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Over the course of the past 50 years, Glastron has built nearly half a million boats. Along the way, we’ve also built something else: a legacy of technological firsts and manufacturing innovations. Two-tone graphics. Sterndrive propulsion. The Aqua-Lift® tri-hull. The Super Stable Vee (SSV®) hull. And, of course, VEC® closed-mold boat building technology.
Our Little Falls, Minnesota production facility is considered the world’s most advanced fiberglass boat building plant. There, every process meets or exceeds ISO 9001-2000 standards—the most stringent manufacturing guidelines in the world. From computer-assisted design (CAD) to computerized manufacturing operations, we take advantage of the latest technologies in the marine industry.
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While most boat builders mold fiberglass just like they did decades ago, our patented VEC® technology replaces traditional hand-laid fiberglass lamination with a highly computerized 21st century closed-mold technology. The entire VEC process is completely automated and computer controlled. As each hull is formed, computers continually monitor more than 500 variables, allowing us to build these boats to much tighter tolerances. Precision on this scale has never before been possible in the marine industry. VEC hull weight variations run less than one percent, a fraction of the variances found in hand-laid fiberglass hulls. |
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Thanks to VEC® we’re able to reduce the number of structural components. Everything is completely integrated on the hull, including the stringer system; there are no wooden stringers to rot, no joints or seams to separate. We’re able to achieve the same level of structural integrity with our unitized deck, which is also fabricated as a single fiberglass component. Beyond the aesthetics of the clean, seamless look, the unitized deck delivers a more stable and quieter ride.
VEC technology and unitized construction are standard on all Glastron 17, 18, 19, 20 and 22-foot bowriders and Ski & Fish models. |
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