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Old 05-17-2012 | 05:12 AM
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She's no offshore vessel but thought I'd share a pic of my '73 Glasspar G3. Just got it in the water. It's a fun ride, very sharp entry, rides incredibly well for a 15' boat!

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Old 05-17-2012 | 05:17 AM
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You got the tower of power in the back is it a 100/115 or ?
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Old 05-17-2012 | 05:40 AM
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i thought; that's an early 60's glasspar? then i rolled the screen down...nice little boat. part of an era.
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You got the tower of power in the back is it a 100/115 or ?
It's the original 90hp 6 cyl. Totally rebuilt with all new pistons,bearings and electrics. She's ready for another 40 yrs.
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Nice little ride.
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Originally Posted by rchevelle71
Nice little ride.
Thanks, - my wife thinks it's odd that I spend more time with the little low $$ boats than playing with the Cigarette.
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Old 05-17-2012 | 06:50 AM
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Cool boat. My first boat was a g3
Not sure what year, but I think it was older than yours? It had more pronounced flare towards the rear of the hull. It had a evinrude 65.
Id like to find another one.
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Had A green & white G-3 when I was a kid. Great water ski boat.

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Old 05-17-2012 | 12:18 PM
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We were Glasspar dealers in the late 50's and 60's at Challenger Marine in North Miami Fl. I was Service manger at the time, and I called Glastron to complain about the boat flexing. "Doesn't Flex!" Yeah, right. The warranty manager came down and took him for a ride. I told him where to sit on the bench seat. I had drilled a hole in the seat, and pushed a 1/2" round wooden dowel from the seat to the bottom of the boat. We jumped a wake, and you could hear him scream for a mile. The dowel was sticking out of the seat about 3". Get it? He did......
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Originally Posted by BROWNIE
We were Glasspar dealers in the late 50's and 60's at Challenger Marine in North Miami Fl. I was Service manger at the time, and I called Glastron to complain about the boat flexing. "Doesn't Flex!" Yeah, right. The warranty manager came down and took him for a ride. I told him where to sit on the bench seat. I had drilled a hole in the seat, and pushed a 1/2" round wooden dowel from the seat to the bottom of the boat. We jumped a wake, and you could hear him scream for a mile. The dowel was sticking out of the seat about 3". Get it? He did......
Thats funny. I had this boat in 1997 when I was 14. It was my first boat that id ever worked on or owned. I replaced the floor, but up front where the plywood came to a V there was nothing on each side to stand on......just fiberglass.....
You could watch it move crossing wakes and it scared me so much I painted ” no step” on each side because I was afraid a bud might put their heel through the boat.

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