 75, and a short Mark 78 I would like to get mounted and let them do their thing. I have my recent 650 long shaft, a long shaft 1150 and a long shaft Mark 78 so one of these will get a jack plate. Well big plans anyway, lots of work, should keep me busy. I've also got a 23 foot Sleekcraft Executive that I have to replace the stringers in. My wife really wants to get that boat back into service. Nice and big, long and low with a cuddy. Left hand steering. Nothing like looking over an 12 foot bow at 45 miles an hour. Neil |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29337
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Excellent deal, well done. Looks like your going to be busy for quite a while. Of course if you just keep shopping you'll never get them done! LOL
Bob |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29341
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NEIL : GREAT SCORE for the price. Take some pics of the color (?) & see sif it is original offer , option,,, or a re-paint job . ! THANKS. Could be a rare option ,, just saw a green one.
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29345
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That thing looks fast just sitting on the trailer... having a nice tall merc hanging off the back will make for one sweeeeet combo. Congrats and good luck with it.
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29347
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Keep that short shaft mechanical shift Johnson. Good motor.
No I have not shifted to the Dark Side I still have a barn full o Merc's. I did just pick up another OMC though. Don't hate me! See there is a Big Merc lurking in the background! 
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Screwed this up but can't delet 13 years 5 months ago #29354
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screwed this up but can't delet
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Easy make jack plate 13 years 5 months ago #29355
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I made this up for a friends G3 so we could put a Bear Cat on it. Made out of 2in angle alumimum. The whole thing cost $160 thats for the angel welding and the slot cut into it so its adjusstable
Mike aka pathfinderz1 
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29371
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Thanks for the encouragement guys.
Jim I am buying the boat and trailer only for $200. The other $100 has to be used for diesel fuel for the trip. That Merc in the background, is that a 2.5? Mike That plate looks like a good pattern for the one I am wanting to build. Thanks for the pics. Jim Bart They do look fast. Timeless design. And you are right, they do, in my opinion, look best with a Merc tower. Bob Half the fun for me is the hunt. I just keep bringing them home and putting them in the shop. Heck, I can't dance and it's to windy to haul rocks, might as well buy boats and motors! Neil |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29378
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That is a 2.5 175 HP Merc Neil on a 25 inch leg. I can move the head to a 20 inch leg with a 1:87 gear foot. The motor only has about 428 or so hours on it. It has new thermos, impeller, I still have to replace the plugs and I am removing the oil pump. It works but I do not trust them. If it does not go in a week or so I will set it on that 2o inch leg and install it on my Wellcraft I am trying to move.
I have a manual jack plate if anyone needs one. I am not sure of the make but it is the same principle as the one you folks made. $80 plus shipping. |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29380
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Jim
Thanks for the offer on the jack plate. I work at a planer mill and one of the millwrights here is going to build one for me. Did you have a you-tube video on here with that motor running? I cannot seem to find it. Seems as though it is a snarling v6. What is the rpm range on that 2.5? These may be goofy questions, but I am learning all I can about the Mercs. Neil I went back through and found it. |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29393
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I just finished up all of the particulars on the deal.
I will be going to bring it home the last weekend of the month. I will get to visit with my youngest daughter that lives in Portland and pick up a G3. One more glassic saved. Life is good.  I will post all pictures here of course. I have also made arrangements to look at a 1960 Merc 300 while I am in Portland. It is white, it is tiny, but is is all Mercury! Neil |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29395
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Dude, your going to run out of room!
 Sounds lie a great trip all the way around. Gotta spend that quality time with the daughter, you know my feelings on that one.  Can't wait to see those picks. Hmm tiny white Merc, back-up motor?  Bob |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29399
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Bob
Really no plans for the little shaver. I will just clean it up and let it hang out in the shop with the "big boys". It will boost it's self esteem. I just may run onto just the right little boat for it to push around. Neil |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29442
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Neil,
I put that vid clip in merc outpost I think smell of 2 stroke or something like that. Here it is again for you. RPM is pretty standard this is probably a fishing boat class v-6 merc. I am sure on the right boat it will scream along just fine. I am going to install it on this Wellcraft and sell it as a package. Or Not. It will go on the Welly so I can cruise around with it in the mean time. 
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29555
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Thanks Jim
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29566
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Did you get him to throw the motor dolly in as well?
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cool runnings Mr 88
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29567
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I am just after the boat and trailer, but when I get there, maybe!
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29579
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Icing on the cake ! They probably go for 100 alone.Tell him you do not trust the transom and you need it for moving it around in the garage to make room for the wifes car or she will shoot you. LOL
"Sitting on the dolly for easy moving" sounds to me like it is part of the deal. |
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cool runnings Mr 88
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #29742
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Got some more pics. I have my work cut out for me. Opinions?
Neil |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #30502
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Well guys this is the weekend.
I am taking off for Salem, Ore. to get the G3. I am leaving early Saturday morning. |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #30503
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Good luck with the retrieval Neil. Wheels and tires look to be nice and solid but one thing that comes to mind looking at your last pic(which I bet you are all over)...better bring something like an old life jacket or something to put between the front of the boat and the trailer....looks like is is sitting directly on the trailer frame.
Tim |
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\"Barnfinder\" If the ladies don't find ya handsome, they'd better at least find ya handy...... Red Green |
Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #30505
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Thanks for the reminder Tim.
I have got a whole pickup full of straps, tools, spares, electrical stuff, hitches, recievers, jacks, grease gun, tarps, flares, bolt cutters, cassette tapes, ball bearings, electrical tape, tape measures, coffee mugs, calculator, cell phone, two kitchen sinks, one coast guard approved flotation device, a whistle, grampa's harmonica, fire extinguisher, bale of hay, axe, extra dog collar, GPS, gas can, a Pete Rose baseball card, a can of Copenhagen, an air compressor, a gallon of antifreeze, a small red flag, 4 paper clips, a box of Kleenex, a shovel, 5 tarp straps, a half a jar of peanut butter, a pocket knife, a fifth of Black Velvet and a partridge in a pear tree. Neil |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #30506
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Good luck on the trip Neil, sounds like you're well prepared.
 Good eye Tim, very valid and important point! |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #30518
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Yep sounds like you have more than enough.....what about a can of fix-a-flat? Just saying.....
Looking forward to hearing you got her home safe and sound. Tim |
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Tim
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #30520
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Thanks for all of the moral support guys.
Both of our daughters and our grand daughter will be there. Its gonna be a wonderful trip to the coast. If I had an extra day I would go north a little and see the good Dr.Frankenmerc. Maybe sometime this summer. I would like to see his G3 up close. (And his Merc factory!) I will have pics when I get home. Neil |
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Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #30523
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good luck neil,but most of all have fun,john
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\"too soon old,too late smart\" my pap
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.“ ---Mark Twain |
Re:Is this a G3? 13 years 5 months ago #30525
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Good luck Neil. Have a safe trip. Looking forward to watching this project.
Bob |
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