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What is the oldest glass boat you have bought RECENTLY.
- bud37
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What is the oldest glass boat you have bought RECENTLY.
We were talking the other day ( the boss and I , she said no !!!! ) and I am now perhaps considering a 28' Riv or Mariner from the 80's, probably the riv ( easy trailer )....kinda like going back in time... ,,..something to run thru the Trent, back and forth.......now I know these hulls real well as we had them but it has been a very long time. Maybe just an idea/pie in the sky from not boating for a while and next month we will come to our senses.....
Let's hear some opinions on " Can you go back".......
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Re: What is the oldest glass boat you have bought.
I have a 1964 Barron flat bottom. It's still good too.
Fred
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Re: What is the oldest glass boat you have bought.
That being said I have never purchased really old as the oldest was a 1993.
- km1125
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Re: What is the oldest glass boat you have bought.
It's all about how it was taken care of. If somebody let water get into it or let water sit in it for a while, then a very new boat could be in pretty bad shape.
- denpooch
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Re: What is the oldest glass boat you have bought.
I had the original literature and they spoke about the 'wonders of fiberglas; no longer do you have to wait for your boat to swell.'
I had the cutout for the windless and it had to be close to 1" of fiberglass (top/bottom) sandwiching wood in the middle for the deck.
She was a great second boat; my first being a 1961 wooden 23 foot Chris Craft Sea Skiff with a lapstrake hull. Although she was wood, I didn't have to wait for it to swell because she was tight. I did get a little too close to the Center Island Reef aka 'Rocky Point' and she went down.
But that's a whole nother story!
Wouldn't mind owning her now!
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Re: What is the oldest glass boat you have bought.
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Re: What is the oldest glass boat you have bought.
I sold it to a friend that still has it and runs it often.
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Re: What is the oldest glass boat you have bought RECENTLY.
Now I have always liked that kind of restoring, did it with boats/cars, we had a 2 year old 83 28' Mariner that I pretty much had to restore, and it was only 2 years old when we got it.....
I can't do the heavy work anymore and we tried to get mechanics but it was almost impossible to get people with attention to detail and respect. So if we ( the boss and I ) thought there was still a chance to find something we may have another try...... ....
I would like to hear from the people who have lately bought older 1980's 28' Mariners/ Rivieras and what they have had to replace to make them useable. See the thing is , not everyone can afford newer boats and these ones still provide a window into boating with a decent sized vessel at a reasonable initial cost. So to all the folk that come here for advice and help with their older boats, how about some help/info for bud.
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