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  1. Sprockett

    Spraying Interlux and Enamel

    I tried my first round of roller and brush painting on friday and got really poor results, I was not happy at all with the way it turned out. So I'm going to sand it back down as much as I can and try a different approach. I have a set of guns, HVLP and standard and wondering how well oil based...
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    Seacasting a Glastron Sportster Transom

    So I have a 74' Glastron Sportster, it has a 84' 90hp Evinrude hanging off the back, the boat is actually in pretty good shape and was out in the water last summer. We picked it up for about $2200, I've been all over the boat and the only place that I have found anything that caused concern was...
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    Bolt Hardware in transom

    On the boats transom there is an eye bolt and a u-bolt that are used for tie downs to the trailer, one I've completely pulled out the eye bolt and filled all the holes around it with dowels and Rot Fix. But I noticed while filling the area with Marine Tex that the washer had pulled into the...
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    Sanding Marine-Tex

    I got my first transom holes patched today, epoxied in dowels, then did a little sanding to remove some of the smootch on the transom (don't ask) and wiped with Acetone. Then mixed and spread it on... I'll leave it until tomorrow but I need to sand it back down, I don't want to thin the glass...
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    Got Busted Big Time!!!

    So I've been plugging holes in the transom, trying to get everything done that I can, I really want to put at least one coat of paint on the boat before I floating. This morning the wife asks how everything is going and I gave her the straight scoop, there's still stuff to be done. I made the...
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    Instrument Panel Cutout

    The original owners of my '74 Glastron Sportster plastered on a piece of metal for an instrument panel, added one switch for lights and mounted a depth finder and called it good. I'm going add a whole set of intstruments and switches to the panel, so I took measurements and did a CAD drawing...
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    How to seal bilge area?

    I replaced all the plastic windows on the boat today, re-attached new latch window hardware and what a flippin difference. While I was at it, I re-riveted some of the trim, slowly but surely it's starting to come together. I'm putting in a larger fuel tank and was digging around the back of the...
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    Splashwell Problem, Need Solution

    Attached is a picture of the splashwell on my 74 Glastron Sportster, it seems that when they attached the new engine they blocked the drain hole for the splash well. So now I'm left with this and I'm not sure how to fix it... I first thought maybe the hole was just plugged but it looks like the...
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    Window Glass Question - 74 Glastron Sportster

    I have a Glastron 74' Sportster, great little boat for our needs. The boat has two pieces of real glass for the diver and passenger consoles and one that swings out in the middle that's plastic, the one in the center right now is really worn down and pretty opaque. What can I replace it with...
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    Starting Engine Runs At Full Throttle

    This is our first boat, it's a little Glaspar Sportster and has a 90hp Evinrude on the back, I think it's a 74. When I bought the boat the owner ran the motor for me and it sounded fine, no oil leaks that I could find and everything was clean and well tended. He said the engine was rebuilt 2...
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