El_Guapo
Well-known member
Hello all, been lurking for a bit, finally decided to join in. After a couple of years without a boat, my beloved bride (no doubt tired of hearing it) came across a gem of an 84 Tracker Tournament TX at a yard sale for $400. You read that right, only $400 and we'll assume that like mine, your definition of "gem" is "basket case". Apparently the PO neglected to change the water pump impeller, it got hot and warped the head. At some point he lost the head, and just left the motor in an advanced state of "random disassembly". Conveniently for him, the sort of idiot (me) that likes taking on lost causes came along with some cash in hand. Right now I'm still in the planning stages before undertaking the teardown of this thing. Luckily for me, there's a whole lot of work to plan out which will greatly occupy my time and prevent me from wasting time on trivialities like home and yard cleaning and maintenance. Providing I can find a 60-75 HP outboard at the right price, I plan to have this thing on the water for the spawn next year.
The Good: Solid, no really obvious damage, transom is dry and solid, I get to use my imagination on this one
The Bad: Lots of random "Old Man Engineering", Outboard is roached
The Ugly: Pretty much everything
Here's a few pictures of the gem. Why is it that whenever someone decides to paint the interior of a boat with latex house paint, they always use this same awful blue color?
The Good: Solid, no really obvious damage, transom is dry and solid, I get to use my imagination on this one
The Bad: Lots of random "Old Man Engineering", Outboard is roached
The Ugly: Pretty much everything
Here's a few pictures of the gem. Why is it that whenever someone decides to paint the interior of a boat with latex house paint, they always use this same awful blue color?