1997 sea pro 255 wa

[oldbuff]

Hello Everyone:
name is Hiram:
I am OLD, but new to the forum:
past owner of a 2150wa I/O sea pro, sold it.
now retired and with the need of boating again I do have the opportunity to purchase another older boat, this is a very nice well kept 1 owner craft ( 1997 sea-pro 255WA) but it have couple of issues, 
the first one are the boxes drainage outlets by the waterline, they are crack and ready to crumbled, and the second one is soft spots in the deck floor, besides those issues the boat is solid, gelcoat looks excellent and no other visible damage.
now I have couple of questions, any one in this forum knows if the deck is string with wood, or they have use polyurethane for such? (I heard that you can drill holes and shoot foam)

and the second is , the deck seems to be one piece, no access, do I have to cut the floor out or there is another way to take care of the afore mentioned issues?

I would like to have some advise from the vast knowledge here in this forum before I commit myself in to purchase this boat.

I hope you all understand my concerns and help me made a decision toward the purchase or pass on this boat. 

thank you for reading,

best!

Hiram 
Vietnam war veteran.

[Juan]

Welcome. There's not supposed to be any wood in the Sea Pros made after 1996 and replacing the deck requires cutting it out and it's not going to be easy or inexpensive.

[oldbuff]

well I guess that answer one of my questions!
Thanks!

[oldbuff]

Ok excuse my Ignorance, how is that deck supported?
by foam fill or composite stringerS?

[Juan]

Someone's who's pulled their deck can answer better than I but I believe it's both.

[yankee]

I remember reading in the Sea Pro history link that has been posted that Brunswick had developed a new "mix" of fiberglass that enabled them to build very strong support stringers with.  

[yankee]

Here it is:


More importantly, Sea-Pro® began transitioning the hull construction from wood stringers, transom and deck coring to composite construction in 1996, using Klegecell high performance structural foam and hand-laid CM3610™ fiberglass ("36 oz/sq yd 0°/90° bi-axial knit fabric plus 1 oz/sq binderless stiched chopped mat") made by Brunswick Technologies Inc.® (BTI), who became part of Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics® (SGTF). CM3610 2004 Sea-Pro Hand-Laid Fiberglass Hulla heavy-duty stitch bonded fiberglass which is 48 percent stronger than conventional 24-ounce woven roving. Per Sea Pro: "Constructed of fiberglass, Sea Pro stringer systems feature 'The Prism Difference', one of the most technologically advanced stringer and bulkhead systems in marine products." Some time after 2000, all transoms and decks were cored with GE's (later Koch Industries in 2004) Thermolite Divinycell®. Later in 2006/2007, Sea Pro announced "No-rot advantage: all transoms on Sea Pro boars are cored with Penske® Xtreme® Composite Board, assuring no rot and years of worry-free enjoyment." Penske® Xtreme® Board is also used in Edgewater® and McKee Craft® boats.



Hi-Flex Plus (later premium, patented MAXGUARD®) gel-coat was used on the exterior for a durable luster and a quality finish. "Sea Pro applies a vinylester barrier coat for the ultimate in protection against the elements and blistering."

[oldbuff]

Well:
thank you for all the feedback, that is great, but I am still dazzle, is the deck is is made of composite materials it shouldn't be any rott in there,
them can I drill a few small holes and fill it with foam?
will that help or cause any damage?
sorry for all this questions, but I need all the help I can get before I commit to buy it and later may have a big mess in my hands....

again, appreciate all the support!

[freezerfiller]

From the pics I've seen on this forum, when the floor is removed, it is what I would call foam filled fiberglass boards. With foam areas in places in between. Usually the bad areas (as well as some that weren't known), the fiberglass is compromised/cracked/broken and separated from the foam core. It will likely be a significant amount of replacement work on a boat that size.