Potter Built

[marsh island]

I am looking to buy a used seacraft. Can anyone tell me what year Potter stopped building seacraft boats? I have heard from 1977 to 1986??? I can't seem to find out what year.......Thanks... also does anyone know what the fundamental difference is between the two?

[Finster]

Maek, welcome to CS. He stopped making them middle or end of '79. Someone here probibly has the exact date. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[ScottM]

Maek, welcome to the board. Finster is right about the end of the Potter era, but if you want the full time line from Carl Moesly to Tracker Marine, check through some of the older threads from last year. I believe it was Jon G that posted it. There aren't any fundamental differences between Potter and CSY/Tracker in hull design/build quality. However, the quality of hardware did go downhill under Tracker in the mid-80's. I have a CSY-built '82 23 Sceptre and the hardware is excellent.

[marsh island]

Thanks for the responses.......I have fished on a 1986 23 Sceptre, and it just plows through waves and is a very solid well built boat. We down here in the gulf south of Lafayette, La. have to fish regularly 30 miles offshore to find good water and this boat can handle it...I have noticed this Tsunami on Boats.Com from Maryland. This boat is a 23 footer 11,900.00 what do you guys think?

[Finster]

I talked to the guy and it sounded if'y. The deck needs to be replaced and the motors have a 1k each. I also have my doughts about the year of the motors. He says he replaced the shift rods two years ago with stainless, but that year should have come from the factory with stainless. It was the early '90's models that had that problem. Offer him 7k see if he bites.

[GetReel]

Maek: As Finster aptly indicated, people refer to a "Potter" built as a boat built prior to 1980 but the cutoff is 1979, and they are held in somewhat higher regard by many, but not all, then let's say a Tracker built boat, which while maintaining the same hull design, is NOT to be confused with a Potter built...(I'm sure someone will take issue with this)