Tracker Boat Glass Lay Up

[Seacraft84]

I remember reading on here a few years back about the glass lay up schedule for the Potter and Tracker hulls. Cant seem to find it looking thru search function.

My question is....whats the glass lay up on the Tracker models hull, stringers, and transom?
Where was the glass suppose to of been on the lighter side on the Tracker models?

I know the Potter hulls were around 7 layers for the hull.

Just curious cause I am getting conflicting stories on the dry weight on the two different hulls.

Thxs

[Bushwacker]

I've attached a page from a 1979 brochure I had that compares the SeaCraft laminate schedule to competitive boats of that vintage. There is also a more detailed description of the layup of the 4-stringer Moesly hulls in the Boating Magazine article on a 1969 Seafari 20. I have a more legible .pdf files of the '79 brochure and Seafari article I can e-mail to anyone that PM's me an address.

[Seacraft84]

Thxs buddy. That brochure was one I remember looking at a while back.
Yeah everything I have been reading actually shows the dry weight of the tracker hulls weighing more than the potter hulls. But everyone says the tracker hulls have less glass?.?
Honestly I think if you are replacing transom and floor you can't go wrong with a tracker model...just my opinion. Just trying to confirm that mainly the hull and stringer lay up and tabbing are the same amount of layers in the potter and tracker models...

[flyingfrizzle]

Originally Posted by Seacraft84

Yeah everything I have been reading actually shows the dry weight of the tracker hulls weighing more than the potter hulls. But everyone says the tracker hulls have less glass?.?

They say part of that is from the plywood decks weigh more than the balsa core. That adds some weight.

I have seen some nicer Trackers that don't look to have bad glass work and the earlier ones seem to have good lay ups. I wouldn't let the "Tracker" name worry me too much. Some of the late model 2000's up may be different due to they started cutting corners to remain profitable pushing out a cheaper made hulls. It seems like some of them are fine hulls too, but then you get a couple that may of have had problems. It may be more of a crap shoot the newer they get. I have all pre 80's hulls but a later made hull wouldn't scare me. If you tear them down you can build it back as thick and heavy as you want. The running surface is what makes it special, and they all got that.

[Bushwacker]

Originally Posted by Seacraft84

. . . Yeah everything I have been reading actually shows the dry weight of the tracker hulls weighing more than the potter hulls . . . .

I'm sure that part of the difference is that the Moesly/Potter "20" was actually 19'8" long, while the Tracker models are actually a bit longer than 20', plus they have a 25" transom instead of 20"! And of course substituting plywood for balsa core in the decks would add some weight while also reducing cost.

[gofastsandman]

My `89 is 20`4". The layup is clean. I drilled a hole for a high speed pickup in the middle of the 2nd panel about 30" ahead of the transom. The laminate was about 3/8" thick.
The transom is 25" and a full 2 3/8 thick, which is thicker than some earlier hulls.
She is also rated for 235 so that makes sense as to why that was done.

[NoBones]

Originally Posted by gofastsandman

My `89 is 20`4". The layup is clean. I drilled a hole for a high speed pickup in the middle of the 2nd panel about 30" ahead of the transom. The laminate was about 3/8" thick.
The transom is 25" and a full 2 3/8 thick, which is thicker than some earlier hulls.
She is also rated for 235 so that makes sense as to why that was done.

You can sugar coat this all you like.....
Still a "SLACKER"..

OK, we may have to make room for more "SLACKERS"

You young bucks tryin' to show up us ole' farts

PS: Take no offense as one of my closets friends who owned a 20ft Searay Laguna called
my 20SF a "SeaTracker" and my reply was his "Rayliner".......

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by NoBones

You can sugar coat this all you like.....
Still a "SLACKER"..

OK, we may have to make room for more "SLACKERS"

You young bucks tryin' to show up us ole' farts

Not at all.

It is you who have taught me. The first trailer gathering. Some much smarter than I.
Mil spec hydraulic fluid. Red bearing grease...All of the bases touched.

You and others run roller trailers....

I am just not that smart.

Cheers,
GFS

[Terry England]

Originally Posted by NoBones

You can sugar coat this all you like.....
Still a "SLACKER"..

OK, we may have to make room for more "SLACKERS"

You young bucks tryin' to show up us ole' farts

PS: Take no offense as one of my closets friends who owned a 20ft Searay Laguna called
my 20SF a "SeaTracker" and my reply was his "Rayliner".......

Ken, no matter how many Slackers come out of the wood work, Sandy will always be known as the beloved CSC "Slackmeister" - culinary extravagant, floor covering officiato, S-10 wiring harness fire suppression expert and of course the last of the Grinder Switch Roadies. Party on, Dude!

[Seacraft84]

Right on makes sense. Thxs guys.
Yeah I kinda figured if you are gonna tear it down and replace everything you could layup some extra glass on the hull.
But im still parcel to the classics