Post 1980 Seacrafts

[castalot]

i'm happy with my 86 23' cc 87 is when tracker bought the line and who knows what happened after that but most brands got "cheaper" in the late 80's and early 90's
but like anything that is older it depends on how it was cared for and what inprovements have been made

[Blue197320]

my 23 is an 87. i have not run it but im going to rebuild it. ive taken it apart a little bit and ill tell you there is alot of glass in that boat still. i dont see anything seperating structually yet so it cant be that bad.

[hfrench]

I have an 1988 18' - no issues what so ever.

[Rainmaker]

I run a 1998 Seacraft 23CC with a 2006 etech 225 on a bracket. I am thrilled with the set up. Boat has held up very well and continues to perform. I had the bracket added but have done little in repairs since.

[Fr. Frank]

In late 1987, we got in an '87 Tracker SeaCraft 23 WA at Lake Worth Yachting Center, where the transom had been severely damaged in a rear-end collision while being trailered. As part of the repair, the entire transom was removed. I was then shocked to learn that the stringers in that boat were fiberglass-encapsulated plywood, unlike Potter hulls. And though the hull was just one year old, the plywood was already wet and separating inside the stringer.

[Blue197320]

i guess i will be drilling a few sample holes in my stringers.

[Fr. Frank]

i guess i will be drilling a few sample holes in my stringers.

I've been in the hull of a '92, and it was all 'glass.

[gofastsandman]

In late 1987, we got in an '87 Tracker SeaCraft 23 WA at Lake Worth Yachting Center, where the transom had been severely damaged in a rear-end collision while being trailered. As part of the repair, the entire transom was removed. I was then shocked to learn that the stringers in that boat were fiberglass-encapsulated plywood, unlike Potter hulls. And though the hull was just one year old, the plywood was already wet and separating inside the stringer.

The WA looks to be an unknown design. I will not defend Tracker`s riggers or cheap hardware. I had a slight delam of about 1 1/2 ft by 4 " of the top layer of the inside of my port stringer , but they are the big box foam stringers of the `72/73 design change on my `89 20.

Did tracker own another boat co. that made the WA and just rebadge it? Ah, the onion.

Blue Heron, where is the hook in your hull?

CSY`s may have been the heaviest, but I bet the Moesly`s were the most consistent.

Cheers,
GFS

[CaptLloyd]

My '88 Tracker built 23' WA has foam filled stringers.

[gofastsandman]

I was hoping you would chime in. Any idea who designed it?
Is the family enjoying her?

Cheers,
GFS