Hi all,
I recently purchased an 89 Tracker Pro 17 for a good deal. The boat is in very good condition, and has brand new decking and carpet replaced in spring this year. In an earlier post, we've identified that the decking was made with Marine grade plywood and it appears that the PO used very good quality carpet. I've spoken with him about the foam and he let me know that when he redid the decking, he replaced the foam under the lower "main" deck because it was waterlogged. Based on what I can see, he didn't replace the foam under the bow casting deck or the stern casting deck.
It appears that the bow casting deck is fairly easy to remove, as it is only screwed in place. So I'm not overly concerned with replacing this foam.
My issue is with the stern deck. I did get access to the foam by removing the stern light socket. I jammed a thin stick down into the foam and let is set for a few minutes to see if the foam was wet. When I pulled the stick out, approximately 3" of it was wet. I'm guessing that if the foam in the main deck was waterlogged, it is more than likely that the foam under the stern deck is as well.
I have two issues:
1) The PO did a fairly nice job with the carpeting, and I would hate to have to tear it out and replace it. Is it even possible to remove the stern aluminum casting deck without peeling up the carpet?
2) Does anyone have any experience with the aluminum tracker construction that can give me some specifics as to the steps required to remove the stern deck? This would greatly simplify the answer to #1.
Either way, I still feel like I got a good deal, I just would like to minimize the amount of work to get it running like a top.
Images of the current state of the decking are below:
I recently purchased an 89 Tracker Pro 17 for a good deal. The boat is in very good condition, and has brand new decking and carpet replaced in spring this year. In an earlier post, we've identified that the decking was made with Marine grade plywood and it appears that the PO used very good quality carpet. I've spoken with him about the foam and he let me know that when he redid the decking, he replaced the foam under the lower "main" deck because it was waterlogged. Based on what I can see, he didn't replace the foam under the bow casting deck or the stern casting deck.
It appears that the bow casting deck is fairly easy to remove, as it is only screwed in place. So I'm not overly concerned with replacing this foam.
My issue is with the stern deck. I did get access to the foam by removing the stern light socket. I jammed a thin stick down into the foam and let is set for a few minutes to see if the foam was wet. When I pulled the stick out, approximately 3" of it was wet. I'm guessing that if the foam in the main deck was waterlogged, it is more than likely that the foam under the stern deck is as well.
I have two issues:
1) The PO did a fairly nice job with the carpeting, and I would hate to have to tear it out and replace it. Is it even possible to remove the stern aluminum casting deck without peeling up the carpet?
2) Does anyone have any experience with the aluminum tracker construction that can give me some specifics as to the steps required to remove the stern deck? This would greatly simplify the answer to #1.
Either way, I still feel like I got a good deal, I just would like to minimize the amount of work to get it running like a top.
Images of the current state of the decking are below:
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