Oldskier's Glastron Carlson Contender

[oldskier]

I ground off the wedges and now I'm just waiting for a day warm and dry enough to shoot the primer. The next pics should look a LOT better....

Got the po old junk trailer fixed, painted and rigged for the boat.

[oldskier]

Got the bottom in primer today, Interlux epoxy. Sure shows the pinholes, about a million of 'em. On to epoxy filler and start sanding with 150 again....at least it's getting smoother.

[oldskier]

Sprayed the white Imron on the bottom, had some runs and I'll need to sand and re spray a section on the starboard side, had a mixing snafu. Otherwise looks like all my paint work. "It don't look too bad if ya don't look too close!"

[Old_Skool]

Lookin' good! Nothing like a coat of paint, huh?!

[oldskier]

Lookin' good! Nothing like a coat of paint, huh?!

Yeah, the 1st color that goes on a project is probably the most satisfying milestone. Thanks, Bernie

[milkdud]

Bernie, Im real curious how your boat handles without the wedges. I left mine alone because I figured they were there for a reason. But I do have to be working the trim thru the speed ranges because of porpoise. I feel my hop at mid range is directly related to those wedges, but I dont know until I take them off some day?
Conrad

[oldskier]

Conrad, I hope it works OK 'cause the motor doesn't have trim....if it hops I'll be getting NAUTICUS TRIM TABS! I took off the wedges hoping to be able to get the bow up. That is usually not my style since I assume whoever designed the boat was smarter than me, but my Hydrostream porpoised with the hooked pad so I thought I'd try this one the other way.

Bernie

[delawarerick]

looking good trim tabsthought you could steer throught itRick

[oldskier]

looking good trim tabsthought you could steer throught itRick

Rick LOL! If this one chine walks I'll sink it!

[oldskier]

Back on the trailer....










Another milestone....

I was hoping I could set the boat up high enough to put a skeg on it without installing a dropped section on the back rail of the trailer but it's pretty high. I'm guessing I'll have to half launch the van to get the boat floated....


Bernie

[Bruster]

I took them off my Challenger. They made if feel like the boat was glued to the water. After I took them off the boat runs free.

Bernie, Im real curious how your boat handles without the wedges. I left mine alone because I figured they were there for a reason. But I do have to be working the trim thru the speed ranges because of porpoise. I feel my hop at mid range is directly related to those wedges, but I dont know until I take them off some day?
Conrad

[oldskier]

Sprayed primer on the deck today. More pinholes, more filling, more sanding. Getting close now, once the color is on it I am making a 'glove box' under the deck to help support the section hanging over the bulkhead like I did on the Powercat. Then some filling and sanding on the floor, build the seat box, then re-rig it.

Bernie

[samari]

Looks great Bernie! I missed that you had flipped it.

[oldskier]

Thanks Chet, here's a couple pics with the deck in white primer, this is what it will finally look like, sorta.

[oldskier]

Finally found where I had saved a pic of the boat when it was picked up by a friend in Texas for me, shows what had been done to the transom by the previous owner. I guess he wanted to try to keep the transom inner skin?



Bernie