Re: 1961 Glasspar Citation Project
But, Back to the project.
I was having serious issues with me motor- I had a 1959 Evinrude Starflite 50. It was running, but not too well. I was also having issues with the lower unit. I was getting tired of throwing money at it- $50 here, $100 there- It was getting expensive. So I started looking for options. I found this on Craigslist not far from me-
A nice running mid-80's Mercury 850. It was on a 14' trihull that had seen better days. And, A decent trailer. I picked up the whole rig for $350- And the guy even delivered it. I stripped the boat of all the parts I could use (motor, steering, wiring harness, etc)- Then sold the trailer and boat for $150. But- it gets even better. There was an older spotlight mounted on the boat... When I took it off, I noticed that it was a nice, heavy duty chromed brass light, with a remote cable. I opened it up, rewired the bulb, and it worked! It turned out to be an Ivalite searchlight, which I sold on E-Bay for $225.00. Yes, I got $375 for parting out the boat that I paid $350 for- So I MADE $25 by repowering! I wish I could make a deal like that every day!
So, I lifted the motor off the old boat-
And dropped it onto a stand-
After some minor tinkering and rewiring (some of the old wiring was a little rotten), I put it on the Glasspar-
It was a straight forward install- When I replaced the transom, I had already filled in all the holes, so it was just a matter of re-drilling everything in the correct location. My boat now has THREE parts boats in it- Two other Glasspars, and the trihull...
The control , cables, and wiring harness were also salvaged from the old boat-
The control cables were a perfect length!