www.iFourWinns.com
https://www.smwebhead.com/phpBB3/

Looking similar ??
https://www.smwebhead.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6402		 Page 1 of 2
Author:  Cap'n Morgan [ Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:47 am ]
Post subject:  Looking similar ??
What do you think ????????

New 2011 Glastron GLS 235 Bowrider
Image

New 2011 Four Winns H220
Image

Not a copy, but I see more similarities than in the past.
Author:  cougarcruiser [ Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking similar ??
Are new glastron's still being made with the vec technology?

Definite similarities, but still look different enough to be considered a different brand.

I wonder what the hardware/options/fit'n'finish is like now.
Author:  Cap'n Morgan [ Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking similar ??
2011 Glastrons are no longer VEC construction. They are using the same process as Four Winns.
Author:  230 Mike [ Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:27 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking similar ??
I certainly see the relationship, especially in the rear seating & platform areas. I like the look of that Glastron.
Author:  firecadet613 [ Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking similar ??
A lot more similar than they used to be. When I was at the plant they had a few Glastron bowriders going down the line...
Author:  Wet Doggg [ Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking similar ??
The Glastron line is now being made on the same line as Four Winns in Cadillac. Should not be a shock that their sport boats will have the same look.
Author:  Kvou812 [ Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking similar ??
Wow. I like the look of that Glastron. Are those two vents on the side? Interesting looking rims on that Four Winns trailer.
Author:  RotaryRacer [ Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking similar ??
Ummm, the Glastron has the same design as it did when it was made with VEC in Minnesota. As far as my eye can tell any similarities between the FW and Glastron existed since long before Glastrons were made in the FW factory.

The Glastron website hasn't been updated, take a look at what was on there for the 2010 model year.

http://glastron.com/us/models/bowriders ... -bowrider/
Author:  millhaven_nice_guy [ Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking similar ??
That Glastron looks alot like my old 1998 H200. The bow and hull very similarly shaped.

Cap'n Morgan wrote:
What do you think ????????

New 2011 Glastron GLS 235 Bowrider
Image


Image

I've got to ask though ... Why on earth would they have a square cornered windshield in this day and age?
Author:  beyond the blue [ Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking similar ??
On looks alone, the Glastron has it hands down.
Author:  Cap'n Morgan [ Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking similar ??
Kvou812 wrote:
Wow. I like the look of that Glastron. Are those two vents on the side?

Those are stainless steel engine air vents. Four Winns is still using plastic.

RotaryRacer wrote:
Ummm, the Glastron has the same design as it did when it was made with VEC in Minnesota.
http://glastron.com/us/models/bowriders ... -bowrider/


Ummm, the GLS 235 was never a VEC hull to begin with. The molds were transferred from Little Falls to Cadillac
this spring, and the non-VEC hulled boats are the first 2011 models to be made in Cadillac. It was the quickest
and easiest transition for Glastron to produce these "conventional" hulls and get them to dealers as 2011 models
as quickly as possible. For clarification, I'll quote a Glastron PR release from late 2009.
Quote:
VEC technology and unitized construction are standard on all Glastron 17, 18, 19, 20 and 22-foot bowriders and Ski & Fish models.

The GLS 235 Bowrider and Deck Boat are outside that size envelope.

The smaller. formerly VEC hulled boats should start showing up at dealers in the next several weeks.
Author:  Cap'n Morgan [ Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:02 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking similar ??
millhaven_nice_guy wrote:
I've got to ask though ... Why on earth would they have a square cornered windshield in this day and age?


The GLS 235 was purposly made to have some "retro" styling in the windshield treatment.
Author:  BrentC5Z [ Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:13 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking similar ??
Can I just say, I like the Glastron better?...... :shock:
Author:  RotaryRacer [ Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:13 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking similar ??
Cap'n Morgan wrote:
Ummm, the GLS 235 was never a VEC hull to begin with. The molds were transferred from Little Falls to Cadillac
this spring,...


Thanks for the correction. I was thinking the 235 was the biggest VEC hull. I knew there was a size cutoff but didn't research it before posting.

I guess my point still remains though. This "NEW" Glastron is really not much different than than the "old" Glastron. From a basic shape and design standpoint it is the same boat as Genmar was making. So any similarities between the Glastron and Four Winns existed from well before Glastron was moved to Cadillac.

The way you presented this thread, you seemed to be implying that the new Glastron had design similarities to the Four Winns because it was new and was designed and built in Cadillac. Others seemed to assume that is what you meant based on the replys you got. I guess I just wanted to make the point that the Glastron's basic design and style isn't anything "new". It is nice, but not new.
Author:  Cap'n Morgan [ Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking similar ??
Maybe a bit misleading in the way it was presented. It 's not the first time that has happened, and
probably won't be the last. My apologies for that. All I really meant was that they were new 2011
models, that don't look much different than the 2010 models. Also, that there is some subtle design
similarities in the two brands, that seems to continue today.

Some of the comments are interesting though.
Page 1 of 2 All times are UTC - 6 hours [ DST ]
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
http://www.phpbb.com/