New boat owner 20' 1989 SeaCraft?

[Blue_Heron]

Originally Posted by Wildman

Looks to me like somebody put that plate on there to mount up a 25in motor on a 20in transom.

The Slackers have 25" transoms.

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by Blue_Heron

The Slackers have 25" transoms.

Remove the end of day drain thru hull. Feel the wood. I said wood. That`ll tell you a lot.

[hp02043]

Did the test ride. Noticed 2 soft spots were the seat was, nothing
There now mounting a leaning post. Also water
Came in the scuppers when we were at rest. Drained when
Boat was pulled up on trailer. Thoughts? Ran
Nice. The center console says Tracker is that
That what the 20' 89 is?

[Blue_Heron]

Water coming in the scuppers is not unusual. Neither is a small soft spot, but eventually it will have to be fixed. Yes, the '89s were made by Tracker. Nothing wrong with them.
Dave

[hp02043]

Dave would you be concerned mooring the boat
With the scuppers letting water in? What about mounting
The leaning post with this 2 soft spots? Should we get a surveyor?

[Yz2009]

When everyone gets out of the boat it will self drain. With the added weight of people in the back water comes in the scuppers. Ive left mine on the mooring a few times and every time it has still been floating the next day.

Ive got a 87' 20SF. F115 on the back (~412 lbs)

[eggsuckindog]

see my posts on the other thread - should have looked here I guess

[Blue_Heron]

As Yz2009 said, the boat will self bail at the dock. I only leave my 20 at the dock when I'm on vacation, a week or less at a time, but I've never had a problem. But I have redundant bilge pumps, float switches, and batteries.

The deck of my 20 is a little soft in the same spots. I mounted a leaning post six years ago, making sure all the existing holes were sealed so no more water could get in the core of the laminate, and it hasn't gotten any worse.

If you are at all uncertain about the boat, a qualified marine surveyor would be money well spent.
Dave

[eggsuckindog]

Honest the Git Rot trick worked well and was easy, it can't be totally gone but that doesn't seem the case here. Just outline the area and follow the directions which is drill 1/4" holes and squeeze it in until you can't get anymore in - I would mix half the bottle I bet it won't take much - white Marine Tex over the holes and nobody will ever notice.