1982 18ft Tracker--Should I or shouldn't I???

sc18 · #1 06-12-2018, 07:56 AM

I own a 1982 18ft Tracker/Seacraft center console. It has an old 1991 Evinrude 150 that eventually will need to be replaced. Need some help deciding if I should sell or fix. The fuel tank needs to be replaced. As far as I know the transom, floors, tank....EVERYTHING is original. The floors and transom seem very solid. I'm mechanically inclined but do I want to open this can of worms? What are my costs going to be? I know its not a potter built so is it worth doing all this work? I know mostly whats involved by lurking on this site. Thanks for your input.

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sc18 · #2 06-12-2018, 10:13 AM

Its not a tracker it is actually a "Pottery built"??? That may make my decision easier. Thanks for the reply.

afterhours · #3 06-12-2018, 05:24 PM

Wow, starting a thread here is like swimming in a shark tank. What did SC18 do to elicit such a harsh response? It seems to me if you don't have anything useful to contribute perhaps you shouldn't say anything at all. I am sure that there are some owners or previous owners of the 18 out there that have something more constructive to say.

Mshugg · #4 06-12-2018, 07:38 PM

Seems like the guy’s crime was lurking for 5 years and posting a question.

NoBones · #5 06-12-2018, 08:30 PM

Un real...

The guy has this 18 for how long unknown to us !
As long as he has been registered here asking a dumb question will
get the appropriate response...
This subject has been covered over and over and over here !!

Should I sell it or fix it ? Really, the boat is a 1982 and
at 26 years old it surely is no surprise it's going to need work..

Most people are not cut out to take on this kind of project.

Now this snowflake is going to need therapy, a safe place
and a stuffed animal to ponder his abuse he has taken here !