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Re: 1960 Glastron FireFlite has a new home!
Hey arch,
I am actively looking for a short shaft, found 6 long 650's but not any shorts yet. Got a CL search bot, and GT1M just sent me a link to a shorty 1963 650 @ evil-bay, which I spend some time surfing daily.
Money is unfortunately going to be tight until after March. Winter kills my sales every year. So this & next quarterly commissions will be WAY down. Means I'm on a jasoutside budget
build. WV is not a hot bed for good old boats for sale cheap. Old & cheap we got, good ~ not so much! Dragging this 650 home w/ it hanging out of the back of the rental car's trunk, I spotted a 1/2 tarp'd boat tipped up on tail on it's trailer. 5hrs from the house. It was just off a 4lane county road in Ohio, and almost stopped to take a look. I am resisting driving that way in Feb, it's only 3hrs out of our way:facepalm: We were running late for the wife to get to work, so stopping was out of the question.
I included complete boats in all my searches, maybe I'll luck into a boat w/ a shorty and some recyclable trim & windshield. I'm hoping xmas & winter will loosen up some boats/motors in need of a new home. The 650 I got complete for a good deal, considering the wreck I went to see for more then 70% of this 1. Surprising how little people know about what their selling. Took 6 tries to get a serial #, right off the front of the hanger, for a motor I hoped might be a short 650. Turns out it was a 3cyl long shaft, in iffy condition w/ no controls & etc. For $175??? That's almost what I paid... Until xmas, everyone has their stuff priced like gold! Maybe after it will get better.
I'm not married to this motor. I do like it. It gets above passing marks from the iboats crew, and was priced right. Is more appropriate power for my needs/wants. The 60-70's vintage motors I see/find tend to be mostly long shafts. I've read 3 or 4 threads w/ details about mixing parts from other years & models that should fit this 1971, so something else might shake out too. Until I reach a point of no return, I won't decide shorty or raised transom. By then, I may be on hold waiting for a spring thaw or hanging tight til some additional funds become available.
Thanks
Hey arch,
I am actively looking for a short shaft, found 6 long 650's but not any shorts yet. Got a CL search bot, and GT1M just sent me a link to a shorty 1963 650 @ evil-bay, which I spend some time surfing daily.
Money is unfortunately going to be tight until after March. Winter kills my sales every year. So this & next quarterly commissions will be WAY down. Means I'm on a jasoutside budget
build. WV is not a hot bed for good old boats for sale cheap. Old & cheap we got, good ~ not so much! Dragging this 650 home w/ it hanging out of the back of the rental car's trunk, I spotted a 1/2 tarp'd boat tipped up on tail on it's trailer. 5hrs from the house. It was just off a 4lane county road in Ohio, and almost stopped to take a look. I am resisting driving that way in Feb, it's only 3hrs out of our way:facepalm: We were running late for the wife to get to work, so stopping was out of the question. I included complete boats in all my searches, maybe I'll luck into a boat w/ a shorty
and some recyclable trim & windshield. I'm hoping xmas & winter will loosen up some boats/motors in need of a new home. The 650 I got complete for a good deal, considering the wreck I went to see for more then 70% of this 1. Surprising how little people know about what their selling. Took 6 tries to get a serial #, right off the front of the hanger, for a motor I hoped might be a short 650. Turns out it was a 3cyl long shaft, in iffy condition w/ no controls & etc. For $175??? That's almost what I paid... Until xmas, everyone has their stuff priced like gold! Maybe after it will get better.I'm not married to this motor. I do like it. It gets above passing marks from the iboats crew, and was priced right. Is more appropriate power for my needs/wants. The 60-70's vintage motors I see/find tend to be mostly long shafts. I've read 3 or 4 threads w/ details about mixing parts from other years & models that should fit this 1971, so something else might shake out too. Until I reach a point of no return, I won't decide shorty or raised transom. By then, I may be on hold waiting for a spring thaw or hanging tight til some additional funds become available.
Thanks
