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Hi all.
New member here on the forum. Nice to see that there are folks out there who like old classics no matter what the size or shape! I'm not much of a new boat fan; no personality. I live in Poulsbo, WA, across from Seattle. The wife and I would some day like to buy a Seafair Sedan or perhaps a Bell Boy 404 or something along those lines, but for now...
Just recently bought a 1961 Glasspar Marathon. What a cutie! She needs some work, but I have had her in the water several times in the last week and she is seaworthy and reliable.
The good:
She is seaworthy.
Green! it's green! It's oxidized, but it look like it will buff out.
Reliable 40 horse Johnson circa 1986
Not too many holes in the transom.
Original glass in intact and not badly pitted.
All the original hardware is there on the perimeter
The Bad:
Stock steering wheel is long gone.
The seats are trashed and need to be re-built and re-covered.
There are more holes in the side board than you can shake a stick at. Not sure how to deal with these short of filling and re-gelcoating or painting.
Wiring is pretty bad. Lots of things hanging down all over the place, no buss.
The Ugly:
Someone mounted a CB antenna on the bow along with a big 2 inch hole to accomodate the antenna wire. Gotta fill it or cover it somehow...
That same smart individual cut into the dash to mount said CB, so there is a 3X5 cutout right through the original wood. I'll fix that when we do the seats.
Some one decided to re-mount the engine controls lower than original, so there are about 10 holes right above the controls. Ugly.
Overall, she is a good little boat and I think that by the end of the summer she will be in ship shape!
New member here on the forum. Nice to see that there are folks out there who like old classics no matter what the size or shape! I'm not much of a new boat fan; no personality. I live in Poulsbo, WA, across from Seattle. The wife and I would some day like to buy a Seafair Sedan or perhaps a Bell Boy 404 or something along those lines, but for now...
Just recently bought a 1961 Glasspar Marathon. What a cutie! She needs some work, but I have had her in the water several times in the last week and she is seaworthy and reliable.
The good:
She is seaworthy.
Green! it's green! It's oxidized, but it look like it will buff out.
Reliable 40 horse Johnson circa 1986
Not too many holes in the transom.
Original glass in intact and not badly pitted.
All the original hardware is there on the perimeter
The Bad:
Stock steering wheel is long gone.
The seats are trashed and need to be re-built and re-covered.
There are more holes in the side board than you can shake a stick at. Not sure how to deal with these short of filling and re-gelcoating or painting.
Wiring is pretty bad. Lots of things hanging down all over the place, no buss.
The Ugly:
Someone mounted a CB antenna on the bow along with a big 2 inch hole to accomodate the antenna wire. Gotta fill it or cover it somehow...
That same smart individual cut into the dash to mount said CB, so there is a 3X5 cutout right through the original wood. I'll fix that when we do the seats.
Some one decided to re-mount the engine controls lower than original, so there are about 10 holes right above the controls. Ugly.
Overall, she is a good little boat and I think that by the end of the summer she will be in ship shape!
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