Before you restore the motor, be sure the wood sandwiched inside your 1968 Glastron’s transom is not rotten. Old fiberglass boats are notorious for this. If the boat has spent most of its life in a garage it’s probably OK. If it’s been outside, hairline stress cracks often develop in the transom fiberglass allowing water to rot the wood inside that gives it the strength to support the motor. It is possible to rebuild the transom, but it’s not at all easy and it’s a job for those experienced with forming new fiberglass. What I’m sayin’ is if the transom is bad inside, the boat may not be worth fixing, so check out the boat before the motor. For more info on fiberglass boats, go to the forum at: http://fiberglassics.com/

I’m not sure what year Glastron quit using wood inside the transom, so there’s an outside chance you don’t have wood there.
If the boat is on good shape, you have a nice piece of boating history. I think Glastrons were one of the better fiberglass boats back then.
Dave

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