Tony
07-05-2010, 04:07 PM
I ran across a '78 Glastron GT-150 for sale, with a '79 Merc 115 on it. It's the same boat that did all those wild scenes in the James Bond movie, Live and Let Die, including the shot where they jumped a road (a record at the time), and another shot where a boat went right into the side of a semi trailer. The literature suggests a 50-90hp range, but the boats jumping in the movie had 135 Evinrudes.
I didn't get a close look, but I'll be going back to it again. The guy had $1800 on his sign but with me still in the truck he came down to $1300. The hull had all original badging, and was a faded yellow and white. He mentions that the lift mechanism on the outboard needs new o-rings, but made it sound like a pretty easy job.
I grew up skiing behind a GT-130 with a 65 Merc. We beat the crap out of that boat, and it is still a rock solid package and still in use. I'm thinking this would be a cool boat for my son, but my wife is calling us both crazy!
Any thoughts?
(This pic is not the boat for sale, but is the same year...)
http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt48/PoopdogSays/NewCamera487.jpg
I didn't get a close look, but I'll be going back to it again. The guy had $1800 on his sign but with me still in the truck he came down to $1300. The hull had all original badging, and was a faded yellow and white. He mentions that the lift mechanism on the outboard needs new o-rings, but made it sound like a pretty easy job.
I grew up skiing behind a GT-130 with a 65 Merc. We beat the crap out of that boat, and it is still a rock solid package and still in use. I'm thinking this would be a cool boat for my son, but my wife is calling us both crazy!
Any thoughts?
(This pic is not the boat for sale, but is the same year...)
http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt48/PoopdogSays/NewCamera487.jpg