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    Restore/Update 1963 Glastron V143 JetFlite

    City Auto Body finished their work painting the boat, parts, and trailer in August 2013 and we had to get the boat home. I found a car in my area that the owner of City was interested in buying. He offered to load the boat and trailer on his car trailer and put the parts in his truck and bring...
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    Restore/Update 1963 Glastron V143 JetFlite

    Mark - The windshield frame parts are aluminum and the upper and lower rails were just polished. The end pieces are also aluminum but will have to be chrome plated after they are reshaped with filler material. The polishing/plating shop I use said that the aluminum casting and filler...
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    Restore/Update 1963 Glastron V143 JetFlite

    The original windshield was cracked from mounting screw stresses and had light scratching on the surface. This windshield was taken to a plastics molding shop and a new one was made, using the original as a pattern. This windshield has compound curves and requires a more complex mold than does...
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    Restore/Update 1963 Glastron V143 JetFlite

    The seat shells and console were molded fiberglass construction with an outer surface that was textured to look like vinyl. The seat shells needed repairs to eliminate some cracking due to usage on rough water. After repairs it would have been very difficult to match the textured pattern on...
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    Restore/Update 1963 Glastron V143 JetFlite

    Also included in the repaint process were the motor control unit, the steering wheel, the seats, and the center console. The original steering wheel had gold spokes and hand grip areas with the rest of the rim being white. There were several cracks around the rim from aging. The cracks were...
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    Restore/Update 1963 Glastron V143 JetFlite

    While the trailer was being restored, work was also proceeding on the hull painting. The decks had typical waviness of fiberglass moldings of that era so the surfaces were faired and block sanded for flatness. There was also some spider web cracking of the gel coat on the foredeck from...
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    Restore/Update 1963 Glastron V143 JetFlite

    In November 2012 the hull and trailer were moved to City Auto Body in Grand Haven, MI. When moved, the hull had been painted by the restoration shop but they had rubbed through the paint on the deck and the side scallops were not configured correctly. The hull and trailer at the time of the...
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    Restore/Update 1963 Glastron V143 JetFlite

    After some internet searching, a restoration shop in southwest Michigan was chosen for the project. Their experience was primarily wood boats but they had also worked on some collector fiberglass boats and their web site pictures looked good. The boat and motor were taken to the shop in the...
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    Restore/Update 1963 Glastron V143 JetFlite

    Hello Guy and Gal Boaters, I recently discovered these forums and decided to post the story of the restoration I have under way. The boat is a 1963 Glastron V143 JetFlite. The 1961-1963 JetFlites used the same basic hull design. The 1961 and 1962 models were white with red trim and a fully...
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    1961-1963 Glastron V143 JetFlite

    I am currently seeking anyone with any information about the 1961-1963 Glastron V143 JetFlites. It appears that these are relatively rare and I would like to learn about any remaining examples. Also, if anyone has any information about the original production numbers on this model, that would...
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