1985 Bass Tracker refurb

[gatorglenn]

FINALLY! The foam is all removed. Glad I decided to remove foam from rear corners, it was soaked with water and gas. I don't understand Bass Tracker. They pour foam all the way on bottom of bilge area. Any liquid that ends up there can't help but get soaked into the foam. It won't be going back in that way. It will have a gap to allow for drainage. Pressure washed inside. Next is the leak check and rivet repair and then it's coming off the trailer to get paint stripped and trailer reworked.

Yes that’s what I found to. Iam doing mind with drainage in mind though out.


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[Duke62]

Agree, I will have no foam resting on the bottom. Filled it with water today. Four leaks. The livewell drain, the livewell intake, a couple of rivets on the seam and a srew hole in the transom. All easy to fix. Pretty happy with those results.

 

[RStewart]

Good work so far. This will be a fun build to follow.

 

[Duke62]

Started stripping paint on the inside. The stripper works pretty good. Left it on for about 10 minutes and used a stiff brush and scraper to get it off. It also works on the carpet glue residue. Round 1 complete, next round will complete the inside. Then the outside.

 

[Duke62]

Didn't make much progress this week. Too many other projects to work. I did manage to strip some of the paint. Looking like a different boat!

 

[Duke62]

More paint stripping today. Goal is to be done stripping tomorrow and get it primed. Then get it off the trailer. Hopefully it goes according to plan. Of course I know it never does, but I can always hope! :wink:

 

[Weldorthemagnificent]

Good job. Looks like the paint is cooperating.


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[Duke62]

The white is the original, the black was spray cans someone added later. The black is coming off easy, the white is a little more stubborn.

 

[Weldorthemagnificent]

Here’s what I had to contend with, light blue, dark blue and two reds! I used every trick short of explosives! Yours is looking good, I like that hull shape.


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[gatorglenn]

Yes, it’s going along. And Iam a big fan of this hull to. What’s the name of it. Pro Guide or what?


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[gatorglenn]

Yes it s coming along. And Iam a fan of this hull to. What’s the name. Pro Guide or what?


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[Duke62]

It's a Tournament V17. Originally White with Brown/Tan interior.8

 

[Duke62]

Finally the stripping is complete!

Interior and exterior are done. Started taping, plan is to shoot primer tomorrow.

 

[Duke62]

Three pictures. What the boat looked like originally, what it looked like when I bought it, and what it looks like today. Thought about putting it back original, but I don't like the brown interior. Still trying to decide on the color scheme.

 

[gatorglenn]

I would agree. Don’t care for the browns either. Gray and black would be awesome


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[Weldorthemagnificent]

I agree. Grey and black would look great.


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[water bouy]

I'm partial to white to keep it cool. Sand colored vinyl looks nice inside.

 

[Duke62]

Two coats of primer complete.

 

[gatorglenn]

kinda looks familiar LOL great work


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[Duke62]

kinda looks familiar LOL great work


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Did you polish the bottom? If so, what did you use?