[Tony23]

This looks like a really old post but just for those who have this boat here are a couple things I found - I have a mid 1980's Tracker SeaCraft:

The transom on mine was rotting because the thru-hull fittings for the baitwell were not sealed well (if at all)

I had to have the wood in the transom replaced - the guy that did it did a masterful job of cutting the liner and replacing the wood from the inside so the outer shell was uncompromised. He glassed the liner back into place and you cannot tell where it was cut.

I also found that the aft 3 or 4 feet of the stringers was not foam filled but filled with steel shot that was rusting and popping the stringers open. The same fiberglass guy cut open the stringers, removed the shot, and re-filled it with foam and glassed it. All told he took out over 225lbs of steel shot from the stringers. The boat seriously trimmed better after the shot was removed - with twin obs it was always stern heavy.

My 2 cents is that the Tracker SeaCrafts were good hulls but the details of workmanship was not good - shortcuts and lack of attention to detail made them susceptable to transom rot and rust popping open the aft stringers.

Hopefully, now mine is better than new after all the work I've done to it. Love that hull - it dosn't rock much while at rest because of the flatter outer parts and it cuts nicely because of the deep V in the center.