TOPIC: Calling it done, for now.

I completed the motor transplant late last night, and got the steering rigged this morning. I'm going to call it DONE for now.

As ANYONE who has restored a boat knows, there is never really a 'Done'.... I've got countless little things here and there that need attention- But those can wait. After almost 2 years of work, I'm ready to get this girl in the water, and USE it!

The middle, aft facing folding seats aren't installed- I need to re-engineer them a bit. The mechanisms that Glasspar used were pretty weak, and they have worn out even further over the years. I am going to have to add to them a bit, to strengthen them up. But, that can wait.

Here she is, with the 'new' Merc 850- Excuse the mess, I haven't given it a bath yet -



And, Here is the new helm... With some slight modifications, I was able to re-use the chrome bezel and old wheel with the rotary steering-



She's a pretty good looking boat, In my opinion... Of course, I'm a little biased...



Looking a little better than before-



So, Who is coming to the launch party??

-Andrew

Congrats Andrew! Looks great! bring her to PA to launch and I'll be there! haha.. can't wait to see some pictures of it on the water!

Andy

Andrew.. would you mind posting a link to your painting of the boat post if there is one? thank you!

She looks great Andrew, get her out there and enjoy it! You can always finish up the little details over the winter........

Good Job Bud !! Looks great .

wow,wow ,wow!you did a fantastic job andrew it looks great,you are very,very good my friend!
and i know its alot of work,but in the end its worth it,and your boat proves it,john

That is nice!
JAG

CONGRATS PArtner.. SWEET GAL . That two tone steering wheel is
nifty.... Speaking of a track record..!! I just copied a craig list ad in North Car. $ 400 or B.O., 80 hp Black MERC, SPLIT windshield model Glastron , Flip down rear jump seats, console . 69 JetFlite model. ..?? raleigh.craigslist.org/boa/2501617658.html , console, buckets.

Andrew,
She looks AWESOME! Good combination, she should fly!

Bob

nice work, I like the color change

Thanks... It's going to be nice.

The new 85 HP is plenty of power- possibly a bit more than I should have put on (it had a 50 HP before), but the price was right. I know that the transom was built stronger than original- And, it doesn't weigh much more than the old 50 did... So, It shouldn't be a problem. If it is too fast, I'll just avoid WOT!

I think it needed the color change, too- Citations look great in red.

I should have the 'stuff' I need to hit the water Thursday. I already know it floats... We'll see if the rest of it works now

I plan to take a short break from boat restoration- Looks like I'll be heading back out on a ship for a while, to refill the bank accounts. Then, I'm putting some time into my '66 ford truck, to get her in better shape. Then, I have to decide which boat to tackle next- Will it be the Lake N Sea, or the Volksboat??? Hmmm....

-Andrew

retro54 wrote:

Andrew.. would you mind posting a link to your painting of the boat post if there is one? thank you!

Here is a link to the info I have posted on my site-

www.agott.com/glasspar/rest7.html

I used Supermarine Revolution paint- So far, I'm impressed. Red is a PITA, but the paint did well, and cut & buffed BEAUTIFULLY.

What mess?