The story behind our subject boat is that it was a one-owner craft, having been purchased in 1973 and used on Lake Buffalo in Minnesota. As with most things, the newer basic bow-riders are bigger, 19′ in length is their smallest, and have a higher rated transom, 150 HP beyond that, they’re more evolutionary than revolutionary. They have been in business since the mid-’50s and their product line today isn’t that far removed from this 1973 model V-150. Glastron was one of the first boat builders to use fiberglass for hull construction.
Sure, you could remove the dreck and detritus and give them a good hosing, but even on their best days, they would never be remotely mistaken for this Glastron. I even recall one that somehow lost its steering wheel on a late-night fishing run and we had to use vise grips as a steering tiller to get back to homeport.
Of course, most of my experience was on boats that looked more like garbage scowls by the time they were five years old, problems caused by fishheads, fish guts, cigar butts, cigarette burns, beer cans, upholstery snagged by hooks, and dented hull bump strips (who put that dock there?). It’s available, here on eBay for a current bid of $3,250, reserve not yet met.Īs I mentioned, I spent a lot of time on similar boats back in the ’70s and ’80s, generally open bow Silverlines or Grady-Whites, they’re all pretty similar. Originally hailing from Minnesota, where clearly it wasn’t used as an ice breaker, this Glastron now calls Sarasota, Florida, its home.
I’m no stranger to boats like this and finding one, in this condition, that’s just about a half-century old, is miraculous. OK, all you barn finders, no wheels today because suddenly it’s 1973, and we’re going to review a pristine 15′, open bow 1973 Glastron runabout.
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