Wow!! You guys are creative for sure... I wish you were around when I rebuilt my 74 CV-16ss. When i rebuilt mine I hot glued planter foam on the back side and sanded it down to match the design of the missing corners and then I layered 3 mats of fiber glass and followed with filler. It was heavy and sturdy, I painted it white. Yours for sure looks like you put in the mold time. I will look for some pictures..
I could cut the holes; I do have a template for the 73” gauge locations. You will need to save your switch plates, your glove box door, hardware and your glove box.
I cut the old glove box off of the old dash and attached it to the new dash with rivets and Gorilla Glue on my brother in-laws: I had to make all of that for mine because my dash was missing completely. I have a mold for the door front as well, incase yours is in bad shape.
The bad news is that I would need $300.00 for the new dash, Painted or unpainted and I can't get to it until January. I put a textured finish on my brother in-laws; it’s the one in the picture.
I'm not trying to make money on this forum, I just want to help and the $300.00 would pretty much cover my time and materials.
I spent the good part of a year trying to find a dash for my 72 CV-16SS. My brother in-law also needed one for his 73. The problem is that they are made out of poor quality plastic and they have all deteriorated so it’s almost impossible to find a good one. I finally decided to make a mold out of my brother in-laws old dash and was able to cast two new fiberglass dashes from that mold. I have a ton of ours in it but I still have the mold and could probably cast one for you if you are interested.
Can you post a picture of the dash you currently have? There are 2 different styles for that boat, and if it is the molded plastic that will be hard to find as I had a 74 CV-16. I ended up fiber glassing mine and painting it, but post a pic so we can try to match it.. Please don't forget to post on the new members thread with a little about your self and a pic of your boat.
I am looking for a replacement dashboard for a Glastron Carlson CV16 (1973). I also need the teleflex gauges that are chrome with a red line and blue ring. Attached is a pic of the dashboard.
-- Edited by aobrian on Tuesday 1st of September 2015 09:08:13 AM