ondarvr
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Some models of Glasply may have had glass stringers, the ones I've owned didn't, GlasPly went in and out of business with different owners and build methods, that's why I said it may come down to the exact boat. The later ones tried several different methods. These boats were made near me and I supplied them under one of the later owners.
Sea Swirl made several models of boat, that one model at that time may have had glass stringers, it doesn't mean other models and other years do too. A good friend of mine was the production manager there, they were well built. They were purchased by the same group that makes Larson Glastron and went to using VEC hulls with glass stringers in the 2000's
I supplied them with product when they were built in Madras OR, and did tech service for them at the Lasron Glastron plant in Minnesota
Mastercraft's are purpose built Ski boats, they typically go for top dollar, it doesn't sound like that's what you're looking for. I've spent time in their plant in Tennessee. The plant is on Tellico Lake right near the Sea Ray plant, Sea Ray was a customer too.
This isn’t the first time we’ve discussed boats with glass stringers, most here wish every boat had glass stringers from day one. The problem is that of the many hundreds of thousands of boats made back then only a very small number were made with all glass stringers, and even some of those were made so poorly it didn’t matter. Finding a boat built in the 80’s with all glass stringers that’s in good enough condition to not need much work is tougher to find than that needle in a haystack you hear so much about. Is one out there someplace .....…probably, but go through the rebuild section and see how many people have found one.
Sea Swirl made several models of boat, that one model at that time may have had glass stringers, it doesn't mean other models and other years do too. A good friend of mine was the production manager there, they were well built. They were purchased by the same group that makes Larson Glastron and went to using VEC hulls with glass stringers in the 2000's
I supplied them with product when they were built in Madras OR, and did tech service for them at the Lasron Glastron plant in Minnesota
Mastercraft's are purpose built Ski boats, they typically go for top dollar, it doesn't sound like that's what you're looking for. I've spent time in their plant in Tennessee. The plant is on Tellico Lake right near the Sea Ray plant, Sea Ray was a customer too.
This isn’t the first time we’ve discussed boats with glass stringers, most here wish every boat had glass stringers from day one. The problem is that of the many hundreds of thousands of boats made back then only a very small number were made with all glass stringers, and even some of those were made so poorly it didn’t matter. Finding a boat built in the 80’s with all glass stringers that’s in good enough condition to not need much work is tougher to find than that needle in a haystack you hear so much about. Is one out there someplace .....…probably, but go through the rebuild section and see how many people have found one.
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