23' Seacraft cc Tracker

[Schoolbd]

Hello All
Looking at a 23 tracker cc ,it's a 1988, the boat appears to be very solid , no cracks ,dings or factures in fiberglass , what's the quality of the 1988's, as some aren't to fond of the trackers, anything specific I should be looking for on this year.
Thanks

[kmoose]

I own a Potter 23' but I'm no purist and don't know of any significant issues wth the Tracker versions structurally. They may have cheaped out on hardware or wiring but overall the hull should be fine and you can take care of any substandard issues with hardware yourself. If the price is right and the floors and transom are solid I would have no issue going with the tracker. That said, the boat is 28 years old and may some structural issues due to age.

[Schoolbd]

Hello kmoose
Thanks for the reply, I have previously owned 2 20' seacraft center consoles both potter hulls, pretty much know what to look for as far as problems, was just a little leary of this tracker because of the neg. Comments. It's never had bottom paint and as I said the hull and bottom are flawless., would need to re power as it has an 89 motor on it, considering a 250 hp , any problems with your suzuki

[kmoose]

Originally Posted by Schoolbd

Hello kmoose
Thanks for the reply, I have previously owned 2 20' seacraft center consoles both potter hulls, pretty much know what to look for as far as problems, was just a little leary of this tracker because of the neg. Comments. It's never had bottom paint and as I said the hull and bottom are flawless., would need to re power as it has an 89 motor on it, considering a 250 hp , any problems with your suzuki

I've had very good luck with Zukes over the past 11 years and for the price per hp I don't see any of the others coming close as far as price. Reliability is great for all of the major brands so it's pretty hard to pick a bad one in that HP range.

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by Schoolbd

Hello All
Looking at a 23 tracker cc ,it's a 1988, the boat appears to be very solid , no cracks ,dings or factures in fiberglass , what's the quality of the 1988's, as some aren't to fond of the trackers, anything specific I should be looking for on this year.
Thanks

The 88`s were made in Sarasota by the crew of SC industries. I have an`89 20 and the lay up is clean and well done. I think many things come into play. Temps here in summer mean
you really have to move. Mine was made in November which is great temp wise here.

The happiness and competence of the crew. The age of resins and MEK. The supervision
of the crew and quality control. Heck the boat is close to 30 years old and the deck, cap, and transom are sealed and solid.

I was lucky as the riggers or a very smart former owner
sealed all fasteners. The transom top trim piece of aluminum was sealed by me when I got her 10 years ago. That is often overlooked and a transom killer as the fresh water sits in
the dips of the screws and migrates down. Albury is one of the few builders who glass
the transom cap.

It`s the fresh water that kills em, not the salt.

Cheers,
GFS