Glad to see your giving the old girl new life. I've been redoing my 72 mfg. Honestly got more into it than I could ever get back out of it. But I did it for myself.
Nice job - good for another 50 years of service! I did the transom, floor and stringers on my V156 a couple years ago. A lot of work but the old Glastron boats are worth saving.
Thanks for the video! I have a 73 Glastron Beau Jack 159 that I need to do this on, as well as new floor stringers and decking. Although not the same model, I would imagine it's the same process. Easier to just junk it, but with sentimental value, it's not an option.
How did you guys get the wood out that was further down in the hull? Also, what joins the new transom to the hull? Just the fiberglass mat? I have a 1976 glastron v156 I need to do the transom on and I like how you kept the exterior shell of glass intact.
The old transom was completely rotted out, which probably made it easier to remove than it would have been otherwise. So we just broke it up with a pry bar and then vacuumed out the rotted pulp with a shop vac. And yes, just the fiberglass mat joins the transom to the hull
Glad to see your giving the old girl new life. I've been redoing my 72 mfg. Honestly got more into it than I could ever get back out of it. But I did it for myself.
Nice job - good for another 50 years of service! I did the transom, floor and stringers on my V156 a couple years ago. A lot of work but the old Glastron boats are worth saving.
Thanks for the video! I have a 73 Glastron Beau Jack 159 that I need to do this on, as well as new floor stringers and decking. Although not the same model, I would imagine it's the same process. Easier to just junk it, but with sentimental value, it's not an option.
How did you guys get the wood out that was further down in the hull? Also, what joins the new transom to the hull? Just the fiberglass mat? I have a 1976 glastron v156 I need to do the transom on and I like how you kept the exterior shell of glass intact.
The old transom was completely rotted out, which probably made it easier to remove than it would have been otherwise. So we just broke it up with a pry bar and then vacuumed out the rotted pulp with a shop vac. And yes, just the fiberglass mat joins the transom to the hull