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I know all boats can have quality issues but here are two The Hull Truth postings that definitely got my attention:

POST NUMBER ONE

I have a 2001, 25' SeaCraft that has some problems. The boat was purchased from the Sportsman's Warhouse in Dania, FL new in September of 2001. Recently I found air voids in the lifting strakes. The voids are approximately 4 feet, 3 feet and 1.5 feet. Accoring to the Warranty Manager, this is a common problem in all boats. To me they seem much larger than common air voids.

Problem #2. The floor of the boat has several cracks approximately 8 feet long. The cause of the cracks can not be determined until the deck is removed. According to their fiberglass expert, the non-skid pattern in the floor is almost impossible to match after the repairs are made. There will always be signs of the repair.

SesCraft has agreed to repair the boat, but will not replace the hull.

Seems like I bought a lemon.

POST NUMBER TWO

Air voids are air pockets that form in gelcoat as it's being applied. You can't tell it's there until it pops. Usually they're smaller than a dime but I guess they can also be quite large. I've had 4 or 5 fixed on my 2000 Seacraft 23 Classic. I've also had problems with cracking. A few months after getting my boat a thick crack was discovered in the port side of the inner liner in the foreward bilge. It went from the foreward access hole to as far foreward as I could reach my arm. Mako had to remove the casting deck in the front and re glass the entire thing. Now, a year later, the in deck livewell is splitting horizontally. It seems that it was sandwiched in too tightly and is being crushed between the deck and the large blobs of Bondo that they sat it on. Looking at these problems that we're having, you'd think that Mako/Seacraft never made a boat before. Amazing... If it weren't for the fact that I put so many hours into the boat installing the Radar/Fishfinder/VHF/Stereo/etc well you get the picture...

Are these isolated incidents and/or indicators of owner abuse? Or, are they truly representative of Tracker-era SeaCraft production quality? Please, folks, give me some guidance here.