My dream boat

NICE RIDE. I grew up with Nautiques in Arkansas. Where in Ark did you get it. I probably know owned it.

sounds like you don't have to use that 355 after all. well atleast on the silver

sharp boat, someone took realy good care of it.

very nice...love the silver and black....time for a silver and black comeback from correctcraft

Hey Dog, Nice sled. bj

Waterdog

Congrats on the great find! It looks like it's in great condition. Enjoy your new toy.

David

I guess it's what you expect to get out of it if you ever want to sell it. And how ong you plane on keep it.

If you keep it nice and want top dollar then you need the orginal motor, if you are keeping it till you die then swap engines.

JoeinNY wrote: I second leaving the silver a 351, I don't hesitate switching out engines in most boats but you lose any premium a silver nautique would bring over a standard 2001 if you stray from original.

This is just pure speculation but I'd have to imagine that the amount of people shopping for 2001's that would pay a substantial premium for a Silver Nautique is pretty small. I'd say it would be rare to find hardly anyone who isn't a CCFan regular who would even care about its collectibility. It's an awesome boat, don't get me wrong, but I wouldn't let the Silver status get in the way of swapping out engines. It's just a mechanical change- it's not like you're cutting in an open bow or putting a tower on it. What "makes" it a Silver Nautique is not the engine, but the hull/interior/appointments. It's not like a Grand National where the powerplant is a key attribute of the collectibility of the car.

I second leaving the silver a 351, I don't hesitate switching out engines in most boats but you lose any premium a silver nautique would bring over a standard 2001 if you stray from original.

waterdog the silver natique's motor should be all right, get it up and running right. Install the 355 in the tique and sell it or take reid's suggestion of harboring. Just don't install a motor in the silver that was never available.

Speaking of wives, there is a boat show in KC this weekend-- and Mrs. Lake is very nervous, she need not be, no old boats will be there.

But Reid, that is showing some real creativity.

Chuck

I told my wife I was going to fix a soft spot in the floor of our boat. That was two months ago. Now she cannot understand why I have to flip it upside down before I can put it back together. Wives expect their husbands to do things like that. At least you didn't bring home a girl you met while you were on TDY!

Waterdog, just tell the wife you sold the Tique to me (she'll believe that, right?) and that i want you to keep it out East for me so I can come use it when I get out to Washington(NC) there to see my buds. It's a technique I picked up from Nautique Frk, and have used it on my wife many a time. He calls it harboring a fugitive. But I've sorta worn it out I guess, 'cause anymore whenever I bring a boat home she just rolls her eyes and asks, ".....and whose boat is this?"

well what you don't want to do is remove the 351 and install the 355 in a limited production boat you will just kill the value. Re-build the orginal motor if you have too. Personelly you should be all right fix the exhaust manifolds and re-build the carb and use it.

the manifolds can be the cause, but a rebuild is going to be in the near future due to rusting on the inside of the block from the water that was in there. For now makesure there's no water or fluids in the cyclinders, pull the plugs crank it over and it'll push it out if there is any. install the manifolds let it get good and hot to dry out the moisture from inside the block and en joy till it pucks, The damage is all ready done so your really not going to make it any worse, keep an eye on the temp and oil pressure gauges and check the oil for signs of water. Don't foeget to check out the tranny as well.