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    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    News. I took it to the hull repair guy, and he's gonna do my work for $2500 plus materials. Super cheap considering. Plus, he wants to come down to the hangar and do the work at my place. I don't have to leave it or tow it up to him, about an hour away. He's going to start next Friday, and...
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    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    Hidee-ho there neighbor. No work this past wknd. I was down in Galveston. So, not only did I go to the boat mecca of TX, but I bought another boat. Zoiks! Like I need another boat. Don't worry, this one is a real boat. Wife wanted a place to stay when we visit the kids and decided to get a Sea...
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    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    OK sports fans, back here with an update. Old man vs CV23, and CV23 pulled ahead for a while, but Old man fought back with a vengance. Raise your hand; 'who LOVES to arc weld upside down, laying on your back in a sweaty t shirt?' Yeah, me too. I got the obligatory slag holes in the shirt, and...
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    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    Yeah, I should do that with one of my other yard tractors. I don't want to do it to the Cub, but I have a Craftsman with a hydro, making it a lot easier to go slow. Part of my problem was the clutch catching.
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    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    Mid week update. Things have taken a dark turn. Not going so swimmingly now. Sigh,,, I was ready to tow over to the hull guy for wood and epoxy, but took one more look under the trailer. That - was my mistake! I have 14 total bunk supports welded to the framing at the crossbraces. Two up front...
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    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    Ok, Laydeez and germs, it was a very good couple days in the CV23 renovation job. Very good indeed. After 4 trips to Napa, and 2 trips to Duncan trailer, I finally, with much effort got all the bits for the hubs, and brakes. New slave cyl, new actuators, new master, new line, new special order...
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    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    Well, I post up my progress. The heads are done, and will pickup from the shop this wknd. I also have a schedule to get the boat to the hull repair guy on Mon. Right now, I'm working on the trailer and it's been a complete pain. Almost everything on the trailer has or will need renovation. It's...
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    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    OK, in the spirit of documentation, I'll keep producing. The jerkwad PO of course left a bunch of 25 year old fuel in the boat when he forgot about it. I tried to blow out the supply port, and found there's a ball check valve fitting at the exit from the tank. Of course, I didn't learn that...
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    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    The old stringers might have to be cut down to the hull and redo completely. The FG at the hull-stringer joint on all four look perfect. That led me to trying to save some stringer stubs and do a tie-in with a new stringer on the side. I'm mechanical, not FG skilled, so will let the expert...
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    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    Doesn't appear too much interest, but I have the fuel tank out now, and the under-deck pulled out, down to the keel and base hull. Starting to figure out the repairs needed. Looks like I have four vertical plywood stringers, no box structure just the plywood sticking up two per side. The tops of...
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    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    Tearing out the floor, inspecting the stringers. Will need to replace the two inner stringers against the fuel tank. Outer stringers look good. The FG is very solid and very heavy in this old boat. Inner stringers and crossbeams will need to be replaced. There is one crack in the inner left...
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    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    Bad news on one cyl. I have FeO2(rust) in a cyl that had an open int valve. I'm taking it with 800 grit and carb cleaner. It's slowly coming off. I might have to go down to 600. This jug is always going to be low comp and maybe a bit of oil consumption. It'll do until fall when I can pull the...
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    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    Whelp, I got the heads off today, and it's pretty grim in there. I'm going to ball hone the cyls and have the heads done and put it all together to get it in the water soon. Still need to demo the interior, and put in a floor, and some seats. It's hot out there to work on and got a lot done...
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    1979 Glastron Carlson CV-23 restoration

    HI boaters, I just joined the forum. I have just bought a very rough 79 Glastron Carlson CV-23. It has the BBF 460 with Berkeley jet drive. The boat has always been in fresh water, and kept in NM or CO most of its life. The last registration is from 1997, so it hasn't been wet for 25 years! The...
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