Glasspar Avalon Restoration

[Edl94]

So I got a "free boat" don't worry I know what I am in for. So it has been sitting in a field for a long time last tags are 2000. I love a good project and this one is big. The boat needs everything. Some info on me. I live on a lake have lots of time and have done this type of project before, the cost and labor I will be putting into this thing are not a problem. Can anyone help me identify what year this boat is. I have searched the interweb and cannot find a serial number decoder. This Avalon also has the fuel tank in the bow most pictures show a stern mounted tank. Pictures attached to show what I am working on.

 

[Edl94]

So I got a "free boat" don't worry I know what I am in for. So it has been sitting in a field for a long time last tags are 2000. I love a good project and this one is big. The boat needs everything. Some info on me. I live on a lake have lots of time and have done this type of project before, the cost and labor I will be putting into this thing are not a problem. Can anyone help me identify what year this boat is. I have searched the interweb and cannot find a serial number decoder. This Avalon also has the fuel tank in the bow most pictures show a stern mounted tank. Pictures attached to show what I am working on.

Sorry here are the pictures

 

[Scott Danforth]

before you do any work, you will need to get the boat in your name.

since it has a serial number and not a HIN, you are dealing with a boat older than 1972

 

[Edl94]

before you do any work, you will need to get the boat in your name.

since it has a serial number and not a HIN, you are dealing with a boat older than 1972

Getting it in my name was the first thing I did before I started working on it I registered it as a 1966 it was my best guess at the time. It has a Washington state issued HIN on the stern and registration number on the bow but the DMV had no record of either number. They said because it was last registered 23 years ago they were likely deleted from the database. I was hoping they could tell me the year. They issued me a new HIN and registration number.

 

[Edl94]

I am currently splitting the hull so I can get the whole transom and stringers out. I realized that it has a curved transom. What is the best way to go about installing a new core? Should I stack 1/4" plywood sheets so I can form them to shape one at a time, or use something like Seacast and pour it in? Either way should be strong. What do you guys think?

 

[Scott Danforth]

I woulnt use seacast. however 1/4 or 1/2 ply laminated would be a good start.

once you remove the cap you can get eyes on what was done at the factory.

 

[Willyclay]

Welcome to the iboats.com forum. The link below may help you identify a year for that great old boat. Good luck!

Glasspar - Classic Boat Library

www.fiberglassics.com

 

[Edl94]

OK It's topless. It is clearly 4 layers of plywood 3/8 x 4 =1.50 the wood is so swollen it is tough to determine its thickness. Is a standard transom 1.5"?

 

[Scott Danforth]

Yes

 

[Edl94]

Thank you Scott. I am going on a long road trip in the RV will be back in 3 or 4 weeks. I'll keep posting progress pictures and questions until it gets its splash. Reading through other threads I see you once commented, and I paraphrase ( cussing so much it would make a longshoreman blush ). I am a longshoreman I promise no one can make me blush.

 

[Edl94]

So I am back from my trip it was good to get away from everything for a month. I have most of the transom wood removed. Waiting on some safety gear (respirator, tyvek coveralls...) before I start the serious sanding and grinding. I cut the stringers back a little and it has a different stringer setup than I have seen before. It looks like 3/4 x 7" plywood sitting on a bed of foam and not directly attached to the hull. I will find out more when they are fully removed. Should I replicate this setup or should I install vertical stringers and foam everything under the floor?

 

[Scott Danforth]

I would duplicate what was there.