Glastron V196 restoration

[Woodonglass]

Don't forget it takes 48 hours for the OT recipe to fully dry and then apply two full strength coats of Spar Varnish. Allow 24 hours for it to dry and then do a light sanding with 100 grit and paint it, Do this, and it will last a very long time

 

[Dennischaves]

I've been dreading putting the rubrail insert back
what a pain it was ,the heat gun helped but still not easy

 

[Dennischaves]

The new cleats make a big difference
I'm also adding a bildge pump to the boat
Got the thru hull fitting for that intalled also

 

[archbuilder]

Did you resuse an old insert or is it a new one? My old one was hard as a rock, but the new one went right in. Mine was vinyl, looks like yours was rubber?

 

[Dennischaves]

I reused the old one
it was in really good shape
I never bothered looking for a new one
I should have looked into it

 

[archbuilder]

I'm not sure about yours of course, but putting the old one in vs the new one on mine would have been night and day. But you got it in, so that is all that matters, looks good!

 

[Dennischaves]

Thank you
yes it's in so I'm not gonna look for a new one now
Hopefully the vinyl will be in by the weekend and I can start the trim on the inside
Whats everyone using for Staples
Stainless steel?

 

[archbuilder]

I think the ones I have used are actually called monel, but I also found some that were labeled stainless steel. I am not sure what monel is, but it says it is for marine use and "rust proof". Both were Arrow products.

 

[Woodonglass]

Monel works great for boats.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monel

 

[buxmj]

Great work! Thanks for the inspiration, hope I get results even half as good as yours.

 

[jmink]

Looking good!

 

[Dennischaves]

I got most of the trim pieces wrapped in vinyl
starting to look good in the bowrider area
(Disregard the dirty hull it needs a good wash )

 

[ACon977]

It may be a lil' dirty but its together! Super exciting to be putting the trim on, make it look all fancy and stuff

 

[kcassells]

Now that's looking good D!

 

[oldrem]

Looking good. Always exciting to get a few steps closer to the finish.

 

[Dennischaves]

I got so much to put back and not enough time
thanks everyone for the compliments
I couldn't get to this point without this forum

 

[Dennischaves]

I got a little more trim mounted to the hull tonight
I really like this gray on the white

 

[ACon977]

Looks very clean! I dig it!

 

[mickyryan]

looks nice!

 

[Dennischaves]

Got almost all of the trim done
and I made up a wooden dash insert to hi lite the dash a little