Recent content by Msky_Hntr

Thanks for the link I am going to give it a good read.

So was the transom actually bad? Most of the wood seems pretty solid to me. Motor bolts were sunk in a little but I thought it was going to much worse. Oh well I guess I will get piece of mind.

Got the motor off today. Built a stand for it that will work great for pulling the lower unit off and changing the water pump. I think I'm going to paint it black. I got the rest of the foam cleaned out also. Tomorrow I'm going to drill rivits and cut welds. Should be an adventure lol.

Got the old livewells out tonight along with the rest of the rear foam. Then hole saw plan worked great.

Following to see how this one turns out. Looks like a nice start.

Does anyone know if the aluminum panels that cover the big foam pods in the rear have to stay there? I am considering removing them all together and moving the console back about 2-3 feet. I just want to make sure it's not a structural part of the boat.

Where did you get your hardware?

Thanks gatorglenn for the link I will check them out. Well this is where things ended up last night. I ran out of beer and energy so I called it quits. I am going to get after it again tonight when I get home. I think I am going to use square aluminum tube and rivets to build the...

Awesome man! If you start a thread let me know so i can follow along. I sold my Bass Cat Eyra and bought this and so far I love it. It has tons of potential for a small boat. Plus we bought a cabin on a chain of three lakes in WI. The boat launch is on the north lake and our cabin is on the...

Wow so I got everything tore down to the livewell and figured out they are welded to the boat hull tube. My idea was to move them back between the float pods to lower the front seats. Have any of you guys tried to remove these before ot would it be better to just cut them down lower and build...

So I have been stripping the boat and noticed foam under the floor. What do you guys replace that with?

Here are some pics of her from last night when I brought her home. The floor is much worse than I thought and is almost like powder. I will get some more pics after the teardown. The transom wood isn't falling out but it must be soft. It flexes and has started to tear up the rear...

Does anyone have a good source for tracker boat parts? I want to add the windshield back to the console but I can't seem to find one. Also is there a wiring diagram for these anywhere?

So if I saw correctly you replaced all the rivets you drilled with bolts?

Hey guys I'm new here and I got a new boat and I am trying to figure out a few things. It's a new to me 1983 Bass Tracker 2. It has a 1976 Evinrude 55hp engine. Boat is in need of a transom and new floor. I have researched the transom replacement and I am okay doing that. I need a new...