Thomas B. Caine
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- Jul 27, 2008
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Hi my name is Tom and am new to the forum. I bought this glassmaster boat and trailer for 112.50 which I thought was pretty cool however I notice owninga boat is not cheap. This is my first boat. I have some mechanical ability (rebuilding MG engines trannys etc). The boat itself is a v bottom with the omc stearn drive powered by a 165gmc eng. The boat has "sat" since 1995 at which time the previous owner said "it ran". I tried to turn the engine by hand and found it was seized. I removed the plugs and squirted a liberal amount of PB Blaster on top of the pistons, let it sit for more than a week and managed to free it. My question is; am I looking at a lot of money to get this ole girl back on the water' The previous owned said he knew nothing about engines and that the outdrive would not lift properly and he was tired of fooling with it. I haven't tried to remove the little motor I assume is used to raise and lower the unit. The fiberglass/getcoat seems to be in great shape with exception of a small "spider crack" on the port bow. The boat has always been used on fresh water lakes. Comments please. Thanks Tom
P.S. This is a great forum. I just don't want to get too excited yet.
P.S. This is a great forum. I just don't want to get too excited yet.