Glastron Gx 185 Owners Manual Average ratng: 5,9/10 3663 reviews
Re: Glastron GX 185Chris, Thanks for the response. Yes, I love the boat, though I have only been able to put 5 hours on it so far.
Weather just has not been going my way here in Sacramento, CA for the last two weeks. This is my second Glastron. I have owned my first one for 25 years and think Glastrons are great. I can feel already that the boat is going to really perform though I have not run it over about 25 to 30 mph and have not given it more than 3/4 of its' throttle.
2000 Glastron Gx 185
No full hole shot yet! What prop size are you running at present?
Re: Glastron GX 185Sadly, I don't know. I'm assuming it's a 23 as it goes so fast. I haven't taken the original off and checked it out. I'm going to buy a spare soon and I will take the old one off and find out first.
But, I've wakeboarded already with 6 adults in the boat and we had no problem with the hole shot. I'm installing a tower this week and have a fat sack for the bow that should make it even better. The wake is already very good and the extra weight should make it even better. I've only got 30 hours on mine, so I too am ready to ride. I bought mine new in September '03.
It had been sitting in the showroom since late 2001 and the dealer made me a deal. It's got the green stripe and I guess nobody wanted it.
We love the color! Re: Glastron GX 185Ron What are you looking for? Faster hole shot.
Good cruising. Top end speed. I also have a glastron mine is a 2003 175 with the same 4.3L. I have tried eight props on mine and found the best overall prop to be a 13.75/21 laser. The 4.3 doesn't really have the power to turn a big prop like a mirage 14.75/21 pitch. I have tried that prop It killed top speed a litlle and really lifted the stern alot.boat was real unstable trimmed up.
My boat is a little different than yours and I thought that larger diameter was the way to go.it was not.I tried a Offshore 14'/21pitch 4 blade and it was a dog.I would use a 21 pitch high five for water sports it will shoot your boat on plane but does kill top speed.I tried a 19 pitch vengance and It will pull your arms off but you have you watch it. It is great pulling prop but can cause you to over rev on top. You can find tons of really nice used props on ebay really cheap. Just make sure the have the torque flow II hub and you can use them with you volvo. If you don't like the way it works with your boat just resell it. I think that if you are looking for one prop that does everything well the laserII is it.
My boat goes well over 50mph and can pull my fat(260) Butt right out of the water. With 3adults and 2kids plus me. My fastest prop was also a laserII it was a 23 pitch and with 2 people it will do 58 on the gps. To Fast Of all the props I tried The laser 23 and the high five 21 were the only ones I plan on keeping.
Re: Glastron GX 185Where did you buy the tower? It's a Wake Air brand. 1-877-WAKE-AIR, talk to Brian. How hard was it to install? I had a dealer install it for me. I did not have anywhere to hang the tower or the nerve to drill the holes.
2003 Glastron 185 Gx
If you have 4 people that can help you, it's just a matter of measuring, taping and drilling. What kind of backing is there where it mounts to the boat? It has large, thick metal plates and rubber gaskets on the inside to match the ones on the outside. Does it fold down for storage?
2004 Glastron Sx 195 Owners Manual
Yes, it folds forward. I really like the way that thing looks on your boat!! I do too and so do the wife and kids. I think it looks like it came on the boat from the factory.