.The owner is in his 70s, just doesn't have the get-up-and-go to take the boat out anymore. He's the third owner, hasn't even had it on the water this year.

Late 80s Glasstream with a 65 HP Suzuki on it. We're taking it out Friday for a test drive.

15', which is a little shorter than I would have liked, but I guess I have to take what I can get. $2000 is a helluva lot easier to swallow than $12K for a new Bass Tracker.

Here are some photos.

As you can see, it is quite dusty. But it's been kept in the dry. Carpet is in good shape. The metal plate on the front deck is from where the owner (he's a hefty guy) fell through the floor. Decking wood is still solid though.

Needs a few minor odds and ends (winch strap, bow stop), and there are a few wants (new pedestals, new TM, etc.). But for the most part, it is solid.

Anyone know anything about the company? Or anything good or bad about the motor?

Looking forward to owning my first bass boat.

Double check to make sure none of the wood under the fiberglass is showing signs of rot.  Also take the boat to a dealership that deals in used boats or some kind of boat engine shop and have a compression test ran on the motor.  Check those two big things out and it's goood to go, everything looks good

Burley,not to put a damper on you'r hopes but when my

late father was looking at stratoes,javalins,and such a

glasstream was placed like a bayliner runabout,many

problems and no one seemed to want one used,could

buy them easily on the cheap...But like the other poster

get it outside wash it off,check wheel bearings since its

sat for a while,crawl under it and look at the hull for

damage,but for 2000.00 you can't get stuck but so much! :-X

2 words.

rotted wood.

That is all.

Took it out this afternoon. That Suzuki will flat out fly. Starts great, idles smooth. Boat rides really well and gets on plane quickly. Trolling motor works much better than I expected.

Was on the water about an hour and a half, no leaks.

Wood is solid. Bounced around on pretty much every bit of the wood platforms, detected no soft spots.

So I went ahead and wrote the guy a check. 8-)

Can't wait to fish it next week.

Hope you guys are ready for the slew of questions that shall spew forth from me.  I'm going from a 12' jon w/ a 30 lb Shakespeare trolling motor and an Evinrude 4.5 HP outboard to this beast.

congrats

                         get yourself some bassboatsaver  and clean her up nice and good

Got to see some pics when you get her all cleaned up!

have fun with her!

Have you owned a boat before other than electric boats? If not, check the articles section.  Some really good stuff in there including safety tips, checklists, dealing with weather, winterizing,etc.

Good luck with her.  Be safe.

That Suzuki will flat out fly.  Starts great, idles smooth.  ......was on the water about an hour and a half..

If the motor ran for over an hour without stalling or overheating, you got your $ worth just in the outboard. JMHO

ENJOY!  

Ronnie

That Suzuki will flat out fly. Starts great, idles smooth. ......was on the water about an hour and a half..

If the motor ran for over an hour without stalling or overheating, you got your $ worth just in the outboard. JMHO

ENJOY!

Ronnie

I told my dad the same thing.  That motor is easily worth $2500 or $3000.  A new 60 or 75 HP outboard will run you a good $7000 or so.

I would be surprised if the motor has more than 40 or 50 hours on it.  It is an 89 model and the original owner had it for a year or two and barely used it.  The second owner fished it quite a bit for a couple of years, then just stopped fishing.  The guy I bought it from fished it two or three times a year over the last 6 or 7 years.

In fact, I was worried that the motor wouldn't start since it had been setting for so long.  But it fired right up on the first try.

Just need to get a service manual for it.  I'll probably get a water pump rebuild kit while I'm at it.  Had a good stream coming out at idle.

LBH, this is my first big boat.  I've been running a jon for a good while, but nothing like this.  I've picked up on some things here and there on the net.  For the most part, I will barely be running the outboard as the lake I fish most is electric only.  The other lake I regularly run is no-wake lakewide.  I have to drive an hour and a half to be able to open the motor up.  Which I plan to do when I get off work next week.   8-)

Burley, Congratulations on the boat! I can remember just how you are feeling right now. Make sure you post some pics after you rinse the dust off of it.

She looks sweet!  Many big bass left to catch from her!  good luck and enjoy!

Launched it solo for the first time this morning at 0:Dark30.  Pitch black ramp, ended up using (and draining) a 1 million CP spotlight to light up the way (had to unplug the trailer lights as I haven't gotten a chance to move the LED tailights from my other trailer to this one).

Fished it for 4 hours, it is certainly different than fishing out of my old jon.  Took a while to get used to using a foot control TM (did it for the first time just last week on a friend's boat).

Loading was a helluva lot easier today than it was last week on the test drive.  

After fishing it for a while this morning, I know I'm going to have to have new seats.  They still look decent, but the padding is shot.

doesnt mean you need new seats....if you're a little handy you can go to a fabric store or maybe even walmart and pick up some foam padding....and do it yourself....could very well save you some money and heck if they still dont feel as you like them...then go buy a couple new seats....

Here's one of the photos my wife took last week.  The guy had cleaned it up pretty well, but it still needs a good scrubbing and wax job.

I've always heard good things about those motors. Looks like a good deal on a first big boat.

Probably did it right by having smaller boats first. I know of a couple of guys w/more money than brains, fished with me once or twice, got the itch and bought a new boat, it sat there, they made payments, didn't fish as much as they thought they would, eventually someone else got a deal on a barely used boat. You and everyone here knows you're going to get that boat out everytime you can. Cool ;D

You and everyone here knows you're going to get that boat out everytime you can. Cool ;D

Tell me about it, I've already got at least three trips, maybe four, in the works for the next week.  

Thankfully (for my wallet), two of those are to electric only lakes.

Burley -

Looks nice.  How did you find it?

Hunting buddy.  We went on a catfishing trip and I was looking at his boat when we got back.  His nephew told me that I should buy it, so I asked how much?

I thought about it for a month, then bought it.

Had it out on the water Saturday, took me quite a while to figure out where I needed the motor in order to keep the bow from flopping up and down.  Finally got it figured out and ran about 10 miles that day.

Went out with a friend to an electric-only lake yesterday, fished about 4 hours, no bites, so we took out and headed down to the big lake.  Ran about 12 miles or so yesterday.  Motor runs good.