Friscoboater's 1986 Glastron Carlson CVX-18 Complete restoration thread

[ahmincha]

Re: Friscoboater's 1986 Glastron Carlson CVX-18 Complete restoration thread

Glad to hear it was just watching some of your videos last night refreshing myself to do mine thanks for the videos. Great to hear your getting settled with big boat and good luck with sale

 

[GT1000000]

Re: Friscoboater's 1986 Glastron Carlson CVX-18 Complete restoration thread

Welcome back, Jay...
Glad to hear the insurance company is gonna take care of "Against the Odds"...it'll be good as new when you get it back...
Can't wait to see you get back on the Carlson...last I remembered you had the interior all gel coated and ready for the next steps...
Looking forward to upcoming updates!
Gus

 

[Friscoboater]

Re: Friscoboater's 1986 Glastron Carlson CVX-18 Complete restoration thread

Yes Gus, I actually have the engine installed and just need to do a full drive service. Not alot left at all.

 

[nyberg]

Re: Friscoboater's 1986 Glastron Carlson CVX-18 Complete restoration thread

more pictures please,,
glad they fix that big boat u have,u dont have any thread about that one ?

 

[clockwatcher]

Re: Friscoboater's 1986 Glastron Carlson CVX-18 Complete restoration thread

Yes, more pictures please.

How is the water level at Lake Lewisville?
If Grapevine doesn't get more rain soon, I may have to trade the boat in for a dune buggy.

 

[Friscoboater]

Re: Friscoboater's 1986 Glastron Carlson CVX-18 Complete restoration thread

The lake level is about 9 foot down. I am starting to really worry

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: Friscoboater's 1986 Glastron Carlson CVX-18 Complete restoration thread

Does the SeaRay moving on mean the CVX is staying thru the up coming season?

Good luck w/ the SeaRay sale & the repairs to the biggin' turn out better then expected.

 

[Chris_94_Sprint_TX]

Re: Friscoboater's 1986 Glastron Carlson CVX-18 Complete restoration thread

Good luck with the Sea Ray sale Jay, that's the boat the prompted me to get my Sea Ray and slowly do the restoration. Can't wait to see the CVX splashed in. I may have to make the tip out to Lake Lewisville this season because Lake Lavon is beyond too low for a boat.

Chris

 

[Jeep Man]

Re: Friscoboater's 1986 Glastron Carlson CVX-18 Complete restoration thread

Happy to see things are coming around for you Jay. Eagerly awaiting the next semester of Boat Rebuild at Frisco University.

 

[Friscoboater]

Re: Friscoboater's 1986 Glastron Carlson CVX-18 Complete restoration thread

Does the SeaRay moving on mean the CVX is staying thru the up coming season?

Good luck w/ the SeaRay sale & the repairs to the biggin' turn out better then expected.

No it will be finished and sold also.

Happy to see things are coming around for you Jay. Eagerly awaiting the next semester of Boat Rebuild at Frisco University.

This will probably be the last semester of the University. The wife wants the garage back, and I just don't have the energy to do it again.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: Friscoboater's 1986 Glastron Carlson CVX-18 Complete restoration thread

Thanks for all that you've done & posted already.

Again, best of luck w/ the sale of both boats. I'm sure there WILL BE a splash video for the CVX, right?

 

[Friscoboater]

Re: Friscoboater's 1986 Glastron Carlson CVX-18 Complete restoration thread

Thanks for all that you've done & posted already.

Again, best of luck w/ the sale of both boats. I'm sure there WILL BE a splash video for the CVX, right?

For sure JB!!!!

 

[Chris_94_Sprint_TX]

Be sad to see the university not having any more classes. I have learned a lot from watching the videos. Thank you Jay for taking the time to make them for the rest of us.

Chris

 

[Barramundi NQ]

Hello Jay.
After searching for how to replace stringers on youtube I found your video channel. After absorbing everything youve posted I also saw the iboats forum on a large number of your posts, I then began to look at iboats. Now im about to embark on my boat restoration/resurrection. I only can blame you lol for your detailed videos and description that have given me the confidence to do my boat.
thanks university education you've provided me.
All the best from Cairns Australia

 

[GA_Boater]

Fellas, please don't reply to topics with no activity for 90 or more days. If Frisco revives it by updating, feel free. But until then, use the information as reference. Between Jay's topics here and his Youtube vids, he's given plenty of excellent instruction.

 

[Sea Stomper]

I've always been curious why this upsets admins in this day of mega servers and megabit per second bandwidth. Why is this a problem? Just curious and not the place to ask but I'm asking anyway. In our less traveled humboldttuna.com discussion board we commonly bump 5 and 7 year old threads to the top and nobody makes a big deal out of it.

 

[GA_Boater]

Why? It's simple. What is anyone other than Frisco adding as information to this topic? No one! And this - "In our less traveled". Smaller forums vs larger, busier forums.

And taking too much time to explain the rules, but here they are. In particular Rule 9 because this is not the place to discuss, but as you state, you will anyway;

Rule 9. If you have questions, concerns, suggestions or complaints about the rules, moderation, or management of this site please contact a moderator via PM or iboats management for discussion. It is forbidden to debate these rules or their enforcement in the forum.
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All the rules are here, the ones you agree to when signing up - http://forums.iboats.com/forum/forum-rules-and-guidelines/407734-forum-rules

This is last post in this topic unless Friscoboater decides to post further.

 

[Friscoboater]

Hey guys I am back.

I get many questions each day about what happened to the Carlson. Well, it is a long story. My Dad and I started the restoration in 2012 and it took way longer than we expected. We both purchased large yachts and put the project on hold for a bit. Then in the spring of 2015 my wife and I split and were divorced in November of that year. I put the Carlson in storage and there is sat. I lived on my yacht for about 8 months before moving into an apartment. Things kinda went downhill after that. I paid a guy to do the final gimbal assembly and he screwed me over and it did not get done. Things were not going well with my company and money started to get really tight... so she had to go. I took a huge loss on her but she went to a good home and I miss that boat every day.

I am sorry I could not finish it for you guys, but life just took a horrible turn. I hope to one day do another boat, but for now, all I can do is spread my knowledge.

Thank you all that followed this build!

 

[kcassells]

Well thank you for all your great vids and boating related info. You have been an inspiration for a lot of guys!
Sorry to hear about your personal nightmares. I'm hoping only the best for you.
KC!

 

[archbuilder]

Jay glad to hear that you are getting your feet back on the ground. Let us know if we can help!