Hello everyone, just found this forum. I have a '77 Glassmaster Daytona with the original '77 Johnson 140hp. I've had the boat for 6 years and we use it regularly, in fact just went fishing this past weekend.
It's not original, but it is functional. The previous owner felt the built in under-seat fuel tanks were dangerous so he removed them. I have since replaced them and also replaced the seats. The original top is long gone and I've replaced it with a bimini top. I think it originally had a hinged cover over the storage area under the stern splashwell, that is now gone. The port and starboard trip pieces are still completely intact, although a little rotted. My wife and I are in the process of re-placing them. I removed the original bow railings as they were very corroded and barely hanging on, I replaced them with just a small hand rail on both sides. The bow of this model is not really deep enough to ride in safely anyway. When I bought it the floor had completely rotted out and was replaced with untreated plywood set on top of the rotted floor. I've since paid a professional to replace the floor and replace some rotten areas of the bow platform.
I don't have any pic's now, but I'll work on it.
Mark
I'd be interested in replacement decals for the sides, both port and starboard, if anyone knows a good source.
It's not original, but it is functional. The previous owner felt the built in under-seat fuel tanks were dangerous so he removed them. I have since replaced them and also replaced the seats. The original top is long gone and I've replaced it with a bimini top. I think it originally had a hinged cover over the storage area under the stern splashwell, that is now gone. The port and starboard trip pieces are still completely intact, although a little rotted. My wife and I are in the process of re-placing them. I removed the original bow railings as they were very corroded and barely hanging on, I replaced them with just a small hand rail on both sides. The bow of this model is not really deep enough to ride in safely anyway. When I bought it the floor had completely rotted out and was replaced with untreated plywood set on top of the rotted floor. I've since paid a professional to replace the floor and replace some rotten areas of the bow platform.
I don't have any pic's now, but I'll work on it.
Mark
I'd be interested in replacement decals for the sides, both port and starboard, if anyone knows a good source.
