Search results

  1. A

    KEEL Damage Need Advice

    Re: KEEL Damage Need Advice I completed the inside repair of the damaged keel. I ground out the damaged area. I ground out around the area 3 times the size of the damage. I beveled the edges and cleaned it all with a good amount of acetone. I then laid in a wetted CSM, then 1708, then CSM, and...
  2. A

    KEEL Damage Need Advice

    Re: KEEL Damage Need Advice Here are more pics from the inside.
  3. A

    KEEL Damage Need Advice

    Hello Fellow Boaters, I have a 1989 19ft Cuddy cabin Fiberglass Glastron boat. I am in the process of restoring this boat. I have replaced the transom, stringers, and bulkheads so far. I found an area of damage on the forward keel section. It is approx. 30 inches long and ranges about 1in wide...
  4. A

    Painting My Boat

    Hello to All, I have a 1989 Glastron Sierra 199 19ft cuddy cabin boat. I have been replacing the stringers and bulkheads due to rot. I have already replaced the transom. I have been looking at the general condition of the paint. The paint has the common haze. I am thinking about painting it. I...
  5. A

    Boat Paint

    Hello All, I am in the process of replacing stringers, bulkheads, and transom on my 1989 Glastron Sierra 199 19ft boat. I have already replaced the transom and am working on putting the stringers and bulkheads in. I am wanting to paint the interior bottom of the engine area and interior sides...
  6. A

    Fiberglassing in a Transom

    Looking for some direction on how many layers of fiberglass normally goes on the inside transom after replacing it with new ply. The boat is a 1989 Glastron 19ft I/O with 130hp merc engine and merc alpha one outdrive. I pulled the old transom out and have installed the new transom. I am in the...
  7. A

    Stringer Replacement

    I am in the process of replacing the rotten stringers on my 1989 Glasstron. I saw a video on U-Tube that briefly mentioned having to put down some type of material under the stringer to allow for flexing. If this material is not installed the hull will be too rigid and may crack. Can anyone tell...
  8. A

    Off or On Trailer

    To replace the stringers on a glastron fiberglass 19ft boat, does it have to come off the trailer? Or can the stringers be replaced with the boat still on the trailer? The stringers are rotted. This will be a full refurbishment of the wood on the boat. This includes replacing the transom.
  9. A

    No Reverse

    Hello, I have a 1989 Glastron Sierra 199 with a merc 3.0L and Alpha One outdrive. I dropped the lower unit on the outdrive and manually rotated the shift shaft from forward to neutral to reverse. When in forward the prop stopped rotating counter-clockwise as it should letting me know it was...
  10. A

    Alpha One Outdrive

    I have an 1989 Mercruiser with Alpha One outdrive. The engine was overheating and I found it to be a worn impeller. I replaced the impeller in the lower section of the outdrive but a concave/convex washer fell out. I do not want to put this back together until I find out where this washer goes...
Top