What do I have?

[Buzz Killington]

Figured I'd ask here because my Google searches seemed to keep popping S&F threads up



I brought this home yesterday.

Seller said it's a '69 Renken (title says '72) and it has a Renken data plate, listing model "600AA" stamped into it. I cannot find any model 600AA references online. The data plate is screwed (not rivited) into a place that does not look "OEM" so I am suspicious.

The title says the model is an Renken too. (edit: I originally put AQUA because I'm a dummy and was looking at the trailer title)'


Any guesses?

Thanks!

Dave

[Wayne Cammidge]

Do not stop to quickly on the road, boat may go thru your back window very easily.
In our part of the world, something very similar was called a Mach-1, but that would not be what it was originally called

[Buzz Killington]

I drove home VEEEEERY carefully with that setup It was kept in the lake in front of the PO's house.

I need to get some proper straps for it.

[gregpro50]

Back in the day there were a few boat manufacturers that made splash copies of the Glastron GT-150. This is my '72 GT-150

[Buzz Killington]

Holy crap, it's a dead knock off of the GT150!

[Buzz Killington]

Any way to tell if it's a "real" Glastron? Assuming the data plate is made up, that is.

[gregpro50]

I can tell it's not just by looking at it. The boat is probably closer to the GT-160 model because of the upswept stern.

[Buzz Killington]

Interior.

No, I am not happy with how this was set up, but I'll be fixing that.

[outasite]

Holy crap, it's a dead knock off of the GT150!

Close but no cigar!--Not saying its not a knockoff.But the GT150 dosen't have the duck tail spoiler, at rear.But close enough that I think there was a little splashing going on-----In the day, the GT was a very popular boat, and the incentive to copy it was going strong.

[gregpro50]

Looks like they were aiming to copy the GT-160.

[Dave Strong]

There were a few similar to that up here years ago. The company was Vangard? spelling ?

Dave

[GIL_CV21]

I'd have to say its a splash of a GT150 just by looking at the shape of the sides with the only real difference is the rear spoiler . Not very close to a GT160.

[gregpro50]

Wow nice boat Gil.

[GIL_CV21]

Wow nice boat Gil.

Thanks Greg , it was a fun little boat , nerve wracking at about 55 though . lol. I should have never sold it .

[mymerc2.5]

you can seach for a website called boat number decoder it told me the first 3 letters are a manuffacture cude type them in and it will tell ya who made it i know that will not tell ya the model but you will have who made it and the last two numbers are the year