1986 Tracker Seacraft 20 budget rebuild

[Jared]

Hi all, been reading the forum for a bit and finally came across a seacraft to call my own, hopefully it’s alright to post a rebuild of a non potter hull here. It’s a 1 owner 1986 seacraft 20. It has kind of an interesting story.

The previous owner bought it new in 86, used it a handful of times for the first few years and then it sat in a barn for over 20 years and slowly parts were removed and sold. Last fall when hurricane Irma was lined up for what looked like a direct strike here, barn space to store other more important items was at a premium. The boat was drug into the trees with a bobcat and tied off to them to ride out the storm, and there it still sat when I came along.

Anyway, it has a soft deck that needs to be addressed before refitting it, which will result in a new paint job at least from the rub rail in. The goal is to build a respectable looking fishing boat on a budget, not looking for high end finishes or a show stopper but will do my best to make it mine. Here goes.